英语词汇“point”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

point

1. noun

a hypodermic needle and syringe US, 1961.

a pen; a pencil. Gay slang UK, 1971.

a percentage point US, 1981.

a man who ensures that order reigns at a brothel US, 1987

2. verb

► point Dennis at the Doulton(of a male) to urinate. Doulton is a manufacturer of china AUSTRALIA, 1971.► point Percy(of a male) to urinate. A familiar shortening of POINT PERCY AT THE PORCELAIN AUSTRALIA, 1971.► point Percy at the porcelain(of a male) to urinate. Conventionally 'point PERCY (the penis) at porcelain (the china of a lavatory). Popularised in the UK in the late 1960s and early 70s via a Private Eye magazine cartoon strip and two films featuring Barry Mackenzie, an OCKER (a loutish Australian) created by Barry Humphries (b.1934). Coincidentally, the famously Australian Mr Humphries appeared in a 1974 film called Percy's Progress, about a man who had a penis transplant. All of which lends credence to the unproven assertion that this phrase is an Australian coinage AUSTRALIA, 1968.► point the boneto point blame at someone; to accuse someone. Figuratively recalling the Australian Aboriginal ritual practice of pointing a bone at a person in order to wish death upon them AUSTRALIA, 1943.► point the fingerto testify on behalf of the prosecution NEW ZEALAND, 1982.► point the finger atto identify someone or something as having a specific responsibility UK, 1833

idiompoint(the) boiling pointWhen people are very angry and it seems that they might do something violent or lose control of their tempers:The situation was clearly reaching boiling point when officials announced their decision to ignore the cease-fire.You could tell Mel was getting close to the boiling point by the look on her face.a jumping-off pointstart doing sth a place that you start from when you are going somewhere, or an idea that you start with when you are thinking or writing about something:Cyprus was very important for the early Christian armies, who made it both a jumping-off point for troops going off to war and a supply base.The group uses traditional Japanese drumming as a jumping-off point, but their performances have become steadily more original and modern. labour the point BrEBrEbelabor the point AmEto discuss or explain something again and again, or in too much detail, so that people who are listening become annoyed:I apologise for labouring the point, but I will continue to do so, until we stop making these useless rules and regulations.Since you have already stated in your letter that you know something is wrong with you, I won't belabor the point. However, I feel strongly that you should get some help from a counselor.miss the pointUnderstand to not understand the main idea of what someone is saying, or the main idea of a situation:This kid said his dad had bought him every card ever printed, and I told him, I think you're missing the point of baseball cards. You're supposed to buy a few, trade them with your friends, and build up a collection slowly.Anyone who thinks Watts has been a frustrated jazz drummer while playing rock music all these years is missing the point. "The feel of playing rock and jazz is the same for me," he explains.the point of no returnthe time during a process or activity when it becomes impossible to stop it or change the way it happens or works:Uncontrolled use of water is depleting supplies to the point of no return.1917 was a significant year: Russia became the USSR, the Austro-Hungarian Empire weakened to a point of no return, and the USA entered the conflict in Europe.be a sore point/spota subject that is likely to make someone upset or angry if you talk about it:It's a sore point with Norma that her daughter doesn't intend to give up her career when she has the baby.The issue of human rights had been a sore spot in diplomatic relations between the two countries for years.a sticking pointa problem that stops you from making an agreement or arrangement, because people cannot agree about it:The immediate sticking point was the rebels' demands to be given positions in the police force after the cease-fire.The sticking point, of course, is price. Montrose insists his company is worth $200 million.not to put too fine a point on it(also without putting too fine a point on it)used in order to show that you are about to say something very direct, especially something that is unpleasant but true, or a criticism of someone or something:"The constitutional argument, not to put too find a point on it, is almost certainly wrong," said Carter, a Yale Law School professor.Not to put too fine a point on it, Washington could save millions of dollars and years of wasted time by privatizing this ridiculously slow bureaucracy.

