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
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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 观点；看法；论点
  You usepointto refer to something that someone has said or written.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. The following tale will clearly illustrate this point.
     接下来的故事将清楚地阐明这一点。
• 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.
  1. '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。
  2. Oh I take your point, John, about that.
     噢，约翰，关于那一点，我觉得你说得对。
• 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.
  1. '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。”
  2. 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。
• 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.
  1. What was the point of thinking about him?...
     想他有什么用呢？
  2. There was no point in staying any longer.
     再留下来就没有意义了。
• N-COUNT 细节；方面；特性
  Apointis a detail, aspect, or quality of something or someone.
  1. Many of the points in the report are correct...
     报告中的很多细节是正确的。
  2. 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。
  3. Science was never my strong point at school.
     我上学时理科从来都不是我的强项。
• N-COUNT 地点；地方；（表示位置的）点，处
  Apointis a particular place or position where something happens.
  1. 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。
  2. The pain originated from a point in his right thigh.
     疼痛是从他右大腿的某处开始的。
• 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.
  1. We're all going to die at some point...
     我们都将在某个时间死去。
  2. 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。
  3. At this point Diana arrived...
     这时候，戴安娜到了。
  4. It got to the point where he had to leave.
     到了他不得不走的地步。
• 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.
  1. This is FM stereo one oh three point seven...
     这里是调频立体声103.7。
  2. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT 罗经（方位）点
  Thepoints of the compassare directions such as North, South, East, and West.
  1. Sightseers arrived from all points of the compass.
     观光者来自四面八方。
• 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.
  1. ...the rattle of the wheels across the points.
     驶过道岔的车轮发出的哐啷哐啷声

in AM, use 美国英语用 switches


• N-COUNT 插座
  Apointis an electric socket.
  1. ...too far away from the nearest electrical point.
     离最近的电掣位也太远
• 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.
  1. I pointed at the boy sitting nearest me...
     我指了指坐得离我最近的男孩。
  2. He pointed at me with the stem of his pipe...
     他用烟斗柄指着我。
  3. He pointed to a chair, signalling for her to sit.
     他指向一把椅子，示意她坐下。
• VERB 把…对准；使朝向
  If youpointsomethingatsomeone, you aim the tip or end of it towards them.
  1. David Khan pointed his finger at Mary...
     戴维·卡恩用手指指着玛丽。
  2. 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。
• 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.
  1. An arrow pointed to the toilets...
     箭头指向卫生间。
  2. 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。
  3. He controlled the car until it was pointing forwards again.
     他稳住车子，直到它又朝前开去。
• VERB 显示；表明
  If somethingpoints toa particular situation, it suggests that the situation exists or is likely to occur.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• （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.
  1. Brian didn't like it, but that was beside the point.
     布赖恩不喜欢它，但那并不重要。
• 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.
  1. 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。”
  2. Was she ever going to get to the point?
     她到底还会不会讲到重点？
• 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.
  1. I think you've made your point, dear...
     亲爱的，我想你已证明你的观点了。
  2. 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。
  3. The tie-break proved the point.
     决胜局证明了这一点。
• PHRASE 特意；故意
  If youmake a point ofdoing something, you do it in a very deliberate or obvious way.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 正要…之际；就要…之时
  If you areon the point ofdoing something, you are about to do it.
  1. He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang...
     他正要说话时电话铃响了。
  2. She looked on the point of tears.
     她看起来就要哭了。
• 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.
  1. Mr. Baker was smiling and to the point...
     贝克先生微笑着，说得很中肯。
  2. The description which he had been given was brief and to the point.
     给他的描述言简意赅。
• 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.
  1. 'Was she good?' — 'Mmm. Up to a point.'
     “她行不行？”——“嗯，某种程度上来说还可以。”
  2. It worked up to a point.
     它起了一定作用。
• a case in point→ see:case

双语例句

• In the football game we won by 8 points to 3.
  我队以8比3赢了那场足球赛。
• He had political points of view and lent his name to a lot of causes.
  他很有政治见解，对很多事业都予以支持。
• I drove gingerly past the security check points.
  我战战兢兢地开车经过安检站。
• 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。
• He recognized the valid points that both sides were making.
  他认可双方观点中的合理之处。
• 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。
• From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe
  不管从哪方面说，战争都将是场灾难。
• The article may be epitomized by mentioning only those main points.
  只要提一下那些要点即可概括那篇文章。
• I would like to make the following points.
  我想提出下列几点。
• 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。