n. 點;要點;得分;標點;
vt. (意思上)指向;削尖;加標點于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
?? point(prick)→點;地點;目的;時刻;使銳利;指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
種族間的緊張狀態(tài)已達到一觸即發(fā)的程度。
近義:range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
n. 無限;無窮;無窮遠;無窮大;
?? in無+ fin 范圍 + ity 表名詞→ n.無限, 無窮大
"In this weather the cliff face was a foggy drop into infinity."
在這種天氣條件下,霧蒙蒙的懸崖隱入廣漠無限之中.
近義:hugeness, immensity, infinite, infinitude, vastitude, vastness
n. (數(shù)字)0;零度;
adj. 全無的,沒有的;
v. . 聚焦,集中;
?? Z-E-R-O,什么都沒有- 零""
"Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts."
把計數(shù)器撥到零,你就會知道錄音從哪兒開始.
近義:naught, nil, nought
adj. <正>間接相關(guān)的;次要的;外圍的;略為觸及題目的;
"The forces in operation have the form of lateral or tangential thrust."
作用力的形式是側(cè)向沖斷或切向沖斷.
近義:parenthetic, parenthetical, roundabout, digressive, discursive, excursive