See:

(one) has a point (there)
(someone's) point is well taken
(there's) no point (in) (doing something)
(there's) no point crying over spilt milk
a case in point
a point of departure
a point of honor
a point of honour
a point of pride
a point of view
a sore point
a sticking point
a/(one's) point of view
a/the tipping point
And your point is?
argue the point
armed at all points
as far as is concerned
ask (one) point-blank
ask someone point-blank
ask, tell, etc. somebody point blank
at gunpoint
at knifepoint
at point-blank range
at sword's point
at swords' points
at that point
at that point in time
at the point of
at the present time
at this juncture/moment/point in time
at this point
at this point in time
be (one's) strong point
be (someone's) strong suit
be a moot point
be a moot point/question
be a moot question
be beside the point
be on the point of (doing something)
be on the point of doing something
be your strong point/suit
belabor the point
beside the point
boiling point
break even
breaking point
brownie point
brownie points
brownie points, win
case in point
come to the point
come to the point and get to the point
come/get to the point
cross my heart (and point to God/hope to die)
cross my heart and hope to die
cut-off point
earn brownie points
fill (something) to (some point)
from (one's) point of view
from my perspective
get straight to the point
get the point
get to the point
get to the point, to
have (someone's or something's) good points
have (someone's or something's) plus points
have a low boiling point
have a point
have your good, plus, etc. points
high point (of something)
hit the high points
hit the high spots
if it comes to the point
if/when it comes to the point
in fact
in point
in point of
in point of fact
jumping-off point
knifepoint
labor the point
labour the point
make (one's) point
make a point
make a point of
make a point of (doing something)
make a point of doing
make a point of doing something
make one's point
make points
make points (with someone)
make your point
miss the point
moot point
moot point, a
more to the point
no point in
not to put too fine a point on it
on the point of
on the point of (doing something)
on the point of doing
point (one) in the right direction
point a/the finger
point at
point down to
point down to (someone or something)
point in time
point is well taken
point man
point of contact
point of departure
point of no return
point of no return, the
point of sale
point of view
point out
point someone in the right direction
point taken
point the bone at
point the bone at (someone or something)
point the finger
point the finger at
point the finger at (one)
point the finger at someone
point the way
point the way (to something)
point to
point to (someone or something)
point to (someone or something) as (something)
point to as
point toward
point toward (someone or something)
point up
point woman
point-blank
possession is nine parts of the law
possession is nine points of the law
possession is nine points/tenths/parts of the law
possession is nine-tenths of the law
put too fine a point on
put too fine a point on it
reach (a) boiling point
reach back into (some point in time)
reach back to (some point in time)
reach boiling point
saturation point
score a point/points
score against (someone or something)
score for (someone or something)
score points
score with (someone or something)
see (someone's) point
see the point (of something)
see the point in (doing) (something)
selling point
sore point
sore point, a
sticking point
strain a point
stretch a point
stretch a/the point
stretch the truth
strong point
take (one's) point
take somebody's point
take someone's point
tell (one) point-blank
That brings me to the point
the finer points of
the finer points of (something)
the high point/spot of something
the point of no return
three point two
three-two
tipping point
to the point
to the point of (something or of doing something)
to the point of something/of doing something
touch a sore point
touch a sore spot
turning point
up to a (certain) point
up to a point
when it comes to the point
which brings me to the point
win on points
you've got a point there

