1 N-COUNT 觀點;看法;論點 You use
point to refer to something that someone has said or written.
觀點;看法;論點 -
We disagree with every point Mr Blunkett makes.
布倫基特先生提出的觀點我們一個都不同意。
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Dave Hill's article makes the right point about the Taylor Report.
戴夫·希爾的文章對《泰勒報告》的看法是正確的。
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The following tale will clearly illustrate this point.
接下來的故事將清楚地闡明這一點。
2 N-SING 論據;道理 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.
論據;道理 -
'If he'd already killed once, surely he'd have killed Sarah?' She had a point there.
“如果他殺過一次人,那他一定已經殺了薩拉吧?”她說得有道理。
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Oh I take your point, John, about that.
噢,約翰,關於那一點,我覺得你說得對。
3 N-SING 要點;核心問題 The point of what you are saying or discussing is the most important part that provides a reason or explanation for the rest.
要點;核心問題 4 N-SING 意義;目的;作用 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.
意義;目的;作用 5 N-COUNT 細節;方面;特性 A
point is a detail, aspect, or quality of something or someone.
細節;方面;特性 -
Many of the points in the report are correct.
報告中的很多細節是正確的。
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The most interesting point about the village was its religion.
這個村莊最有意思的地方就是它的宗教。
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Science was never my strong point at school.
我上學時理科從來都不是我的強項。
6 N-COUNT 地點;地方;(表示位置的)點,處 A
point is a particular place or position where something happens.
地點;地方;(表示位置的)點,處 -
As a mark of respect the emperor met him at a point several weeks' march from the capital.
出於尊重,皇帝在離首都還有幾個星期路程的地方迎接了他。
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The pain originated from a point in his right thigh.
疼痛是從他右大腿的某處開始的。
7 N-SING [oft at NOUN] (某一)時刻,階段 You use
point to refer to a particular time, or to a particular stage in the development of something.
(某一)時刻,階段 -
We're all going to die at some point.
我們都將在某個時間死去。
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At one point, around 70,000 members had failed to pay.
一度曾有約7萬名成員沒有支付費用。
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At this point Diana arrived.
這時候,戴安娜到了。
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It got to the point where he had to leave.
到了他不得不走的地步。
8 N-COUNT 尖;尖端;尖頭 The
point of something such as a pin, needle, or knife is the thin, sharp end of it.
尖;尖端;尖頭 9 (口語中表示)小數點 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.
(口語中表示)小數點 10 N-COUNT (用作某些體育運動等計分單位的)點,分 In some sports, competitions, and games, a
point is one of the single marks that are added together to give the total score.
(用作某些體育運動等計分單位的)點,分 -
They lost the 1977 World Cup final to Australia by a single point.
他們在1977年的世界杯決賽中僅以一分之差輸給了澳大利亞隊。
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Chamberlain scored 50 or more points four times in the season.
張伯倫在賽季中有4次得分不低於50。
11 N-COUNT 羅經(方位)點 The
points of the compass are directions such as North, South, East, and West.
羅經(方位)點 12 N-PLURAL (鐵軌的)軌尖,道岔 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.
(鐵軌的)軌尖,道岔 [British] in AM, use 美國英語用 switches
13 N-COUNT 插座 A
point is an electric socket.
插座 [British] 14 VERB (用手指)指 If you
point at a person or thing, you hold out your finger towards them in order to make someone notice them.
(用手指)指 -
I pointed at the boy sitting nearest me. [VERB + at]
我指了指坐得離我最近的男孩。
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He pointed at me with the stem of his pipe. [VERB at noun]
他用煙鬥柄指着我。
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He pointed to a chair, signalling for her to sit. [VERB + to]
他指向一把椅子,示意她坐下。
15 VERB 把…對準;使朝向 If you
point something
at someone, you aim the tip or end of it towards them.
把…對準;使朝向 16 VERB 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.
指向;朝向 -
An arrow pointed to the toilets. [VERB prep./adv.]
箭頭指向衛生間。
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You can go anywhere and still the compass points north or south. [VERB prep./adv.]
無論走到哪裏,羅盤仍然指向北或南。
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He controlled the car until it was pointing forwards again. [VERB prep./adv.]
他穩住車子,直到它又朝前開去。
17 VERB 顯示;表明 If something
points to a particular situation, it suggests that the situation exists or is likely to occur.
顯示;表明 -
Earlier reports pointed to pupils working harder, more continuously, and with enthusiasm. [VERB to noun]
早些時候的報告顯示學生學習更爲刻苦、持久,並且懷有學習熱情。
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Private polls and embassy reports pointed to a no vote. [VERB + to]
私人民意調查和使館報告表明投票結果將會是否決。
18 VERB 着重指出;強調;以…爲證明 If you
point to something that has happened or that is happening, you are using it as proof that a particular situation exists.
着重指出;強調;以…爲證明 -
George Fodor points to other weaknesses in the way the campaign has progressed. [VERB + to]
喬治·福多爾以運動開展過程中的其他不足爲證。
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Gooch last night pointed to their bowling as the key to World Cup success. [VERB to noun]
古奇昨晚指出,他們的投球是在世界杯上取得成功的關鍵。
19 VERB (用水泥等)勾嵌(磚或石牆的砌縫) When builders
point a 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.
(用水泥等)勾嵌(磚或石牆的砌縫) 21 PHRASE 離題的;不相關的 If you say that something is
beside the point, you mean that it is not relevant to the subject that you are discussing.
離題的;不相關的 22 PHRASE 談到正題;講到關鍵問題 When someone
comes to the point or
gets to the point, they start talking about the thing that is most important to them.
談到正題;講到關鍵問題 23 PHRASE 證明自己的論點 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.
證明自己的論點 -
I think you've made your point, dear.
親愛的,我想你已證明你的觀點了。
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Dr David McCleland, of Boston University, studied one-hundred people, aged eighteen to sixty, to prove the point.
爲證明這一點,波士頓大學的戴維·麥克萊蘭博士對100名年齡在18至60歲之間的人進行了研究。
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The tie-break proved the point.
決勝局證明了這一點。
24 PHRASE 特意;故意 If you
make a point of doing something, you do it in a very deliberate or obvious way.
特意;故意 25 PHRASE 正要…之際;就要…之時 If you are
on the point of doing something, you are about to do it.
正要…之際;就要…之時 SYN on the verge of,
ready to,
about to,
just going to 26 PHRASE 切題的;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.
切題的;中肯的 27 PHRASE 有一點;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.
有一點;在一定程度上 28 a case in point→see: case in point of fact
→see: fact to point the finger at someone
→see: finger a sore point
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