词组 | threshold |
释义 | threshold /ˈθreʃhəʊld, -ʃəʊld $ -oʊld/ noun the level at which something starts to happen or have an effectadjectivesa high/low threshold Young children have very low boredom threshold.nouns + thresholdsb’s pain threshold (=your ability or inability to deal with pain) A woman’s experience of childbirth can depend on her pain threshold.sb’s boredom threshold (=whether you do or do not get bored easily) She has a low boredom threshold, so she loves new challenges.the tax threshold (=the level at which you start paying tax on the money you have earned) The government promised to help the lower paid by raising the tax threshold. | We set a maximum earnings threshold of £25,000 to qualify for subsidised housing.the poverty threshold (=when someone is officially considered to be very poor) The number of families living below the poverty threshold has increased.verbsexceed a threshold (=be more than the threshold) The value of many family homes far exceeds the threshold for paying inheritance tax.lower a threshold Lack of sleep can lower your pain threshold.raise a threshold The government is considering raising the tax threshold to £50,000.cross the threshold With this lie he crossed the threshold from dishonesty into crime.set/fix/establish a threshold If the government set a lower threshold, more people would pay the tax.prepositionsthe threshold for sth What is the current threshold for paying income tax?above/below a threshold Her earnings are now above the 40% tax threshold. | Spending on a political campaign must remain below the $600,000 threshold. |
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