breaking point

English

breaking point (countable and uncountable, plural breaking points)

(mechanics) The point at which the increasing strain in a material causes it to break
(figuratively) A moment of crisis, particulary one precipitated by a "last straw"
- 2012 November 20, Nina Bernstein, “Storm Bared a Lack of Options for the Homeless in New York”, in New York Times‎:
  Even before Hurricane Sandy, New York was sheltering more homeless people than any city in the United States: a record 47,000 women, men and children, in a system strained to the breaking point.

单词	breaking point
释义	breaking point English Noun breaking point (countable and uncountable, plural breaking points) (mechanics) The point at which the increasing strain in a material causes it to break (figuratively) A moment of crisis, particulary one precipitated by a "last straw" 2012 November 20, Nina Bernstein, “Storm Bared a Lack of Options for the Homeless in New York”, in New York Times‎: Even before Hurricane Sandy, New York was sheltering more homeless people than any city in the United States: a record 47,000 women, men and children, in a system strained to the breaking point. Anagrams breakpointing
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