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point的英文释义Noun 1. a geometric element that has position but no extension;
a point is defined by its coordinates2. the precise location of something; a spatially limited location;
she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street3. a brief version of the essential meaning of something;
get to the pointhe missed the point of the jokelife has lost its point4. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process;
a remarkable degree of franknessat what stage are the social sciences?5. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole;
several of the details are similara point of information6. an instant of time;
at that point I had to leave7. the object of an activity;
what is the point of discussing it?8. a V shape;
the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points9. a very small circular shape;
a row of pointsdraw lines between the dots10. the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest;
he scored 20 points in the first halfa touchdown counts 6 points11. a promontory extending out into a large body of water;
they sailed south around the point12. a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list;
he noticed an item in the New York Timesshe had several items on her shopping listthe main point on the agenda was taken up first13. a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
14. an outstanding characteristic;
his acting was one of the high points of the movie15. sharp end;
he stuck the point of the knife into a treehe broke the point of his pencil16. any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass;
he checked the point on his compass17. a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
18. a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations;
in England they call a period a stop19. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer;
the point of the arrow was due north20. the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point
21. a distinguishing or individuating characteristic;
he knows my bad points as well as my good points22. the gun muzzle's direction;
he held me up at the point of a gun23. a wall socket
24. a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs
Verb 1. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively;
I showed the customer the glove sectionHe pointed to the empty parking spacehe indicated his opponents2. be oriented;
The weather vane points North3. direct into a position for use;
point a gunHe charged his weapon at me4. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
5. be a signal for or a symptom of;
These symptoms indicate a serious illnessHer behavior points to a severe neurosisThe economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued6. sail close to the wind
7. mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
8. mark with diacritics;
point the letter9. mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
10. be positionable in a specified manner;
The gun points with ease11. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;
He aimed his fists towards his opponent's facecriticism directed at her superiordirect your anger towards others, not towards yourself12. give a point to;
The candles are tapered13. repair the joints of bricks;
point a chimney