单词	breaking point
释义	English American Business breaking pointnoun [ S ] uk/ˈbreɪ.kɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/us/ˈbreɪ.kɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/ the stage at which your control over yourself or a situation is lost: The situation reached breaking point when his son crashed the family car. Her nerves were at breaking point. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Controlling emotions bottle *bottle sth* up brave choke choke sth back collected compose composure cork frustrated** give voice to sth idiom *gulp sth* back harden harden your heart idiom repress repressed self-possession steadily swallow temper See more results » breaking pointnoun [ C ] /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 pointnoun [ 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 point As hospitals across Britain reach breaking point, NHS bosses have come up with a new plan. at/close to/stretched to (the) breaking point The city's transport system is already stretched to breaking point.
随便看	go off on one go off piste go off sb/sth go off the boil go off the deep end go off the rails go off with a bang go off with sb go off with sth go off without a hitch go off-piste go on go on go on record go on sth go on strike go on strike go on the block go on the stage go on! go one better go out go out (of) the window go out for something go out for sth

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