point是什么意思

详细释义

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

  • I'd like to discuss the first point in your essay. 我想讨论一下你文章中的第一点。

  • You made some interesting points in your speech. 你发言中有些观点很有趣。

  • The point is, if you don't claim the money now you might never get it. 重要的是，如果你现在不索要这笔钱的话，你可能就再也得不到了。

  • I think you missed (= did not understand) the point of what she was saying. 我认为你没有理解她说的要点。

  • 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). 请言归正转。

  • He hasn't got much money, but that's not the point (= that is not the important thing). 他没有多少钱，但这不是重点。

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

  • OK, you've made your point (= told us your opinion) - there's no need to go on about it. 好，你已经表明了你的观点，没必要再多说了。

  • The fact that he doesn't want to come is beside the point - he should have been invited. 他不想来这并不重要——重要的是他本应被邀请的。

  • "We'll take the bus." "But we don't have any money for the fare." "That's a point." “我们乘公共汽车吧。”“但我们没钱买车票。”“这倒是。”

• 1 a particular time or stage reached in a process -- 时刻；阶段

  • At that point, a soldier opened fire on the car. 就在此时，一个士兵向轿车开了火。

  • 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. 这件事很莫名其妙，最终无人知道到底发生了什么事。

  • 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. 我说过我要告诉她这个坏消息，但当真要这样做的时候，我却说不出口了。

  • the point where the road bends 公路拐弯处

  • This is a good point from which to watch the race. 从这个地方观看比赛很好。

• 2 purpose or usefulness -- 目的，意义；用处

  • [ + -ing verb ] informal There's no point arguing about it - we're going and that's that. 争辩也没有用——我们要去，就这么定了。

  • I'd like to write to him, but what's the point? He never writes back. 我愿意给他写信，但这有什么用呢？他从不回信。

  • I see little point in discussing this further. 我看不出继续讨论还有什么意义。

• 3 a mark or unit for counting, especially how much a person or team has scored in a sport -- （尤指体育运动的）比分，得分

  • The youngest skier won the most points. 那个最年轻的滑雪运动员得分最高。

  • He won the world heavyweight boxing championship on points (= as a result of the points that he had won). 他以点数赢得了世界重量级拳击冠军。

  • Interest rates have risen by two percentage points (= two percent). 利��上涨了两个百分点。

  • The large letters are in 7.5 point type, and the small letters are in 6 point. 大字母是7½磅字体，小字母是6磅字体。

• 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. 刀落地时刀尖刺入了地面。

  • Be careful with that needle - it has a very sharp point. 小心针，它的头很尖。

• 5 a particular quality or characteristic of a person or thing -- 特点；特质；特征

  • There are various points to look out for when you're judging dogs in a competition. 在比赛中要根据各方面的特点对狗作出评判。

  • He's boring, but I suppose he has his good points. 他很乏味，但我认为他也有长处。

  • I think her kindness is one of her strong points (= one of her good qualities). 我觉得为人和气是她的优点之一。

• 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 -- 小数点

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

  • The error occurred when someone left out the decimal point. 有人遗漏了小数点，出现了错误。

• 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. 她正在学习如何足尖踮地跳舞。

• 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 电视天线插口

  • There is a phone point in every room. 每个房间都有电话线插口。

  • He checked the points and plugs and topped up the oil. 他检查了分电器接触点和火花塞，加满了油。

• 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 -- （铁路的）道岔，转辙器

  • The train rattled as it went over the points. 火车哐啷哐啷驶过道岔。

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

  • Join the points A and B together on the diagram with a straight line. 将图上的 A 点和 B 点用直线连起来。

  • I could just make out the tiny points of a car's headlights far away. 我只能勉强看到远处车前灯的小小光点。

• 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. “看那个！”她指着门上的洞说道。

  • Small children are often told that it's rude to point. 小孩子们经常被告知用手指指点点是不礼貌的。

  • He said that the man had pointed a knife at him. 他说那人用刀指着他。

  • The road sign points left. 路标指向左边。

  • All the cars were pointing in the same direction. 所有的汽车都朝一个方向开。

  • There was an arrow pointing to the door. 有个箭头指向房门。

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

  • a pair of point shoes 一双芭蕾舞足尖鞋

  • Today we'll do some point work. 今天我们将做一些足尖练习。