| 单词 | point of no return |
| 释义 | point of no returnSEE SYNONYMS FOR point of no return ON THESAURUS.COM nounAviation. the point in a flight at which an aircraft will lack sufficient fuel to return to its starting point. the critical point in an undertaking, decision-making process, etc., where one has committed oneself irrevocably to a course of action or policy. Origin of point of no returnFirst recorded in 1940–45 Words nearby point of no returnpoint off, point of fixation, point of honor, point of honour, point of inflection, point of no return, point of order, point of ossification, point-of-purchase, point of sale, point-of-sale terminal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for point of no return
British Dictionary definitions for point of no returnpoint of no return nouna point at which an irreversible commitment must be made to an action, progression, etc a point in a journey at which, if one continues, supplies will be insufficient for a return to the starting place Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with point of no returnpoint of no return The place in a course of action beyond which reversal is not possible. For example, Once the contract is signed, we've reached the point of no return. This expression comes from aviation, where it signifies the point where an aircraft does not have enough fuel to return to the starting point. [c. 1940] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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