| 释义 | 
		 breaking point  noun [uncountable, countable]  (usually uncountable in british english and countable in american english 英式英语为不可数名词,美式英语为可数名词) the time when problems become so great that a person, an organization or a system can no longer deal with them  (问题到了难以遏制的)极限◆the economy is close to breaking point.  经济濒临崩溃。◆the country's health-care system has  reached  a breaking point.  国家的卫生保健制度已到了难以支撑的地步。 |