| 词汇 | breaking-point |
| 释义 | breaking point noun[ S ] uk /ˈbreɪ.kɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/ us /ˈbreɪ.kɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/ the stage at which your control over yourself or a situation is lost: 爆发点；失控点；极限 The situation reached breaking point when his son crashed the family car.当他儿子撞坏了家里的汽车时，事情终于暴发了。 Her nerves were at breaking point.她的神经快要崩溃了。 Controlling emotions anger management blackmail bottle bottle something up calm and collected choke compose cork dysregulation emotional blackmailidiom fight back frustrated get beyond something put on a brave faceidiom repress repressed repression self-possessed self-possessedly temperate breaking point | American Dictionarybreaking point noun[ C ] us/ˈbreɪ·kɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/ the stage at which you lose control over yourself or over a situation: We’ve been working 18 hours a day and we are all at the breaking point. breaking point | Business Englishbreaking point noun[ U, S ] ukus the stage at which a person, company, system, etc. loses control over a situation and can no longer deal with their problems: reach (a) breaking pointAs hospitals across Britain reach breaking point, NHS bosses have come up with a new plan. at/close to/stretched to (the) breaking pointThe city's transport system is already stretched to breaking point. Examples of breaking pointbreaking point As the con-ict continued, and civilian casualties mounted, strains within the government increased almost to the breakingpoint. It was one of the outlets that the local political culture allowed to desperate people who had reached the breakingpoint and could find no other remedy for their grievances. This wildly unstable equilibrium between the communities strained communal relations to breakingpoint. Where is the game-theoretic breakingpoint? Unfortunately, his own dynastic policies would commit the army to military adventures that would test it to breakingpoint. Space is dilated to a breakingpoint of what constitutes a safe and comfortable setback. But the 1830s are a useful breakingpoint for understanding the political culture of the early republic and the place of middling and educated women in that culture. Of course, there must come times when you reach the breakingpoint, and that has been reached on occasions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The consequence is that the reception areas are already badly overcrowded and many of the services provided are near breakingpoint. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should not be surprised if many authorities are close to that breakingpoint. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another method suggested is higher donations, but in this matter we have reached almost the breakingpoint of the generosity of those who give donations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The verdict might very well be that 13 is a better breakingpoint. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Already it has been pointed out this afternoon we are near the breakingpoint. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That must not again be allowed to become a breakingpoint. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know how well the people can take it, but there will come a breakingpoint unless there is better organisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of breaking point These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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