tip
n
1 pointed or thin end of sth 尖端; 尖兒
the tips of one's fingers/one's fingertips 手指尖
the tip of one's nose 鼻尖
walking on the tips of her toes (她)踮著腳走
the northern tip of the island 島的北端.
2 small part or piece fitted to the end of sth (裝在某物頂端的)小部分或小物件
shoes with metal tips 帶金屬包頭的鞋
a cane with a rubber tip 帶橡皮頭的手杖.
3 (idm 習語) (have sth) on the tip of one's `tongue just about to be spoken or remembered 話到嘴邊或幾乎想起
His name's on the tip of my tongue, but I just can't think of it. 他的名字就在嘴邊上, 可我就是想不起來. the tip of the `iceberg small but evident part of a much larger concealed situation, problem, etc 重要情況、 重大問題等顯露出的小部分
Over 100 burglaries are reported every month, and that's just the tip of the iceberg, ie many more occur but are not reported. 每月報案的入室盜竊案超過百起, 而這只不過是已知的一小部分. tip, v (-pp-) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sth) fit a tip to sth; put on the tip of sth 給某物裝上尖頭; 置於某物頂端
filter-tipped cigarettes 帶過濾嘴的香煙
The legs of the table were tipped with rubber. 桌子腿裝上了橡皮頭.
The native warriors tipped their spears with poison. 土著斗士把毒藥涂在長矛尖上.
tip v (-pp-)
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
(a) ~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) rise, lean or tilt on one side or at one end (使某物)側邊提高, 傾斜, 翻倒
Don't lean on the table or it'll tip up. 別倚桌子, 不然就倚倒了.
Tip the box up and empty it. 把那盒子翻過來倒空.
(b) ~ (sth) (over) (cause sth to) turn or fall over (使某物)翻轉, 傾覆
Careful! You'll tip the boat over. 當心! 你要把船弄翻了.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(Brit) cause (the contents of sth) to pour out by tilting 將(所盛之物)倒出
No rubbish to be tipped here/No tipping, eg on a notice warning people not to dump rubbish. 此處禁倒垃圾.
Tip the dirty water out of the bowl and into the sink. 把盆里的臟水倒入洗滌槽里.
My neighbour has been tipping dead leaves over the wall into my garden. 我的鄰居把落葉從墻頭上倒進我的花園里了.
The train stopped abruptly, nearly tipping me out of my bunk. 火車突然停住, 我差點兒從 位上摔下來.
3 (idm 習語) tip the `balance/`scale be the deciding factor for or against sth 成為同意或反對某事物的決定因素
Her greater experience tipped the balance in her favour and she got the job. 她經驗更豐富, 這是她得到那份工作的決定性因素. tip/turn the scale at sth => scale3. tip, n
1 place where rubbish may be tipped (tip2 2) 垃圾棄置場
the municipal `refuse tip 市政局管理的垃圾棄置場
take a broken old refrigerator to the tip 把廢冰箱送到垃圾棄置場. Cf 參看 dump n 1.
2 (infml 口) dirty or untidy place 臟的或亂的地方
Their house is an absolute tip. 他們家簡直是個垃圾堆.
tip v (-pp-)
1
(a) [Tn] touch or strike (sth) lightly 輕觸, 輕打, 輕敲(某物)
The ball just tipped the edge of his racket. 球僅僅碰到他球拍的邊兒.
(b) [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
cause (sth) to move in the specified direction by doing this 將(某物)輕擊向某方向
She just tipped the ball over the net. 她剛好把球擊過網.
2 [Tn] give a small sum of money to (a waiter, taxi-driver, etc) 給(服務員、 計程車司機等)小費
tip the porter 50p 給搬運工50便士小費.
3 [Tn, Cn.n/a, Cn.t esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
~ sb/sth (as sth/to do sth) give advice or an opinion about sb/sth 就某人[某事物]提出建議或意見
tip the winner, ie name the winner of a race, etc befo...
*[tip]n. 頂, 尖端, 梢, 末端, 傾斜, 垃圾場, 小費, 輕擊, 指點, 秘密消息vt. 裝頂端, 使傾斜, 使翻倒, 泄露, 告誡, 暗示, 給...小費, 輕擊vi. 傾斜, 翻倒, 傾覆, 踮腳走, 給小費【計】 終端接口處理器, 提示, 技巧【醫】 尖, 端; 耳輪尖相關詞組: miss one's tip have sth at the tip of one's tongue have sth on the tip of one's tongue tip over give sb the tip to do sth give sb the straight tip