flash point

闪点,闪光点,燃点,闪耀点

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : Also flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- : a critical point or stage at which something or someone suddenly causes or creates some significant action: A 10 percent drop in mortgage rates will produce a flash point in the housing market.
- : a critical situation or area having the potential of erupting in sudden violence: The Mideast has been the flash point for a series of conflicts.

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nouncrucial moment

Synonyms

turning point转折点,转捩点,拐点,转点 breaking point突破点,转折点,爆发点,拐点 crisis危机,危机事件,危机感,危机感十足 critical moment关键时刻,重要时刻,危急时刻,危急关头 hour of decision决定的时间,作出决定的时间,决定时间,决定的时刻 moment of truth真理的时刻,关键时刻,真理时刻,真相时刻 zero hour零时,零小时,零时差,零時

Examples

The incident is the latest flash point in how police use Tasers, particularly against the elderly.
In sports, Lynch cites a global soccer scandal as a flash point for companies speaking out and becoming more supportive of athletes who do so, too.
The hope is by being proactive, keeping them safe, that hopefully we can ultimately prevent that flash point crisis moment.
The flash points become issues of data rights rather than rights of way.
Any attempt to step around the fire engulfing the American zeitgeist using entertainment, spectacle or absurdity would be, again, an easy flash point to an angry debate regarding tone deafness or lack of awareness.
The citizens of Stevens Point defeated fluoridation by a healthy margin.
Deep, situational, and emotional jokes based on what is relevant and has a POINT!
To borrow an old right-wing talking point, these people are angry no matter what we do.
Therefore, it is not possible for any F-35 schedule to include a video data link or infrared pointer at this point.
But the most important point I want to make is about what the press does now.
This is the first and principal point at which we can stanch the wastage of teaching energy that now goes on.
The vision—it had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing more—had left his mind completely for the time.
A flash of surprise and pleasure lit the fine eyes of the haughty beauty perched up there on the palace wall.

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Also flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- : a critical point or stage at which something or someone suddenly causes or creates some significant action: A 10 percent drop in mortgage rates will produce a flash point in the housing market.
- : a critical situation or area having the potential of erupting in sudden violence: The Mideast has been the flash point for a series of conflicts.

Examples

The incident is the latest flash point in how police use Tasers, particularly against the elderly.

In sports, Lynch cites a global soccer scandal as a flash point for companies speaking out and becoming more supportive of athletes who do so, too.

The hope is by being proactive, keeping them safe, that hopefully we can ultimately prevent that flash point crisis moment.

The flash points become issues of data rights rather than rights of way.

Any attempt to step around the fire engulfing the American zeitgeist using entertainment, spectacle or absurdity would be, again, an easy flash point to an angry debate regarding tone deafness or lack of awareness.

The citizens of Stevens Point defeated fluoridation by a healthy margin.

Deep, situational, and emotional jokes based on what is relevant and has a POINT!

To borrow an old right-wing talking point, these people are angry no matter what we do.

Therefore, it is not possible for any F-35 schedule to include a video data link or infrared pointer at this point.

But the most important point I want to make is about what the press does now.

This is the first and principal point at which we can stanch the wastage of teaching energy that now goes on.

The vision—it had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing more—had left his mind completely for the time.

A flash of surprise and pleasure lit the fine eyes of the haughty beauty perched up there on the palace wall.

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