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point

指

英语中的完整定义

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point

1. 名词. 点

2. 动词. 指出

英语 > 英语

point

1. n. A discrete division of something.

2. n. An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.

The Congress debated the finer points of the bill.

3. n. A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.

There comes a point in a marathon when some people give up.

At this point in the meeting, I'd like to propose a new item for the agenda.

4. n. (archaic) Condition, state.

She was not feeling in good point.

5. n. A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition.

I made the point that we all had an interest to protect.

6. n. A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.

The point is that we should stay together, whatever happens.

7. n. A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.

Since the decision has already been made, I see little point in further discussion.

8. n. (obsolete) The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a whit.

9. n. (obsolete) A tiny amount of time; a moment.

10. n. A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.

We should meet at a pre-arranged point.

11. n. (mathematics, science) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position

12. n. A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.

13. n. (music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of p

14. n. (by extension) A note; a tune.

15. n. A distinguishing quality or characteristic.

Logic isn't my strong point.

16. n. Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.

The stars showed as tiny points of yellow light.

17. n. (now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.

Possession is nine points of the law.

18. n. Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.

19. n. (sports) A unit of scoring in a game or competition.

The one with the most points will win the game

20. n. (mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).

10.5 ("ten point five"; = ten and a half)

21. n. (economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.

22. n. (typography) a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).

23. n. (UK) An electric power socket.

24. n. (navigation, nautical) A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.

Ship ahoy, three points off the starboard bow!

25. n. (UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.

26. n. A sharp extremity.

27. n. The sharp tip of an object.

Cut the skin with the point of the knife.

28. n. Any projecting extremity of an object.

29. n. An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.

His cowboy belt was studded with points.

30. n. (backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.

31. n. A peninsula or promontory.

32. n. The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.

33. n. Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.

34. n. (nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.

to fall off a point

35. n. Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.

36. n. (railroads, UK, in the plural) A railroad switch.

37. n. (usually in the plural) An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.

The point color of that cat was a deep, rich sable.

38. n. A tine or snag of an antler.

39. n. (fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.

tierce point

40. n. (heraldry) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.

41. n. (nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.

42. n. (historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.

43. n. Lace worked by the needle.

point de Venise; Brussels point

44. n. (US, slang) An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.

45. n. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.

The dog came to a point.

46. n. (falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.

47. n. The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.

48. n. The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.

49. n. (medicine, obsolete) A vaccine point.

50. n. In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.

51. n. (cricket) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.

52. n. (lacrosse, ice hockey) The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.

53. n. (baseball) The position of the pitcher and catcher.

54. n. (hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.

55. v. (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

It's rude to point at other people.

56. v. (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.

The arrow of a compass points north

The skis were pointing uphill.

The arrow on the map points towards the entrance

57. v. (intransitive) To face in a particular direction.

58. v. To direct toward an object; to aim.

to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort

59. v. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.

to point a dart, a pencil, or (figuratively) a moral

60. v. (intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.

61. v. (ambitransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.

62. v. (transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.

63. v. (stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.

64. v. To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.

If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator.

65. v. (transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.

66. v. To mark with diacritics.

67. v. (dated) To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.

to point a composition

68. v. (transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.

69. v. (transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.

70. v. (intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.

Bear off a little, we're pointing.

中文 > 英语

指

1. finger

手指 - finger

2. to point; to point out; to aim

指出 - to point out

指人 - to point at a person

3. to indicate; to show; to demonstrate

4. to refer to; to mean

春天指的是冬天後面的那個季節。 - Spring refers to the season after winter.

5. to rely on; to depend on

6. to criticize; to rebuke

7. to make one’s hair stand on end

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例句

What's the point in doing that?
    那樣做有什麼用?
What he said was beside the point.
    他說的話跑題了。
That's the first point.
    这是一。
I can't go along with you on that point.
    我不同意你這個觀點。
I agree with you on this point.
    我同意你這一點。

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