break even point

基本解释

Breaking even means the point at which costs and earnings are equal.
有破产的可能，但是做生意的最终是希望能有利润。
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Lightweight design keeps practice moving, even when you've reached the breaking point.
轻巧设计使移动的做法，甚至当你已经达到了突破点。
After all, they point out, a furnace could infuriate a man even more thoroughly by getting lost than by breaking down, just as a glove could upset him far more by breaking down than by getting lost.
他们指出，说到底，火炉不见了比它坏掉了更能把人激怒；同样地，手套坏掉了比它不见了更让人生气。

She figures the second half of 2009 will bring some improvement to the big luxury chains, but not to the point of comp sales breaking even or turning positive.
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In light of Samsung's strategy in deploying the Galaxy S as far and wide (and with as little exclusivity) as possible, that'd certainly make sense -- the company is comfortable switching between GSM, CDMA, and even WiMAX radios at this point without breaking a sweat.
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Have we really reached a point where one person's demand for ideological purity is paralyzing Congress to the point that even a discussion of tax reform is viewed as breaking a no-tax pledge?
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