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tipping /ˈtɪpɪŋ/► SEE ALLit’s tipping (it) downa/the tipping point
●it’s ˈtipping (it) down (BrE, informal) it is raining heavily 下着倾盆大雨◆There’s no way I’m playing football in this weather — it’s tipping it down.
这种天气我没法踢足球，雨下得太大了。●a/the ˈtipping pointthe point at which, after a series of small changes, sth reaches a level where it begins to change dramatically or starts to have an important effect on sth/sb （一系列小变化累积成大趋势的）引爆点，临界点，拐点◆We’re at a tipping point; if we spend just a bit more, we will get a large increase in productivity.
我们正处于一个拐点；假如我们再加大一点支出，就会大大提升生产率。 |