At those high speeds, the wings may flutter to the point of breaking.

在这样的高空速之下，机翼可能会在不断震动之下断裂。

She was on the point of breaking the engagement.

她正要解除婚约。

My earthen temple could hold you no longer— every moment it was on the point of breaking apart.

我的土庙再也不能容纳你——每时每刻都在崩溃。

Her bosom was panting as though she were again on the point of breaking into a passion of tears.

她的胸口在喘息， 仿佛又要爆发出激动的泪水。

These meetings didn't always go smoothly— sometimes violence erupted, and in 1237, two rival factions squabbled to the point of breaking up the assembly at Tynwald.

这些会议并不总是一帆风顺——有时会爆发暴力事件，1237 年，两个敌对的派系争吵不休，以至于在廷瓦尔德 (Tynwald) 解散了集会。

I was on the point of breaking off the conversation, for nothing puts me so completely out of patience as the utterance of a wretched commonplace when I am talking from my inmost heart.

我正要中止谈话，因为当我发自内心地说话时， 没有什么比说出一句可悲的陈词滥调更让我失去耐心了。

At last, after the usual outburst of politeness and amiability, which appears on the faces of a bored assembly on the point of breaking up, after sudden handshakings and friendly smiles, the weary guests and weary hosts separated.

终于，在一个无聊的即将分手的聚会上，通常会爆发出礼貌和亲切的表情，在突然的握手和友好的微笑之后，疲倦的客人和疲倦的主人分开了。