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point

[pɔɪnt]

a dot or tiny mark

a location, spot, or position

any dot or mark used in writing or printing, such as a decimal point or a full stop

short for vowel point

the sharp tapered end of a pin, knife, etc

a pin, needle, or other object having such a point

a geometric element having no dimensions and whose position in space is located by means of its coordinates.a location

a promontory, usually smaller than a cape

a specific condition or degree

a moment

at that point he left the room

an important or fundamental reason, aim, etc

the point of this exercise is to train new teachers

an essential element or thesis in an argument

I take your point

a suggestion or tip

a detail or item

an important or outstanding characteristic, physical attribute, etc

he has his good points

a distinctive characteristic or quality of an animal, esp one used as a standard in judging livestock

any of the extremities, such as the tail, ears, or feet, of a domestic animal

the tip of the toes

a single unit for measuring or counting, as in the scoring of a game

an informal name for behind

a unit of measurement equal to one twelfth of a pica, or approximately 0.01384 inch. There are approximately 72 points to the inch

a unit of value used to quote security and commodity prices and their fluctuations.a percentage unit sometimes payable by a borrower as a premium on a loan

one of the 32 marks on the circumference of a compass card indicating direction.the angle of 11°15′ between two adjacent marks.a point on the horizon indicated by such a mark

a fielding position at right angles to the batsman on the off side and relatively near the pitch.a fielder in this position

any of the numbers cast in the first throw in craps with which one neither wins nor loses by throwing them: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10

either of the two electrical contacts that make or break the current flow in the distributor of an internal-combustion engine

a junction of railway tracks in which a pair of rails can be moved so that a train can be directed onto either of two linesUS and Canadian equivalent switch

a piece of ribbon, cord, etc, with metal tags at the end: used during the 16th and 17th centuries to fasten clothing

a place or position on the board

short for power point.an informal name for socket

an aggressive position adopted in bayonet or sword drill

the position at the head of a body of troops, or a person in this position

the position of the body of a pointer or setter when it discovers game

a mark awarded for a scoring blow, knockdown, etc

any diacritic used in a writing system, esp in a phonetic transcription, to indicate modifications of vowels or consonants

a unit of weight equal to 0.01 carat

the act of pointing

the position just inside the opponents' blue line

to indicate the location or direction of by or as by extending (a finger or other pointed object) towards it

don't point that gun at me

to indicate or identify a specific person or thing among several

all evidence pointed to Donald as the murderer

to direct or cause to go or face in a specific direction or towards a place or goal

point me in the right direction

to sharpen or taper

(of gun dogs) to indicate the place where game is lying by standing rigidly with the muzzle turned in its direction

to finish or repair the joints of (brickwork, masonry, etc) with mortar or cement

to mark (a psalm text) with vertical lines to indicate the points at which the music changes during chanting

to steer (a sailing vessel) close to the wind or (of a sailing vessel) to sail close to the wind

to provide (a letter or letters) with diacritics

to provide (a Hebrew or similar text) with vowel points

See point off See point out See point up

习惯用语: beside the point not pertinent; irrelevant; case in point a specific, appropriate, or relevant instance or example; in point of in the matter of; regarding; make a point of to make (something) one's regular habit.to do (something) because one thinks it important; not to put too fine a point on it to speak plainly and bluntly; on the point of at the moment immediately before a specified condition, action, etc, is expected to begin; at the point of 同; score points off to gain an advantage at someone else's expense; stretch a point to make a concession or exception not usually made.to exaggerate; to the point pertinent; relevant; up to a point not completely