单词盒子

come to a head

C 开头单词

基本解释

  • v. 达到紧急关头；成熟；出脓

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英汉例句

    双语例句

  • The matter came to a head on Monday night, January 30.
    1月30日，周一晚上，这场危机已到了紧急关头。
  • Things came to a head seven years into her new role, in the summer of 2005.
    2005年夏天，在莫里斯扮演新角色的第七年，事情到了紧要关头。
  • This came to a head in August 1971 when heavy selling forced President Nixon to suspend the conversion of dollars into gold.
    这最终走到了尽头。 1971年八月大范围的美元抛售迫使尼克松总统暂停美元对黄金的兑换。

    • 原声例句

  • That infighting came to a head Thursday when authorities say soldiers loyal to Lieutenant Aboubacar Sidiki Diakite opened fire on military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara.
  • It came to a head recently over drug patent laws.
    最近尤为突出的，是在药品专利法上。
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    • 权威例句

  • But as the question of a hostile takeover came to a head last week, Slim was silent.
    FORBES: Verizon's Slim Shady
  • Matters came to a head last March, when the Iraqi forces unexpectedly moved to retake Basra.
    ECONOMIST: Britain's armed forces

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • If something comes to a head or someone brings something to a head, a situation reaches a point where something must be done about it.