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单词 tipping point
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tipping point
noun[SorU]
uk
/ˈtɪp.ɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/us
/ˈtɪp.ɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/
thetimeat which achangeor aneffectcannot bestopped:
临界点，引爆点，爆发点
Theearthhas alreadypassedthetippingpointintermsofglobalwarming.就全球变暖而言，地球已经超出了临界点。
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(Definition oftipping pointfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tipping point| Business English

tipping point
noun[S]
uk
us
atimeduring anactivityorprocesswhen animportantdecisionhas to be made or when asituationchangescompletely:
a tipping point in sthManydevelopedcountriesare gettingcloseto atippingpointintheirattitudeto theenvironment.
be at a tipping pointEmployers couldfindthemselves at atippingpoint, where so fewemployeesparticipateintheirhealth-careplansitthreatenstheirabilitytoobtaingroupcoverage.
reach/approach/near a tipping pointEmployeeangeroverpayviolationsin therestaurantindustrymay havereachedatippingpoint.
(Definition oftipping pointfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftipping point

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After thetippingpointhas been reached, even those opposed to the technology can no longer avoid it.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Within this model, adolescence is described as a period of intense change that serves as thetippingpointfor the onset of borderline personality disorder.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He had reached thattippingpointin the long struggle of the chemically dependent where he star ted to move away from the street.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The long-assumedtippingpointof indigenous agro-pastoralism in the calamitous 1890s (rinderpest, rebellion and retaliatory land seizures) is shown to have had a class and gender dimension.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Failure to act now means humankind will hurtle towards atippingpointfrom which there is no return.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We will reach thetippingpointin this country by focusing and spending the money on the young and subjecting them to intensive, residential rehabilitation.
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We are reaching atippingpointat which damage is irreversible and, even worse, accelerating.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
If that had been thetippingpointfor the panel, there could he concern about whether the panel had checked whether the procedure had taken place.
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Hansard archive
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They have brought the economy totippingpoint.
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Hansard archive
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Somatic stem cell therapies, which are those that use stem cells extracted from humans after they are born or from the umbilical cord and placenta, are at atippingpoint.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Consciousness seems to have atippingpointor phase transition of sorts, an all-or-nothing cutoff.
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The spring then pushes the actuator to the oppositetippingpoint, releasing the spring tension.
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Wagons would run along a length of temporary track by gravity, until they arrived at thetippingpoint, where they would be emptied.
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It was excesses that led to the risk of atippingpointin many different economies.
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When atippingpoint- the critical threshold- is reached, a small change in human activity can have long-term consequences on the environment.
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