come to a head
达到高潮,爆发危机
讲解:
come to a head原意是「疗疮化脓,即将爆裂」,引申为 「事件经过逐渐酝酿后达到高潮」,或是「潜伏的危机开始爆发」。
例句:
Things came to a head for investors one day last September when many stockholders,reacting to a disappointing earnings report,dumped their Body Shop holdings,driving shares from $5.20 to $2.70.(出自:TIME, Jan. 25,1993,p. 52 )
〔英、美化妆品连锁店Body Shop问题丛生〕去年九月有一天, 危机爆发于投资人之间。许多持股人因为营利报告内容令人失 望,纷纷抛售Body Shop股票,使股价由五? 二〇美元跌至二七〇美元。