旋元祐Time时代杂志核心短语 动词短语65：come to a head

come to a head

达到高潮，爆发危机

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」。

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。