ริมน้ำ | (n) riverside, See also: waterside, brink of the water, Syn. ชายน้ำ, Example: บริเวณชายป่ามีทางเดินที่ทำไว้ให้เดินเล่นริมน้ำ |
หมิ่น | (adv) on the brink of, See also: on the verge of, Syn. หมิ่นเหม่, Example: แม่วางถาดไว้หมิ่นโต๊ะ จึงหล่นลงมาทับเท้า |
ขอบ | (n) edge, See also: rim, brim, side, border, fringe, brink, periphery, perimeter, Syn. สัน, ริม, กรอบ, Example: เด็กเล็กๆ มักจะเดินชนขอบโต๊ะ |
ขอบกั้น | (n) edge, See also: rim, brim, side, border, fringe, brink, perimeter, periphery, Example: ร่องดินสายนี้มีตลิ่งสูงชันเป็นขอบกั้นอยู่สองด้าน |
Brink | n. [ Dan. brink edge, verge; akin to Sw. brink declivity, hill, Icel. brekka; cf. LG. brink a grassy hill, W. bryn hill, bryncyn hillock. ] The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm. Also Fig. “The brink of vice.” Bp. Porteus. “The brink of ruin.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] The plashy brink of weedy lake. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ] |
brinksmanship | n. [ brink + -manship. (1956). ] the policy or practise of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety), in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome; -- used especially of diplomatic maneuvers in crisis situations, and originally applied to the policies of John Foster Dulles under President Eisenhower. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ] Variants: brinkmanship |
際 | [さい, sai] (n, n-suf) (1) (pronounced ぎわ when a suffix) edge; brink; verge; side; (2) time; moment of #307 [Add to Longdo] |
寸前 | [すんぜん, sunzen] (n, suf) on the verge; on the brink; just in front of; just before; (P) #11,195 [Add to Longdo] |
必死 | [ひっし, hisshi] (adj-na, adj-no) (1) frantic; desperate; (2) inevitable death; (3) (See 必至) brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi); (P) #12,990 [Add to Longdo] |
一歩手前 | [いっぽてまえ, ippotemae] (exp) just this side of; one step short of; on the brink [Add to Longdo] |
外縁 | [がいえん, gaien] (adj-na, n) brink; outer edge [Add to Longdo] |
気息奄々;気息奄奄 | [きそくえんえん, kisokuen'en] (adj-no, adj-t, adv-to) gasping for breath; at one's last gasp; breathing feebly; on the brink of death; more dead than alive [Add to Longdo] |
起死 | [きし, kishi] (n) saving from the brink of death [Add to Longdo] |
死に際;死にぎわ;死際(io) | [しにぎわ, shinigiwa] (n) verge of death; brink of death [Add to Longdo] |
瀬戸際 | [せとぎわ, setogiwa] (n) brink; critical moment; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
瀬戸際外交 | [せとぎわがいこう, setogiwagaikou] (n) (See 瀬戸際政策) brinkmanship diplomacy [Add to Longdo] |
瀬戸際政策 | [せとぎわせいさく, setogiwaseisaku] (n) brinkmanship [Add to Longdo] |
旦夕 | [たんせき, tanseki] (n-adv, n-t) (1) on the brink of; (2) morning and evening; day and night [Add to Longdo] |
旦夕に迫る | [たんせきにせまる, tansekinisemaru] (exp, v5r) (abbr) (See 命旦夕に迫る) to be on the brink of death [Add to Longdo] |
必至 | [ひっし, hisshi] (adj-na, adj-no) (1) inevitable; necessary; foregone; (n) (2) (See 必死) brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi); (P) [Add to Longdo] |
崩壊寸前 | [ほうかいすんぜん, houkaisunzen] (n) on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse [Add to Longdo] |
命旦夕に迫る | [めいたんせきにせまる, meitansekinisemaru] (exp, v5r) to be on the brink of death [Add to Longdo] |
余喘 | [よぜん, yozen] (n) lingering life; feeble existence; brink of ruin [Add to Longdo] |