points
英 [pɔɪnts]
美 [pɔɪnts]
n. 论点; 观点; 见解; 重点; 要点; 核心问题; 意图; 目的; 理由
v. (用手指头或物体)指,指向; 瞄准; 对着; 朝向
point的第三人称单数和复数
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 观点;看法;论点
You usepointto refer to something that someone has said or written.- We disagree with every point Mr Blunkett makes...
布伦基特先生提出的观点我们一个都不同意。 - 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。 - The following tale will clearly illustrate this point.
接下来的故事将清楚地阐明这一点。
- We disagree with every point Mr Blunkett makes...
- N-SING 论据;道理
If you say that someonehas a point, or if youtaketheirpoint, you mean that you accept that what they have said is important and should be considered.- 'If he'd already killed once, surely he'd have killed Sarah?' She had a point there...
“如果他杀过一次人,那他一定已经杀了萨拉吧?”她说得有道理。 - Oh I take your point, John, about that.
噢,约翰,关于那一点,我觉得你说得对。
- 'If he'd already killed once, surely he'd have killed Sarah?' She had a point there...
- N-SING 要点;核心问题
The pointof what you are saying or discussing is the most important part that provides a reason or explanation for the rest.- 'Did I ask you to talk to me?' — 'That's not the point.'...
“我请你跟我谈了吗?”——“问题不在这儿。” - The American Congress and media mostly missed the point about all this.
美国国会和媒体大都没搞清这一切的核心问题。
- 'Did I ask you to talk to me?' — 'That's not the point.'...
- N-SING 意义;目的;作用
If you ask whatthe point ofsomething is, or say that there isno point init, you are indicating that a particular action has no purpose or would not be useful.- What was the point of thinking about him?...
想他有什么用呢? - There was no point in staying any longer.
再留下来就没有意义了。
- What was the point of thinking about him?...
- N-COUNT 细节;方面;特性
Apointis a detail, aspect, or quality of something or someone.- Many of the points in the report are correct...
报告中的很多细节是正确的。 - The most interesting point about the village was its religion...
这个村庄最有意思的地方就是它的宗教。 - Science was never my strong point at school.
我上学时理科从来都不是我的强项。
- Many of the points in the report are correct...
- N-COUNT 地点;地方;(表示位置的)点,处
Apointis a particular place or position where something happens.- As a mark of respect the emperor met him at a point several weeks' march from the capital...
出于尊重,皇帝在离首都还有几个星期路程的地方迎接了他。 - The pain originated from a point in his right thigh.
疼痛是从他右大腿的某处开始的。
- As a mark of respect the emperor met him at a point several weeks' march from the capital...
- N-SING (某一)时刻,阶段
You usepointto refer to a particular time, or to a particular stage in the development of something.- We're all going to die at some point...
我们都将在某个时间死去。 - At one point, around 70,000 members had failed to pay...
一度曾有约7万名成员没有支付费用。 - At this point Diana arrived...
这时候,戴安娜到了。 - It got to the point where he had to leave.
到了他不得不走的地步。
- We're all going to die at some point...
- 尖;尖端;尖头
Thepointof something such as a pin, needle, or knife is the thin, sharp end of it. - (口语中表示)小数点
In spoken English, you usepointto refer to the dot or mark in a decimal number that separates the whole numbers from the fractions.- This is FM stereo one oh three point seven...
这里是调频立体声103.7。 - Inflation at nine point four percent is the worst for eight years.
9.4%的通货膨胀率是8年来最糟的。
- This is FM stereo one oh three point seven...
- N-COUNT (用作某些体育运动等计分单位的)点,分
In some sports, competitions, and games, apointis one of the single marks that are added together to give the total score.- They lost the 1977 World Cup final to Australia by a single point...
他们在1977年的世界杯决赛中仅以一分之差输给了澳大利亚队。 - Chamberlain scored 50 or more points four times in the season.
张伯伦在赛季中有4次得分不低于50。
- They lost the 1977 World Cup final to Australia by a single point...
- N-COUNT 罗经(方位)点
Thepoints of the compassare directions such as North, South, East, and West.- Sightseers arrived from all points of the compass.
观光者来自四面八方。
- Sightseers arrived from all points of the compass.
- N-PLURAL (铁轨的)轨尖,道岔
On a railway track, thepointsare 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.- ...the rattle of the wheels across the points.
驶过道岔的车轮发出的哐啷哐啷声
- ...the rattle of the wheels across the points.
- N-COUNT 插座
Apointis an electric socket.- ...too far away from the nearest electrical point.
离最近的电掣位也太远
- ...too far away from the nearest electrical point.
- VERB (用手指)指
If youpoint ata person or thing, you hold out your finger towards them in order to make someone notice them.- I pointed at the boy sitting nearest me...
我指了指坐得离我最近的男孩。 - He pointed at me with the stem of his pipe...
他用烟斗柄指着我。 - He pointed to a chair, signalling for her to sit.
他指向一把椅子,示意她坐下。
- I pointed at the boy sitting nearest me...
