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point

英  [pɔɪnt]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    CONVENTION. 习惯表达
  • 1. 点 , 小数点

    In spoken English, you use point to refer to the dot or mark in a decimal number that separates the whole numbers from the fractions.

    双语例句

    例：

    This is FM stereo one oh three point seven.

    这里是调频立体声广播103.7兆赫。

    NOUN. 名词

  • points

    1. [C 可数名词] 看法

    You use point to refer to something that someone has said or written.

    双语例句

    例：

    We disagree with every point she makes.

    我们不同意她提出的任何观点。

    例：

    The following account will clearly illustrate this point.

    以下的陈述将清楚地阐明这一看法。

    例：

    Dave Hill's article makes the right point about the Taylor Report.

    戴夫•希尔的文章对《泰勒报告》的看法是正确的。

    2. [SING 单数型名词] 重要性

    If you say that someone has a point, or if you take their point, you mean that you accept that what they have said is important and should be considered.

    双语例句

    例：

    'If he'd already killed once, surely he'd have killed Sarah?' She had a point there.

    “如果他已经杀过一次人，莎拉就一定是他杀的吗？”她这句话有道理。

    3. [SING 单数型名词] 要点

    The point of what you are saying or discussing is the most important part that provides a reason or explanation for the rest.

    双语例句

    例：

    'Did I ask you to talk to me?'—'That's not the point.'

    “我要你跟我说了吗？” “问题不在这儿。”

    4. [SING 单数型名词] 意义 , 目的

    If you ask what the point of something is, or say that there is no point in it, you are indicating that a particular action has no purpose or would not be useful.

    双语例句

    例：

    What was the point of thinking about him?

    想着他有什么意义呢？

    5. [C 可数名词] 细节 , 方面 , 特性

    A point is a detail, aspect, or quality of something or someone.

    双语例句

    例：

    Many of the points in the report are correct.

    报告中的很多细节是正确的。

    例：

    The most interesting point about the village was its religion.

    这个村庄最有趣的特点是它的宗教。

    例：

    Several key points emerged from the Oxfordshire experiment.

    从牛津郡实验中得出了几个关键细节。

    6. [C 可数名词] 地点

    A point is a particular place or position where something happens.

    双语例句

    例：

    I'm sure there's another point we could meet at, but not there.

    我确信我们还有别的地点可以会面，但不是那儿。

    7. [SING 单数型名词] 时刻 , 阶段

    You use point to refer to a particular time, or to a particular stage in the development of something.

    双语例句

    例：

    We're all going to die at some point.

    我们都会在某一时刻死去的。

    例：

    It got to the point where he had to leave.

    到了他不得不离开的时候了。

    8. [C 可数名词] （别针、针或刀等的）尖端

    The point of something such as a pin, needle, or knife is the thin, sharp end of it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Put the tomatoes into a bowl and stab each one with the point of a knife.

    把那些西红柿放在一只碗里，然后用刀尖把每个都划开。

    9. [C 可数名词] （体育比赛中的）得分

    In some sports, competitions, and games, a point is one of the single marks that are added together to give the total score.

    双语例句

    例：

    Chamberlain scored 50 or more points four times in the season.

    张伯伦在那个赛季中有4次得分不低于50。

    10. [C 可数名词] （罗盘的）方位点

    The points of the compass are directions such as North, South, East, and West.

    双语例句

    例：

    Sightseers arrived from all points of the compass.

    观光客从四面八方赶了过来。

    11. [PL 复数] （铁轨的）接点

    On a railway track, the points are the levers and rails at a place where two tracks join or separate. The points enable a train to move from one track to another.

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • point out

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 指出 , 指明

    If you point out an object or place, you make people look at it or show them where it is.

    双语例句

    例：

    They kept standing up to take pictures and point things out to each other.

    他们不停地站起来拍照，还相互指些东西给对方看。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] 指出（事实或错误）

    If you point out a fact or mistake, you tell someone about it or draw their attention to it.

