to the point

The promotion proved to be a turning point in his career.

这次提升最后证明是他职业生涯的一个转折点。

He came to the point at once. 'You did a splendid job on this case.'

他立刻切入正题道：“这件案子你处理得很棒。”

Was she ever going to get to the point?

她到底还会不会讲到重点？

He was modest to the point of self-effacement.

他过于谦虚，甚至到了自我轻视的程度。

I'll come straight to the point ─ your work isn't good enough.

我开门见山地说吧——你的工作做得不够好。

There were political overtones to the point he was making.

他的论点有政治含义。

His prose is vigorous and dense, occasionally to the point of obscurity.

他的散文文笔有力、内容庞杂，有时几近晦涩。

Let me just go back to the point I was making.

请允许我再回到我刚才所提的观点。

At some point during the war he seems to have changed sides.

战争期间，他好像在某个时候转投向对方营垒过。

She tried in vain to point out to him the unfairness of his actions.

她试图向他指出他的做法不公正，但无济于事。

Don't beat around the bush, come straight to the point!

别拐弯抹角, 直截了当地说吧!

She was critical to the point of rudeness.

她挑剔得近乎无礼。

When it comes to the point, he always changes his mind.

他总是临时变卦。

I'll skip the usual preliminaries and come straight to the point.

闲话少说，我就直接进入正题。

After several digressions, he finally got to the point.

说了几句题外话后，他终于言归正传。

She was very thin, almost to the point of emaciation.

她很瘦，几乎到了憔悴的地步。

His face was hollowed out to the point of emaciation.

他的脸瘦削到了憔悴的地步.

He is a mild man, who is reasonable almost to the point of blandness.

他为人温和，几乎通情达理到了令人乏味的地步。

I'm in a hurry, so come to the point.

我赶时间，直接了当说出来吧。

He was abrupt to the point of rudeness.

他的唐突已到了无礼的地步。

Stop prevaricating and come to the point.

别吞吞吐吐的，有话快说吧。

Mr. Baker was smiling and to the point

贝克先生微笑着，说得很中肯。

The description which he had been given was brief and to the point.

给他的描述言简意赅。

The evidence seems to point in that direction.

证据似乎指向那个方向。

He was evasive, to the point of secretiveness.

他含糊其辞，让人觉得有意隐瞒。

It got to the point where he had to leave.

到了他不得不走的地步。

He beat about the bush without coming to the point.

他转弯抹角不说正题.

She is unusual to the point of eccentricity.

她特立独行到了古怪的地步。

"Now then," Max said, "to get back to the point."

“好吧”，马克斯说，“回到正题上来。”

Mr. Baker was smiling and to the point.

贝克先生微笑着，说得很中肯。