cliff edge
noun uk/ˈklɪf ˌedʒ/ us/ˈklɪf ˌedʒ/
(LAND)
[ C usually singular ]悬崖边缘
the edge of a cliff (= a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast), where the ground falls very steeply down
Suddenly the back of the car was hanging over the cliff edge. 突然，汽车的后部挂在了悬崖边上。
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- Their method of hunting to drive herds over cliff edges.
- The cars zip in and out of traffic, skirt perilously close to cliff edges, zoom in and out of tunnels.
- He took her hand as they walked slowly along the cliff edge.
- Travelling in a clockwise direction the route proceeds from Saltburn along part of the Cleveland Way and along the cliff edge down to the beach at Cattersty Sands.
(SITUATION)
[ S ] UK悬崖边缘（比喻情况突然变糟）
a point where a situation changes very suddenly and completely in a damaging way, or where something suddenly becomes much worse
Retirement doesn't have to be a cliff edge, where you go from full-time work to no work at all overnight. 退休是一夜之间从全职工作到完全没有工作，但是这并不一定意味着生活处于悬崖边缘。
The quality of service has gone over a cliff edge recently. 服务质量最近突然像跌落悬崖一样变得很糟。
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- Theresa May promised business leaders that she would not let companies fall over a Brexit “cliff edge”.
- His health was fine up until he turned 80, then it went over a cliff edge.
- Our industry is on a cliff edge at the moment, and it could go either way.