come to a head
基本解释
- v. 达到紧急关头;成熟;出脓
英汉例句
- 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。 - 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。
耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选 - 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
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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.