pointing
弄尖,指示;勾缝;磨尖;
英英释义
point[ 'pɔintiŋ ]
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n.
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a geometric element that has position but no extension
"a point is defined by its coordinates"
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the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
"she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
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a brief version of the essential meaning of something
"get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"
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a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
同义词:degreelevelstage
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an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
"a point of information"
同义词:detailitem
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an instant of time
"at that point I had to leave"
同义词:point in time
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the object of an activity
"what is the point of discussing it?"
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a V shape
"the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
同义词:tippeak
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a very small circular shape
"a row of points"
同义词:dot
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the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
"he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
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a promontory extending out into a large body of water
"they sailed south around the point"
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a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
"the main point on the agenda was taken up first"
同义词:item
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
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an outstanding characteristic
"his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
同义词:spot
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sharp end
"he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
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any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
"he checked the point on his compass"
同义词:compass point
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
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a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
同义词:periodfull stopstopfull point
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a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
"the point of the arrow was due north"
同义词:head
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the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
同义词:pointedness
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a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
"he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
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the gun muzzle's direction
"he held me up at the point of a gun"
同义词:gunpoint
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a wall socket
同义词:power point
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a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
同义词:distributor pointbreaker point
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a geometric element that has position but no extension
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v.
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indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
"He pointed to the empty parking space"
同义词:indicateshow
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be oriented
"The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
同义词:orient
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direct into a position for use
"point a gun"
同义词:chargelevel
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direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
同义词:steermaneuvermanoeuvermanoeuvredirectheadguidechannelizechannelise
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be a signal for or a symptom of
"Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"
同义词:bespeakbetokenindicatesignal
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sail close to the wind
同义词:luff
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
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mark with diacritics
"point the letter"
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
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be positionable in a specified manner
"The gun points with ease"
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intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
同义词:targetaimplacedirect
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give a point to
同义词:sharpentaper
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repair the joints of bricks
"point a chimney"
同义词:repoint
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indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
词组短语
pointing device定点设备
双语例句
- Cement pointing is harder than soft brick or stone.
在混凝土上勾缝比在软性砖或石头上更难。