词汇	point
释义	point 1. noun 1 a hypodermic needle and syringe US, 1961. 2 a pen; a pencil. Gay slang UK, 1971. 3 a percentage point US, 1981. 4 a man who ensures that order reigns at a brothel US, 1987 2. verb ► point Dennis at the Doulton(of a male) to urinate. Doulton is a manufacturer of china AUSTRALIA, 1971.► point Percy(of a male) to urinate. A familiar shortening of POINT PERCY AT THE PORCELAIN AUSTRALIA, 1971.► point Percy at the porcelain(of a male) to urinate. Conventionally 'point PERCY (the penis) at porcelain (the china of a lavatory). Popularised in the UK in the late 1960s and early 70s via a Private Eye magazine cartoon strip and two films featuring Barry Mackenzie, an OCKER (a loutish Australian) created by Barry Humphries (b.1934). Coincidentally, the famously Australian Mr Humphries appeared in a 1974 film called Percy's Progress, about a man who had a penis transplant. All of which lends credence to the unproven assertion that this phrase is an Australian coinage AUSTRALIA, 1968.► point the boneto point blame at someone; to accuse someone. Figuratively recalling the Australian Aboriginal ritual practice of pointing a bone at a person in order to wish death upon them AUSTRALIA, 1943.► point the fingerto testify on behalf of the prosecution NEW ZEALAND, 1982.► point the finger atto identify someone or something as having a specific responsibility UK, 1833 idiompoint(the) boiling pointWhen people are very angry and it seems that they might do something violent or lose control of their tempers:The situation was clearly reaching boiling point when officials announced their decision to ignore the cease-fire.You could tell Mel was getting close to the boiling point by the look on her face.a jumping-off pointstart doing sth a place that you start from when you are going somewhere, or an idea that you start with when you are thinking or writing about something:Cyprus was very important for the early Christian armies, who made it both a jumping-off point for troops going off to war and a supply base.The group uses traditional Japanese drumming as a jumping-off point, but their performances have become steadily more original and modern. labour the point BrEBrEbelabor the point AmEto discuss or explain something again and again, or in too much detail, so that people who are listening become annoyed:I apologise for labouring the point, but I will continue to do so, until we stop making these useless rules and regulations.Since you have already stated in your letter that you know something is wrong with you, I won't belabor the point. However, I feel strongly that you should get some help from a counselor.miss the pointUnderstand to not understand the main idea of what someone is saying, or the main idea of a situation:This kid said his dad had bought him every card ever printed, and I told him, I think you're missing the point of baseball cards. You're supposed to buy a few, trade them with your friends, and build up a collection slowly.Anyone who thinks Watts has been a frustrated jazz drummer while playing rock music all these years is missing the point. "The feel of playing rock and jazz is the same for me," he explains.the point of no returnthe time during a process or activity when it becomes impossible to stop it or change the way it happens or works:Uncontrolled use of water is depleting supplies to the point of no return.1917 was a significant year: Russia became the USSR, the Austro-Hungarian Empire weakened to a point of no return, and the USA entered the conflict in Europe.be a sore point/spota subject that is likely to make someone upset or angry if you talk about it:It's a sore point with Norma that her daughter doesn't intend to give up her career when she has the baby.The issue of human rights had been a sore spot in diplomatic relations between the two countries for years.a sticking pointa problem that stops you from making an agreement or arrangement, because people cannot agree about it:The immediate sticking point was the rebels' demands to be given positions in the police force after the cease-fire.The sticking point, of course, is price. Montrose insists his company is worth $200 million.not to put too fine a point on it(also without putting too fine a point on it)used in order to show that you are about to say something very direct, especially something that is unpleasant but true, or a criticism of someone or something:"The constitutional argument, not to put too find a point on it, is almost certainly wrong," said Carter, a Yale Law School professor.Not to put too fine a point on it, Washington could save millions of dollars and years of wasted time by privatizing this ridiculously slow bureaucracy. phrasepoint[pointed, pointed, pointing] point out 1. point out sth/sb • *point sth/sb* out** to show something or someone to another person for example by pointing at them with your finger or saying where they are: We drove along Market Street and she pointed out the house where she was born. There are a few mistakes here that I'd like to point out.+ to I'll point him out to you if I see him.2. point out sth • *point sth* out to tell someone something that they need to realize, because it is important in a particular situation or in a discussion you are having: As I've already pointed out, it takes a long time to learn a foreign language. Our financial adviser had pointed out the risks of investing in the currency markets.