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基本解释

n.观点；看法；要点；重点；特点；点；地点；小数点；尖端；岬角；海角；意义；目标；分数；(罗盘上的)方位点；(温度的)点；插座；(字体)磅值
v.指；指向；朝向；瞄准；灰泥或水泥勾（某物）的砖缝

词源解说

直接源自拉丁语的pungere，意为刺穿。

同根派生

adj性质的同根词
pointless：无意义的；钝的；不尖的；不得要领的。
pointed：尖的；突出的；锐利的；率直的。
adv性质的同根词
pointedly：尖锐地；指向地。
pointlessly：不相干地；漫无目标地；不得要领地（pointless的副词形式）。
n性质的同根词
pointer：指针；指示器；教鞭；暗示。
pointlessness：钝；无意义；漫无目标。
v性质的同根词
pointed：指出；瞄准（point的过去式）。

point相关词

用法辨析

n. (名词)

point用作名词时的意思比较多,可作“要点,论点,观点,尖端,尖儿,点; 小数点,标点,(某一)时刻,(某一)地点,分数,得分,条款,细目”“特点,特征,长处”等解,均用作可数名词。作“目的,意图”解时,是不可数名词,多与the 连用。
in point意思是“切题的,恰当的”; in point of意思是“就…而言,在…方面”; make a point of sth 意思是“特别重视某一事项”; not to put too fine a point on it意思是“不客气地说,直截了当地说”。

v. (动词)

point用作动词的意思是“削尖”“弄尖”“使尖锐”,引申表示为“指向”“对准”“加强”“强调”等。
point既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语; 用作不及物动词时,常与介词to,at,towards等连用,表示“指向某位置或方向”,或者表示“表明”“暗示”等。
point作为名词使用时，通常用短语“point of view”来表达一个“观点”或者“意见”；
当表达“这是...的观点”时，通常用“from...point of view”，例如from my point of view...(我的观点是...)；
point在美式英语中也用作“钢笔尖”或者“学分”，相当于英式英语中的“nib”与“credit”；
当point作为动词使用时，通常用“piont out”来表达“指出”，后可接双宾语。They pointed us out the building. 两句都指他们为我们指出那座建筑物。

英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

Let's try to clear up our difficult and doubtful points.
让我们设法把难点和疑点解决一下。

the ~+wh-clause

It was then that she reached the point when she could no longer stand it.
当时她已经到了不能再容忍下去的程度了。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

It's rude to point.
用手指人是不礼貌的。

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

You had better point your pencil with this knife.
你最好用这把刀削一下你的铅笔。

用作宾补动词: S+～+ n./pron. + adv.

He pointed his boat northward.
他将船驶向北方。

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词组短语

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

accomplish the point 实现意图
achieve the point 达到意图
answer the point 符合意图,能解决问题
argue point 辩论观点
arrive at point 达到某种程度

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

(IDEA EXPRESSED) an idea, opinion, or piece of information that is said or written
(TIME/PLACE) a particular time or stage reached in a process
(PURPOSE) purpose or usefulness
(UNIT) a mark or unit for counting, especially how much a person or team has scored in a sport
(SHARP END) the sharp end of something, such as a knife
(CHARACTERISTIC) a particular quality or characteristic of a person or thing
(PIECE OF LAND) a long, thin area of land that stretches out into the sea
(SIGN) a small, round spot that is used in numbers to separate whole numbers from parts of numbers
(FEET) the toes of a ballet dancer's shoes
(ELECTRIC) a socket to which a wire from a piece of electrical equipment is connected in order to supply it with electricity or a radio, television, or other signal
(RAILWAY) a place on a railway track where the rails (= metal bars on which the trains travel) can be moved to allow a train to change from one track to another
(MARK) a small, round mark on a line, plan, or map to show the position of something
to direct other people's attention to something by holding out your finger towards it
relating to when a ballet dancer dances on their toes

柯林斯英英字典

You use point to refer to something that someone has said or written.
If you say that someone has a point, or if you take their point, you mean that you accept that what they have said is important and should be considered.
The point of what you are saying or discussing is the most important part that provides a reason or explanation for the rest.
If you ask what the point of something is, or say that there is no point in it, you are indicating that a particular action has no purpose or would not be useful.
A point is a detail, aspect, or quality of something or someone.
A point is a particular place or position where something happens.
You use point to refer to a particular time, or to a particular stage in the development of something.
The point of something such as a pin, needle, or knife is the thin, sharp end of it.
In spoken English, you use point to refer to the dot or mark in a decimal number that separates the whole numbers from the fractions.
In some sports, competitions, and games, a point is one of the single marks that are added together to give the total score.
The points of the compass are directions such as North, South, East, and West.
On a railway line, the points are the levers and rails at a place where two tracks join or separate. The points enable a train to move from one track to another.
&rarrsee also breaking point , focal point , point of sale , point of view , sticking point , vantage point
If you point at a person or thing, you hold out your finger toward them in order to make someone notice them.
If you point something at someone, you aim the tip or end of it toward them.
If something points to a place or points in a particular direction, it shows where that place is or it faces in that direction.
If something points to a particular situation, it suggests that the situation exists or is likely to occur.
If you point to something that has happened or that is happening, you are using it as proof that a particular situation exists.
&rarrsee also pointed
If you say that something is beside the point, you mean that it is not relevant to the subject that you are discussing.
When someone comes to the point or gets to the point, they start talking about the thing that is most important to them.
If you make your point or prove your point, you prove that something is true, either by arguing about it or by your actions or behaviour.
If you make a point of doing something, you do it in a very deliberate or obvious way.
If you are on the point of doing something, you are about to do it.
Something that is to the point is relevant to the subject that you are discussing, or expressed neatly without wasting words or time.
If you say that something is true up to a point, you mean that it is partly but not completely true.
A point is a unit of measurement equal to one twelfth of a pica, or approximately 0.01384 inch. There are approximately 72 points to the inch.
in point of fact&rarrsee fact
to point the finger at someone&rarrsee finger
a sore point&rarrsee sore

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