    双语例句

    例：

    I should point out that these estimates cover just the hospital expenditures.

    我应该指出，这些估价只包括医院的开支。

    例：

    Dr Newlinds pointed out that in 1960 doctors had not known of any drugs causing major defects in the newborn.

    纽兰兹博士指出，医生们在1960年尚不知晓任何可导致新生儿重大缺陷的药物。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • beside the point

    1. 不相关的

    If you say that something is beside the point, you mean that it is not relevant to the subject that you are discussing.

    近义词

    irrelevant

    双语例句

    例：

    Brian didn't like it, but that was beside the point.

    布赖恩是不喜欢它，但这同讨论的问题不相关。

  • come to the point , get to the point

    1. 谈正题 , 言归正传

    When someone comes to the point or gets to the point, they start talking about the thing that is most important to them.

    双语例句

    例：

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

    他立刻切入正题。“这件事你干得真棒。”

  • make one's point , prove one's point

    1. 证明自己的论点

    If you make your point or prove your point, you prove that something is true, either by arguing about it or by your actions or behaviour.

    双语例句

    例：

    I think you've made your point, dear.

    我想你已经证明了你的观点，亲爱的。

    例：

    Dr David McCleland studied one-hundred people, aged eighteen to sixty, to prove the point.

    戴维·麦克莱兰博士对100个年龄在18到60岁之间的人进行了研究，以证明自己的论点。

  • make a point of

    1. 有意

    If you make a point of doing something, you do it in a very deliberate or obvious way.

    双语例句

    例：

    She made a point of spending as much time as possible away from Oklahoma.

    她尽量长时间地呆在俄克拉何马以外的地方。

  • on the point of

    1. 正要…之际

    If you are on the point of doing something, you are about to do it.

    双语例句

    例：

    He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang.

    他正要说些什么的时候，电话铃响了。

  • to the point

    1. 切题的 , 中肯的

    Something that is to the point is relevant to the subject that you are discussing, or expressed neatly without wasting words or time.

    双语例句

    例：

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

    对他所作的描述简明扼要。

  • up to a point

    1. 在一定程度上

    If you say that something is true up to a point, you mean that it is partly but not completely true.

    双语例句

    例：

    'Was she good?'—'Mmm. Up to a point.'

    “她优秀吗？” “嗯，还过得去。”

    VERB. 动词

  • points , pointing , pointed

    1. [I 不及物动词] （用手指）指向

    If you point at a person or thing, you hold out your finger towards them in order to make someone notice them.

    双语例句

    例：

    I pointed at the boy sitting nearest me.

    我指了指坐得离我最近的那个男孩。

    例：

    He pointed at me with the stem of his pipe.

    他用烟斗柄指着我。

    2. [T 及物动词] 对准

    If you point something at someone, you aim the tip or end of it towards them.

    双语例句

    例：

    David pointed his finger at Mary.

    戴维手指着玛丽。

    3. [I 不及物动词] 指向 , 朝向

    If something points to a place or points in a particular direction, it shows where that place is or it faces in that direction.

    双语例句

    例：

    An arrow pointed to the toilets.

    一个箭头指向了卫生间。

    例：

    He controlled the car until it was pointing forward again.

    他控制住了汽车，直到车头再次朝向前方。

    4. [I 不及物动词] 表明 , 显示

    If something points to a particular situation, it suggests that the situation exists or is likely to occur.

    双语例句

    例：

    Earlier reports pointed to students working harder, more continuously, and with enthusiasm.

    早期的报告显示学生学习更刻苦、持续的时间更长，而且兴致高昂。

    5. [I 不及物动词] 着重指出

    If you point to something that has happened or that is happening, you are using it as proof that a particular situation exists.

    双语例句

    例：

    George Fodor points to other weaknesses in the campaign.

    乔治·福多尔着重指出了这场活动的其它缺点。

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