+ that It is worth pointing out that one in ten children still leave school unable to read or write.+ to I pointed out to the referee that the boy had done nothing to deserve a red card. point to** point to sth to mention a fact which you think is important because you think it proves something: The Prime Minister pointed to economic growth as evidence that the government's policies were working. We in NATO can point to the fact that we will soon have reduced the number of nuclear warheads by 90%. point to/towards point to/towards sth if the evidence or information that you have points to a particular fact or event, it shows that the fact is likely to be true or that the event is likely to happen: All the evidence pointed to the Mafia being involved in the murders. a new batch of opinion polls that pointed to a Labour victory in the forthcoming elections point up point up sth • *point sth* up** formal to make a particular fact, problem etc clearer and more noticeable, so that people's attention is directed towards it: Patients' complaints have pointed up the problems of administering a healthcare program. a journalist who had done so much to point up the injustice of the apartheid system■ SIMILAR TO: highlight, draw attention to See: (one) has a point (there) (someone's) point is well taken (there's) no point (in) (doing something) (there's) no point crying over spilt milk a case in point a point of departure a point of honor a point of honour a point of pride a point of view a sore point a sticking point a/(one's) point of view a/the tipping point And your point is? argue the point armed at all points as far as is concerned ask (one) point-blank ask someone point-blank ask, tell, etc. somebody point blank at gunpoint at knifepoint at point-blank range at sword's point at swords' points at that point at that point in time at the point of at the present time at this juncture/moment/point in time at this point at this point in time be (one's) strong point be (someone's) strong suit be a moot point be a moot point/question be a moot question be beside the point be on the point of (doing something) be on the point of doing something be your strong point/suit belabor the point beside the point boiling point break even breaking point brownie point brownie points brownie points, win case in point come to the point come to the point and get to the point come/get to the point cross my heart (and point to God/hope to die) cross my heart and hope to die cut-off point earn brownie points fill (something) to (some point) from (one's) point of view from my perspective get straight to the point get the point get to the point get to the point, to have (someone's or something's) good points have (someone's or something's) plus points have a low boiling point have a point have your good, plus, etc. points high point (of something) hit the high points hit the high spots if it comes to the point if/when it comes to the point in fact in point in point of in point of fact jumping-off point knifepoint labor the point labour the point make (one's) point make a point make a point of make a point of (doing something) make a point of doing make a point of doing something make one's point make points make points (with someone) make your point miss the point moot point moot point, a more to the point no point in not to put too fine a point on it on the point of on the point of (doing something) on the point of doing point (one) in the right direction point a/the finger point at point down to point down to (someone or something) point in time point is well taken point man point of contact point of departure point of no return point of no return, the point of sale point of view point out point someone in the right direction point taken point the bone at point the bone at (someone or something) point the finger point the finger at point the finger at (one) point the finger at someone point the way point the way (to something) point to point to (someone or something) point to (someone or something) as (something) point to as point toward point toward (someone or something) point up point woman point-blank possession is nine parts of the law possession is nine points of the law possession is nine points/tenths/parts of the law possession is nine-tenths of the law put too fine a point on put too fine a point on it reach (a) boiling point reach back into (some point in time) reach back to (some point in time) reach boiling point saturation point score a point/points score against (someone or something) score for (someone or something) score points score with (someone or something) see (someone's) point see the point (of something) see the point in (doing) (something) selling point sore point sore point, a sticking point strain a point stretch a point stretch a/the point stretch the truth strong point take (one's) point take somebody's point take someone's point tell (one) point-blank That brings me to the point the finer points of the finer points of (something) the high point/spot of something the point of no return three point two three-two tipping point to the point to the point of (something or of doing something) to the point of something/of doing something touch a sore point touch a sore spot turning point up to a (certain) point up to a point when it comes to the point which brings me to the point win on points you've got a point there
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