- VERB 把…对准;使朝向
If youpointsomethingatsomeone, you aim the tip or end of it towards them.- David Khan pointed his finger at Mary...
戴维·卡恩用手指指着玛丽。 - A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.
一名男子用手枪指着他们,扣动了扳机。
- David Khan pointed his finger at Mary...
- VERB 指向;朝向
If somethingpoints toa place orpointsin a particular direction, it shows where that place is or it faces in that direction.- An arrow pointed to the toilets...
箭头指向卫生间。 - You can go anywhere and still the compass points north or south...
无论走到哪里,罗盘仍然指向北或南。 - He controlled the car until it was pointing forwards again.
他稳住车子,直到它又朝前开去。
- An arrow pointed to the toilets...
- VERB 显示;表明
If somethingpoints toa particular situation, it suggests that the situation exists or is likely to occur.- Earlier reports pointed to pupils working harder, more continuously, and with enthusiasm...
早些时候的报告显示学生学习更为刻苦、持久,并且怀有学习热情。 - Private polls and embassy reports pointed to a no vote.
私人民意调查和使馆报告表明投票结果将会是否决。
- Earlier reports pointed to pupils working harder, more continuously, and with enthusiasm...
- VERB 着重指出;强调;以…为证明
If youpoint tosomething that has happened or that is happening, you are using it as proof that a particular situation exists.- George Fodor points to other weaknesses in the way the campaign has progressed...
乔治·福多尔以运动开展过程中的其他不足为证。 - Gooch last night pointed to their bowling as the key to World Cup success.
古奇昨晚指出,他们的投球是在世界杯上取得成功的关键。
- George Fodor points to other weaknesses in the way the campaign has progressed...
- (用水泥等)勾嵌(砖或石墙的砌缝)
When builderspointa wall, they put a substance such as cement into the gaps between the bricks or stones in order to make the wall stronger and seal it. - See also:pointedbreaking pointfocal pointpoint of salepoint of viewpower pointsticking pointvantage point
- PHRASE 离题的;不相关的
If you say that something isbeside the point, you mean that it is not relevant to the subject that you are discussing.- Brian didn't like it, but that was beside the point.
布赖恩不喜欢它,但那并不重要。
- Brian didn't like it, but that was beside the point.
- PHRASE 谈到正题;讲到关键问题
When someonecomes to the pointorgets to the point, they start talking about the thing that is most important to them.- 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 came to the point at once. 'You did a splendid job on this case.'...
- PHRASE 证明自己的论点
If youmakeyourpointorproveyourpoint, you prove that something is true, either by arguing about it or by your actions or behaviour.- I think you've made your point, dear...
亲爱的,我想你已证明你的观点了。 - Dr David McCleland, of Boston University, studied one-hundred people, aged eighteen to sixty, to prove the point...
为证明这一点,波士顿大学的戴维·麦克莱兰博士对100名年龄在18至60岁之间的人进行了研究。 - The tie-break proved the point.
决胜局证明了这一点。
- I think you've made your point, dear...
- PHRASE 特意;故意
If youmake a point ofdoing something, you do it in a very deliberate or obvious way.- She made a point of spending as much time as possible away from Osborne House.
她特意尽可能地不呆在奥斯本庄园。
- She made a point of spending as much time as possible away from Osborne House.
- PHRASE 正要…之际;就要…之时
If you areon the point ofdoing something, you are about to do it.- He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang...
他正要说话时电话铃响了。 - She looked on the point of tears.
她看起来就要哭了。
- He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang...
- PHRASE 切题的;中肯的
Something that isto the pointis relevant to the subject that you are discussing, or expressed neatly without wasting words or time.- 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。
- Mr. Baker was smiling and to the point...
- PHRASE 有一点;在一定程度上
If you say that something is trueup to a point, you mean that it is partly but not completely true.- 'Was she good?' — 'Mmm. Up to a point.'
“她行不行?”——“嗯,某种程度上来说还可以。” - It worked up to a point.
它起了一定作用。
- 'Was she good?' — 'Mmm. Up to a point.'
- a case in point→ see:case
in AM, use 美国英语用 switches
双语例句
- The terrain's high points provide a panoramic view of Los Angeles.
在这个地区的制高点能够看到洛杉矶的全景。 - It presented in satirical terms points made in earnest by Catholic writers
它用讽刺的语言呈现了天主教作家郑重其事表明的观点。 - You can go anywhere and still the compass points north or south
无论走到哪里,罗盘仍然指向北或南。 - Can I come in here too, on both points?
我能否也加入进来,说说这两点呢? - I drove gingerly past the security check points.
我战战兢兢地开车经过安检站。 - These are relatively small points when set against her expertise on so many other issues
和她在许多其他方面的专业知识相比,这些相对来说都不算什么。 - He quoted some old Chinese sayings to illustrate his points.
他援用了一些中国话来解释他的论点。 - Both teams had tied on points and goal difference
两支队伍得分和净胜球都相当。 - Forensic evidence points the finger of suspicion firmly at him.
法医的证据将怀疑的矛头明确地指向了他。 - The main points of the plan are as follows.
计划的要点如下。