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单词 point of no return
释义
point of no return
noun[S]
uk
/ˌpɔɪnt əv nəʊ rɪˈtɜːn/us
/ˌpɔɪnt əv noʊ rɪˈtɝːn/
thestageat which it is nolongerpossibletostopwhat you are doing and whenitseffectscannot now beavoidedorprevented:
无退路的地步；欲罢不能的地步
Russia, he said, hadreachedthepointof noreturnon theroadtoreformand had to goforward.他说道，俄罗斯在改革的道路上已经再无退路了，必须向前走。
Scientistsfearthatglobalwarminghas gone beyond thepointof noreturn.科学家们担心全球变暖已经到了无法遏制的阶段。
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(Definition ofpoint of no returnfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

point of no return| American Dictionary

point of no return
noun[Cusually sing]
us
/ˈpɔɪnt əv ˈnoʊ rɪˈtɜrn/
thestagein aprocesswhen it is too late tochangewhat you are doing so that you mustcontinue:
Once thecontractissigned, we’vereachedthe point of no return.
(Definition ofpoint of no returnfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

point of no return| Business English

point of no return
noun[S]
uk
us
thestageat which it is nolongerpossibletostopwhat you are doing, and whenitseffectscannot now beavoidedorprevented:
Inbusinessyouknowthat you may bepassingthepointof noreturnwhen you cannotpayyourbillsas theyfalldue.
(Definition ofpoint of no returnfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpoint of no return

point of no return
People must recognize that it is not easy to decide when thispointofnoreturnhas arrived (2;4).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Apointofnoreturncould easily be left far behind before it was realized what had happened.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It proved that decay of the old regime had reached thepointofnoreturn, and that its days in power were numbered.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In search of thepointofnoreturn: the control of response processes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Death is thepointofnoreturn.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Some even say that we have already gone past thepointofnoreturn.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Thepointofnoreturnhas been reached.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Are we also willing to subject our climate to thepointofnoreturn?
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Their message is clear: their political systems have reached apointofnoreturn, and change must come now.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The warnings have been sounded and now we really are at thepointofnoreturnin so many aspects of fishing.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Secondly, will he say whether in this whole matter there comes apointofnoreturn?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What concerns me is that by waiting until then, we may pass thepointofnoreturn.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That, to my mind, is thepointofnoreturn.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We in this country may already have passed thepointofnoreturn.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They must never put it to us that apointofnoreturnhas been passed.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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