break even

基本解釋

Delays in America last year were the worst ever and could this year break even that grim record.
去年，美國的航班延誤情況是有史以來最糟的；而今年，這個可怕的記錄甚至?xí)淮蚱啤?/li>
But I'd like to break even, so we're building up a set of revenue models that don't require licensing or advertising.
但是我想至少能夠不賺不賠，因此我們建立起一套創(chuàng)收模式，不需要經(jīng)營許可，也不需要廣告。
“Most repair shops will lose money or at best break even on a $25 to $28 oil change,” he said.
“更換機油需要花費25到28美元，但即使是這樣，大多數(shù)維修廠還是虧本或者并沒有盈利。” 他說。

Other times my friend would simply break even.
And I'm going to call this the you can break even law; you can break even law.
我叫它,你能保本定律“,你不會失去能量。
麻省理工公開課 - 熱力學(xué)與動力學(xué)課程節(jié)選
So in some sense, the first law would suggest you can sort of break even.
初看起來，熱力學(xué)第一定律,可以保證這個過程是可行的。
麻省理工公開課 - 熱力學(xué)與動力學(xué)課程節(jié)選

Donor dependency, down 1%, calculates the fraction of the gifts needed to break even.
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to attain a level of activity, as in commerce, or a point of operation, as in gambling, at which there is neither profit nor loss
the level of commercial activity at which the total cost and total revenue of a business enterprise are equal
(as modifier)