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

• 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。
• 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。
• Every man's got a breaking point.
  每个人的忍耐都会有限度的。
• 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。
• Essential imports had stretched the national reputation to the breaking point.
  基本进口将国家声誉推向了崩溃的边缘。
• The integrity of the voting process will be tested to breaking point.
  选举程序的真实性也将受到严峻的考验。
• This process can significantly stretch your human resources to the breaking point.
  此过程可有效地延伸人力资源以消除断点。
• 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。
• He had tried her patience to breaking point.
  他已把她逼到了忍无可忍的地步。
• High unemployment was stretching the welfare system to breaking point.
  高失业率使得福利救济系统濒于崩溃。