pointer
n
1 long thin piece of metal, plastic, etc which moves to indicate figures, positions, etc on a dial, scale, etc (儀表盤、 刻度等上的)指針.
2 rod or stick used to point to things on a map, blackboard, etc (作指示用的)棍、 教鞭等.
3 ~ (on sth) (infml 口) piece of advice 意見; 主意
Could you give me a few pointers on how to tackle the job? 這工作怎麼做, 你能不能給我出點(diǎn)主意?
4 ~ (to sth) thing that shows likely future developments (預(yù)示事物發(fā)展的)暗示, 線索
journalists studying the minister's speechfor pointers to the contents of next month's policy statement研究部長(zhǎng)講話以揣摩下月施政報(bào)告中的動(dòng)向的新聞工作者.
5 large short-haired hunting dog trained to stand still with its nose pointing in the direction of hunted birds, etc which it smells (經(jīng)訓(xùn)練可示意獵物方向的)短毛大獵犬.