单词	critical mass
释义	critical mass noun : a size, number, or amount large enough to produce a particular result the critical mass of activity needed for a retail store Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The genre was once the most durable and profitable in network TV, but audience levels declined rapidly once DVR usage reached critical mass among consumers, enabling them to watch their favorite shows any time of day. Stephen Battaglio Los Angeles Times (tns), al, 4 Aug. 2022 When a critical mass is reached, the model breaks and a new one is adopted that can better explain things. Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022 Conservatives Only, Righter and Donald Daters have debuted but haven't reached critical mass. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2022 The genre was once the most durable and profitable in network TV, but audience levels declined rapidly once DVR usage reached critical mass among consumers, enabling them to watch their favorite shows any time of day. Stephen Battaglio Los Angeles Times (tns), al, 4 Aug. 2022 The genre was once the most durable and profitable in network TV, but audience levels declined rapidly once DVR usage reached critical mass among consumers, enabling them to watch their favorite shows any time of day. Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 While the climate change bells have been tolling for quite some time now, this existential issue seems to be reaching a critical mass in our collective consciousness. Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 If the thesis is that a critical mass of white voters inevitably tend to push back against necessary change, is real change possible? Benjy Sarlin, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 It was designed to be optional but with mechanisms that encourage nations to join once a critical mass of countries have implemented the tax. Richard Rubin, WSJ, 16 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1947, in the meaning defined above
随便看	a red rag to a bull a remote chance a roll in the hay a roll of the dice a roof over one's head a rovescio a safe bet a shade a shadow of (a) doubt a shadow of a doubt a shadow of doubt a share of the pie a sharp tongue a shiver runs down someone's spine a shiver runs up someone's spine a shock to someone's system a shock to the system a shock to the/someone's system a shot a shot across someone's bow a shot across someone's bows a shot across the bow a shot across the bows a shot across the/someone's bow(s) a shoulder to cry on

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