n. 1.尖头，尖端；尖头器具；〔美国〕笔尖；接种针，雕刻针，编织针；小岬，小地角；【拳击】下巴。 2.【几】点；【数学】小数点；切点；【语言学】标点；句号；【音乐】点符；(寒暑表等的)度；程度。 3.【赛马】标点；分数。 4.时刻，霎那。 5.地点；位置；目标，目的。 6.条款，细目；特点，特征；要点，旨趣；〔美国〕要领；论点；(故事、笑话等的)高潮，妙处。 7.〔pl.〕【铁路】轨闸，转轨器，道岔扳子；〔英国〕〔pl.〕路轨总点；〔美国〕站；【航海】方位；罗经点；两罗经点间的差度 〔1 point＝11 1/4?〔度〕〕；【狩】(猎狗)指示猎获物的姿势。 短语和例子 8 【印刷】点〔活字大小的单位，约一英寸的七十二分之一〕；【商业】点，磅音〔物价、股票价格涨落的单位〕。 9.【军事】尖兵；【机械工程】岔尖；【板球】三柱门右方前面的防守人。 10.〔美国〕(大学)学分。 11.【语音】 ＝diacritical mark. 12.【音乐】短促曲调；军号短调讯号；(弦乐器)弓的顶端，弓尖。 短语和例子 the weakest [best, strongest] point 最大缺[优]点。 a point of contact 【机械工程】接触点；【数学】切点。 the eye point 出射点。 a full point 句号。 At this point he got up. 这时[说到这里]他从床上跳了起来。 There is no point in doing that. 那没有做的必要。 What is the point of getting angry 发脾气有什么用处呢？ Cotton has gone down several points. 棉花跌了好几档了。 a buck of ten points 有十叉角的鹿。 a point of honour 体面攸关的事。 at all points 充分，完全，彻底；在各方面 (be beaten at all points 彻底被打垮)。 at swords' points 敌对状态；剑拔弩张。 at [on] the point of 将近[就要]…的时候；接近，靠近( at the point of death 濒死时候。 on the point of starting 正要出发的时候)。 at the point of the sword 用武力；在武力威胁之下。 away from the point＝off the point. be (up) on the point of (... ing) 正要…的时候，正打算。 beat on points 【拳击】靠得分打胜。 beside the point＝off the point. carry [gain] one's point 达到目的；说服别人。 catch the point of 了解[抓住]…的要点。 come to a point1. (猎狗)停住向猎物所在方向示意。 2. 变尖。 come to the point 到紧要关头，说到要点。 cut to a point 弄尖，削尖。 from point to point 从一个点到另一个点；〔罕用语〕逐项；详细。 get one's point 抓住某人话中要点。 give point to 按上一个尖；削尖；增强，强调。 give points to sb. ＝give sb. points 1. 让…占优势，让分给对方；〔口语〕强过某人。 2. 给与有益的劝告。 give the point 【击剑】戳进。 grow to a point 顶端逐渐尖下去。 in point 适当的；中肯的；当前的，待解决的 (a case in point 恰当的例子)。 in point of 说到，关于；就…而言；…上 (in point of fact 事实上)。 keep to the point 扣住要点；(祈使)别绕圈子，别离题。 knotty point 难点，困难的地方。 lack point 抓不住要点。 make a point 1. (比赛)得一分。 2. 立论；证明论点。 3. 照预想一样使受到感动。 4. (猎狗)作看见猎获物的姿势。 make a point of＝make a point that...＝make it a point 主张，强调；重视；决心，必定。 make one's point 达到目的；【打猎】对直跑。 make the point that …大意好像是说。 miss the point 抓不着要点；不得要领。 not to put too fine a point on it 坦白地说，直截了当地说。 off the point 离开本题，不切要领。 point by point 逐一，一点一点地，详细。 pointfor point 一一，细细，正确地。 point of order 【议会】议事规程问题。 point of view 观点，见地，见解。 rise to a point of order 〔会议用语〕(议员)起立提出程序问题。 score a point 得一分；获得利益[有利地位]。 see one's point ＝get one's point. see the point 懂得…的要点。 stand (up)on point 〔罕用语〕过分刻板[拘泥]。 strain [stretch] a point 超出范围；破例；通融，作重大让步；牵强附会。 the point run to [sailed from] 【航海】目的[出发]地。 to the point 露骨；中肯，扼要 (brief and to the point 简明扼要)。 to the point of... 达到…的程度。 (a joke) without any point (笑话)平平无奇的。 vt. 1.削尖(铅笔等)；弄尖；给…装上尖头；使尖锐；强调，使增加力量。 2.指向；使对准；把…对准；注意；指点(路)；(猎狗)站住以头指向(猎获物所在处)；指出。 3.圈点；给…加句点；给…加元[母]音符号；给…打小数点。 4.(泥水工)用泥灰涂抹，嵌填(接缝)。 vi. 1.用手指人。 2.暗示，指示，表明，显示 (at to)。 3.瞄准；对着；面向。 4. 有…的倾向 (toward)。 5.(猎狗)站住瞻望猎获物所在处。 6.【航海】张帆抢风开行。 7.(疮等)起脓头。 短语和例子 It is rude to point . 用手指人是不礼貌的。 point in 用锄掏(粪)。 point off 打标点分开。 point out 指示，指出，提醒。 point over 用锄播(土)。 point up 〔美国〕强调出…；使显眼。
a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs 同义词：distributor point, breaker point,
sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
a wall socket 同义词：power point,
the gun muzzle''s direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun" 同义词：gunpoint,
an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" 同义词：spot,
a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip 同义词：pointedness,
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" 同义词：detail, item,
a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"
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 Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" 同义词：item,
a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"
the dot at the left of a decimal fraction 同义词：decimal point, percentage point,
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north" 同义词：head,
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 stop" 同义词：period, full stop, stop, full point,
the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"
one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass" 同义词：compass point,
a V shape; "the cannibal''s teeth were filed to sharp points" 同义词：tip, peak,
a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" 同义词：dot,
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" 同义词：degree, level, stage,
an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" 同义词：point in time,
repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" 同义词：repoint,
give a point to; "The candles are tapered" 同义词：sharpen, taper,
be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" 同义词：bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal,
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" 同义词：indicate, designate, show,
indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; "the dog pointed the dead duck"
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent''s face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" 同义词：target, aim, place, direct,
direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" 同义词：charge, level,
be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"
mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
sail close to the wind 同义词：luff,
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling 同义词：steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, head, guide, channelize, channelise,
be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward" 同义词：orient,
例句与用法
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I can not bring him to my point of view . 我无法说服他同意我的观点。
2.
I offer a word of remark on the point . 对于那一点我想稍微说几句话。
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It 's inadvisable to overemphasize this point . 这一点不宜过分强调。
4.
Mr. attlee made a searching point . 艾德礼先生提出了一个尖锐的论点。
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She could contest the point with him no further . 她不能再跟他辩驳。
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What is your point of view on nuclear power ? 你对核动力有什么看法？
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I am glad you raised that point . 你能把那一点指出来，我感到很高兴。
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Be sure to make this point clear to everyone . 务使大家明了这一点。
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We each have a different point of view . 我们每个人都有不同的观点。
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In speaking one should be short and to the point ... 说话要简捷扼要。
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