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point noun 5particular time/moment 特定时间ADJECTIVE | VERB + POINT | POINT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEhigh, low 最高峰；最低点◆He had reached the high point of his career.他已经达到了事业的最高峰。halfway 中间点◆by the time the movie has reached its halfway point电影演到一半的时候breaking, bursting, saturation 断裂点；爆裂点；饱和点◆to fill a bag to bursting point几乎将袋子撑破jumping-off 起点；出发点◆jumping-off points for further research进一步研究的出发点break-even 盈亏平衡点◆well below its financial break-even point远低于其财务盈亏平衡点plot 情节点◆from one improbable plot point to another一个接一个不可能的情节boiling, freezing, melting 沸点；冰点；熔点critical 临界点◆This is definitely a critical point in my life right now.现在绝对是我一生中决定性的时刻。choke (NAmE) , sticking 障碍；症结◆The choke point was overcoming the social issues.难办的是要克服社会问题。◆a sticking point in the potential deal潜在交易的症结flash （愤怒的）爆发点◆Their anger finally reached the flash point.他们的愤怒终于达到爆发点。VERB + POINTget to, reach 达到某一点◆I've reached the point (= in a book, etc.) where his father is dying.我读到他父亲临终的部分了。POINT + VERBcome 某一时刻到来◆There comes a point in most people's lives when they want to settle down.大多数人在一生中的某个阶段都会想安定下来。PREPOSITIONat a/the point 在某时刻◆At one point he looked like winning.他一度接近胜利。on the point of 在⋯之时◆on the point of departure在启程之时to the point of 到达⋯的时刻◆We worked all night to the point of collapse.我们干了一个通宵，都快崩溃了。up to a point 在某种程度上◆I agree with you up to a point.我在某种程度上与你意见一致。PHRASESa point in time 某时刻◆At this point we can't give you a final answer.此刻我们不能给你最终的回答。the point of no return (= after which it is impossible to go back/undo what you have done) 欲罢不能的状态；已无退路 |