point是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 an idea, opinion, or piece of information that is said or written -- 觀點；論點

  • I'd like to discuss the first point in your essay. 我想討論一下你文章中的第一點。

  • You made some interesting points in your speech. 你發言中有些觀點很有趣。

  • The point is, if you don't claim the money now you might never get it. 重要的是，如果你現在不索取這筆錢的話，你可能就再也得不到了。

  • I think you missed (= did not understand) the point of what she was saying. 我認為你沒有理解她說的要點。

  • I take your point/Point taken (= I understand that what you are saying is important). 我明白你的意思。

  • Please get to the point (= say the thing that is most important to you). 請言歸正轉。

  • He hasn't got much money, but that's not the point (= that is not the important thing). 他沒有多少錢，但這不是重點。

  • Yes, I can see your point/you've got a point there. 是的，我明白你的意思／你說得有道理。

  • OK, you've made your point (= told us your opinion) - there's no need to go on about it. 好，你已經表明了你的觀點，沒必要再多說了。

  • The fact that he doesn't want to come is beside the point - he should have been invited. 他不想來這並不重要——重要的是他本來應該受邀請的。

  • "We'll take the bus." "But we don't have any money for the fare." "That's a point." 「我們乘公共汽車吧。」「但我們沒錢買車票。」「這倒是。」

• 1 a particular time or stage reached in a process -- 時刻；階段

  • At that point, a soldier opened fire on the car. 就在此時，一個士兵向轎車開了火。

  • I was completely lost at one point. 我一度完全不知所措了。

  • [ + question word ] It was so confusing that eventually it got to the point where no one knew what was going on. 這件事很莫名其妙，最後無人知道到底發生了甚麼事。

  • I said I'd tell her the bad news, but when it came to the point (= when I had to do it), I couldn't. 我說過我要告訴她這個壞消息，但真要開口的時候，我卻說不出口了。

  • the point where the road bends 公路拐彎處

  • This is a good point from which to watch the race. 這是個觀看比賽的好地方。

• 2 purpose or usefulness -- 目的，意義；用處

  • [ + -ing verb ] informal There's no point arguing about it - we're going and that's that. 爭辯也沒有用——我們要去，就這麼定了。

  • I'd like to write to him, but what's the point? He never writes back. 我願意寫信給他，但這有甚麼用呢？他從不回信。

  • I see little point in discussing this further. 我看不出繼續討論還有甚麼意義。

• 3 a mark or unit for counting, especially how much a person or team has scored in a sport -- （尤指體育運動的）比分，得分

  • The youngest skier won the most points. 那個最年輕的滑雪選手得分最高。

  • He won the world heavyweight boxing championship on points (= as a result of the points that he had won). 他以點數贏得了世界重量級拳擊冠軍。

  • Interest rates have risen by two percentage points (= two percent). 利率上漲了兩個百分點。

  • The large letters are in 7.5 point type, and the small letters are in 6 point. 大的字母是7½點的，小的是6點的。

• 4 the sharp end of something, such as a knife -- （刀等的）尖（端）

  • The knife landed with its point sticking into the floor. 刀落地時刀尖刺入了地面。

  • Be careful with that needle - it has a very sharp point. 小心針，它的頭很尖。

• 5 a particular quality or characteristic of a person or thing -- 特點；特質；特徵

  • There are various points to look out for when you're judging dogs in a competition. 在比賽中要根據各方面的特點對狗作出評比。

  • He's boring, but I suppose he has his good points. 他很乏味，但我認為他也有長處。

  • I think her kindness is one of her strong points (= one of her good qualities). 我覺得為人和氣是她的優點之一。

• 6 a long, thin area of land that stretches out into the sea -- 尖岬，岬角

  • Spurn Point 斯珀恩角

• 7 a small, round spot that is used in numbers to separate whole numbers from parts of numbers -- 小數點

  • One kilogram equals two point two (= 2.2) pounds. 1公斤等於2.2磅。

  • The error occurred when someone left out the decimal point. 有人遺漏了小數點，出現了錯誤。

• 8 the toes of a ballet dancer's shoes -- （芭蕾舞鞋的）鞋尖

  • She is learning how to dance on her points. 她正在學習如何以足尖踮地跳舞。

• 9 a socket to which a wire from a piece of electrical equipment is connected in order to supply it with electricity or a radio, television, or other signal -- 插座

  • a TV antenna point 電視天線插孔

  • There is a phone point in every room. 每個房間都有電話線插孔。

  • He checked the points and plugs and topped up the oil. 他檢查了分電器接點和火花塞，加滿了油。

• 10 a place on a railway track where the rails (= metal bars on which the trains travel) can be moved to allow a train to change from one track to another -- （鐵路的）道岔，轉轍器

  • The train rattled as it went over the points. 火車哐啷哐啷駛過道岔。

• 11 a small, round mark on a line, plan, or map to show the position of something -- （表示位置的）點

  • Join the points A and B together on the diagram with a straight line. 將圖上的 A 點和 B 點用直線連起來。

  • I could just make out the tiny points of a car's headlights far away. 我只能勉強看到遠處車前燈的小小光點。

• 12 to direct other people's attention to something by holding out your finger towards it -- 指，指向

  • "Look at that!" she said, pointing at the hole in the door. 「看那個！」她指著門上的洞說道。

  • Small children are often told that it's rude to point. 小孩子們經常被告知用手指指點點是不禮貌的。

  • He said that the man had pointed a knife at him. 他說那人用刀指著他。

  • The road sign points left. 路標指向左邊。

  • All the cars were pointing in the same direction. 所有的汽車都朝一個方向開。

  • There was an arrow pointing to the door. 有個箭頭指向房門。

• 13 relating to when a ballet dancer dances on their toes -- 芭蕾足尖舞步的

  • a pair of point shoes 一雙芭蕾舞足尖鞋

  • Today we'll do some point work. 今天我們將做一些足尖練習。