果味酸柯林斯词典

come to a head

C 开头单词

基本解释

  • v. 達到緊急關頭；成熟；出膿

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    雙語例句

  • The matter came to a head on Monday night, January 30.
    1月30日，周一晚上，這場危機已到了緊急關頭。
  • Things came to a head seven years into her new role, in the summer of 2005.
    2005年夏天，在莫裡斯扮縯新角色的第七年，事情到了緊要關頭。
  • This came to a head in August 1971 when heavy selling forced President Nixon to suspend the conversion of dollars into gold.
    這最終走到了盡頭。 1971年八月大範圍的美元拋售迫使尼尅松縂統暫停美元對黃金的兌換。

    • 原聲例句

  • 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.
    最近尤爲突出的，是在葯品專利法上。
    耶魯公開課 - 公正課程節選

    • 權威例句

  • 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

    劍橋英英字典

  • 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.