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point
- IPA[pɔɪnt]
英式
- the tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object；a pointed flake or blade, especially one that has been worked.
- direct someone's attention towards something by extending one's finger or something held in one's hand；indicate a particular time, direction, or reading
verb: point, 3rd person present: points, gerund or present participle: pointing, past tense: pointed, past participle: pointed
noun: point, plural noun: points
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名詞
- 1. the tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object the point of his dagger a pencil point 同義詞
- ▪ a pointed flake or blade, especially one that has been worked.
- ▪ another term for pointe
- ▪ the tip of a person's chin as a spot for a blow Andrews caught him on the point
- ▪ the prong of a deer's antler a fine buck of eight points
- 2. a dot or other punctuation mark, in particular a full stop.
- ▪ a decimal point fifty-five point nine
- ▪ a dot or small stroke used in Semitic languages to indicate vowels or distinguish particular consonants.
- ▪ a very small dot or mark the sky was studded with points of light 同義詞
- 3. a particular spot, place, or position in an area or on a map, object, or surface turn left at the point where you see a sign to Appleford the furthermost point of the gallery 同義詞
- ▪ a particular moment in time or stage in a process from this point onwards the teacher was completely won over 同義詞
- ▪ the critical or decisive moment when it came to the point he would probably do what was expected of him 同義詞
- ▪ the verge or brink of (doing or being something) she was on the point of leaving
- ▪ a stage or level at which a change of state occurs local kennels are full to bursting point 同義詞
- ▪ (in geometry) something having position but not spatial extent, magnitude, dimension, or direction, for example the intersection of two lines.
- 4. a single item or detail in an extended discussion, list, or text the main points of the Edinburgh agreement 同義詞
- ▪ an argument or idea he made the point that economic regulation involves controls on pricing 同義詞
- ▪ the significant or essential element of something being planned or discussed it took her a long time to come to the point some speakers rambled and never seemed to get to the point
- ▪ advantage or purpose that can be gained from doing something there was no point in denying the truth what's the point of having things I don't need? 同義詞
- ▪ relevance or effectiveness.
- ▪ a distinctive feature or characteristic, typically a good one, of a person or thing he has his good points the film had its points 同義詞
- 5. (in sports and games) a mark or unit of scoring awarded for success or performance he kicked a penalty goal to put Bangor eight points ahead
- ▪ a unit used in measuring value, achievement, or extent the shares index was down seven points
- ▪ an advantage or success in an argument or discussion she smiled, assuming she had won her point
- ▪ a unit of credit towards an award or benefit points were allocated according to the inadequacy of the existing accommodation
- ▪ a percentage of the profits from a film or recording offered to certain people involved in its production.
- ▪ (in piquet) the longest suit in a player's hand, containing a specified number of up to eight cards.
- ▪ a unit of weight (2 mg) for diamonds.
- ▪ a unit of varying value, used in quoting the price of stocks, bonds, or futures.
- ▪ a value assigned to certain cards (4 points for an ace, 3 for a king, 2 for a queen, and 1 for a jack, sometimes with extra points for long or short suits) by a player in assessing the strength of their hand in Acol it is permissible to open with only twelve points
- 6. each of thirty-two directions marked at equal distances round a compass.
- ▪ a direction towards the horizon corresponding to the direction marked on a compass.
- ▪ the angular interval between two successive points of a compass, i.e. one eighth of a right angle (11° 15ʹ).
- ▪ unspecified places considered in terms of their direction from a specified place they headed down Highway 401 to Ontario and points west
- 7. British a socket in a wall for connecting a device to an electrical supply or communications network a power point a telephone point
- 8. a narrow piece of land jutting out into the sea the boat came round the point Blakeney Point
- 9. British a junction of two railway lines, with a pair of linked tapering rails that can be moved laterally to allow a train to pass from one line to the other the train gave a lurch as it passed over the points
- 10. a unit of measurement for type sizes and spacing (in the UK and US 0.351 mm, in Europe 0.376 mm).
- 11. a fielding position on the off side near the batter.
- ▪ a fielder at the point position.
- ▪ either of two areas to the left and right of the net, just inside the blue line where it meets the boards.
- ▪ a position at the front of the court, usually manned by the guard who sets up the team's defence.
- 12. (in a motor vehicle) each of a set of electrical contacts in the distributor.
- 13. a small leading party of an advanced guard of troops.
- ▪ North American the position at the head of a column or wedge of troops he walked point and I took the tail
- ▪ North American short for point man
- 14. the extremities of an animal, typically a horse or cat, such as the face, paws, and tail of a Siamese cat a pure white dog with black points
- 15. a spot to which a straight run is made.
- ▪ a straight run our fox made his point to Moorhill
- 16. historical a tagged piece of ribbon or cord used for lacing a garment or attaching a hose to a doublet.
- 17. a short piece of cord at the lower edge of a sail for tying up a reef.
- 18. the action or position of a dog in pointing a bird dog on point
- 19. an important phrase or subject, especially in a contrapuntal composition.
動詞
- 1. direct someone's attention towards something by extending one's finger or something held in one's hand the lads were nudging each other and pointing at me
- ▪ indicate a particular time, direction, or reading a sign pointing left
- ▪ direct or aim (something) at someone or something he pointed the torch beam at the floor 同義詞
- ▪ face or be turned in a particular direction two of its toes point forward and two point back
- ▪ (of a dog) indicate the presence of (game) by standing rigid while looking towards it.
- 2. give force or emphasis to (words or actions) he wouldn't miss the opportunity to point a moral
- 3. extend (the toes or feet) in line with the leg by tensing the foot and ankle in such a way as to form a point reach up with your arms and point your toes
- 4. fill the joints of (brickwork or masonry) with smoothly finished mortar the bricks have been poorly pointed
- 5. give a sharp, tapered point to he twisted and pointed his moustache
- 6. insert points in (written text of Semitic languages).
- ▪ mark (Psalms) with signs for chanting.
