breaking point

英 [ˈbreɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt]

美 [ˈbreɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt]

n.  (问题难以遏制的)顶点，极限

化学

牛津词典

noun

• （问题难以遏制的）顶点，极限
  the time when problems become so great that a person, an organization or a system can no longer deal with them
  1. to be at/to reach breaking point
     处于 / 达到极限
  2. to be stretched to breaking point
     已抻至极限

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 崩溃点；极点；极限
  If something or someone has reachedbreaking point, they have so many problems or difficulties that they can no longer cope with them, and may soon collapse or be unable to continue.
  1. The report on the riot exposed a prison system stretched to breaking point...
     关于这一暴动的报道暴露出监狱系统已经达到了承受极限。
  2. Families round here are at breaking point. They have been on half wages since October...
     这附近的家庭已经忍无可忍了。从10月以来他们就一直只领一半的薪水。
  3. The breaking point came when he had to sack his deputy Prime Minister.
     他万般无奈，不得不解除副总理的职务。

英英释义

noun

• the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks
• (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial

双语例句

• The constant presence of her husband had strained their friendship to breaking point.
  她丈夫的频频出现使她们的友谊到了破裂的边缘。
• But recent events have also left market participants so exhausted that nerves are stretched to breaking point.
  然而，近期事件也让市场参与者感到精疲力竭，神经已濒临崩溃。
• Some had been stretched to the breaking point and their tensile strength indicated.
  它们的扭力，紧张力，和压力大小，都有数码标明在上面。
• City services and facilities have been strained to a breaking point.
  城市服务及设施的使用已经到了极限。
• Families round here are at breaking point. They have been on half wages since October
  这附近的家庭已经忍无可忍了。从10月以来他们就一直只领一半的薪水。
• Others reached breaking point when they lost their homes or jobs, or suffered relationship break-ups.
  其他达到破点时，他们失去了他们的家园或工作，或遭受的关系碎裂。
• He reached the breaking point.
  他达到了极限。
• In the end, the internal tensions did not go to the breaking point.
  最后，内部的紧张局势并没有达到破裂点。
• With four surgeries in three years, the Rockets worried they were reaching a breaking point.
  老姚过去三年接受了四个手术，火箭队担心他们正来到转折点。
• A simulated bridge deck is tested for durability and strength to determine its breaking point.
  这个模拟桥面用来测试其耐力与强度，以确定断裂点。