reached, the point when there was no money left. f^ff] H •$r ;i$J MfcftXtfatik'fr o 0 At this point in time we just have to wait. 3\ Tk # ff't M,    fll H ^ f# 7 o 0 At this

point I don't care what you decide to do. f!j

o — see also high point, low

POINT, SATURATION POINT, STARTING POINT, STICKING POINT, TURNING POINT

►                 PLACE Mijj 7 [C] a particular place or area MMkjj ;

III wait for you at the meeting point in the arrivals hall. mW&MmkJf mmSMifco 0 the point at which the river divides     o Draw a line from point A

to point B. jk A M10 B m - - „ o No parking

beyond this point, if k] M If ^ 0 — see also focal

POINT, JUMPING-OFF POINT, THREE-POINT TURN, VAN­ISHING POINT, VANTAGE POINT

►                 DIRECTION )r [«] 8 [C] one of the marks of direction

around a compass ( ^#±1ft )    TfrijL'il: the

points of the compass (= N, S, E, W, etc.)         ]$?%£&

►                 IN COMPETITION^ 9 [C] {abbr. pt) an individual unit that adds to a score in a game or sports competition f# ft; M : to win/lose a point M / ^ —* ft 0 Australia finished 20 points ahead. $1 Af[l3EI^^M4^5fc20 jf0 o They won on points (= by scoring more points rather than by completely defeating their opponents). 'ftfefn IH

— see also brownie point, match point

►                 MEASUREMENT if 7 lO [C] a mark or unit on a scale of measurement ( f& ) &; ^ J$: The party's share of the vote fell by ten percentage points.

7      o —see also boiling point, freezing

POINT, MELTING POINT

►                 PUNCTUATION ^/,'j 11 [C] a small dot used in writing,

especially the dot that separates a whole number from the part that comes after it       : two point six

(2.6)  a decimal point   0 We broadcast on

ninety-five point nine (95.9) FM.   95.9 ff0

—                 see also bullet point

►                 SHARP END A)l 12 [C] the sharp thin end of sth

A A: the point of a pencil/knife/pin      IJ] I A Aff A

—                 picture o cutlery — see also ballpoint, gunpoint,

KNIFEPOINT

►                 LAND ±ftfe 13 [C] (also Point) a narrow piece of land

that stretches into the sea ilif fj; Aitfe; Mffi: The ship sailed around the point.         7 A? M o 0 Pagoda

Point

►                 OF LIGHT/COLOUR it; fe 14 [C] a very small dot of light

or colour     The stars were points of light in

the sky.

►                 FOR ELECTRICITY 15 [C] (Br£) a place in a wall, etc. where a piece of equipment can be connected to elec­tricity ( tfLiH ) jglS: a power/shaver/telephone point

►                 IN BALLET fii ff 16 points [pi.] = POINTE

►                 ON RAILWAY TRACK & $Ji 17 points [pi.] (BrE) (NAmE switch [c]) a piece of track at a place where a railway/railroad line divides that can be moved to allow a train to change tracks if A$il;

►                 SIZE OF LETTERS       18 [U] a unit of measurement

for the size of letters in printing or on a computer screen, etc. ( EpjHI)

Iffi: Change the text to 10 point. jE^T^f^AA

»J10£o

nTITl if/when it comes to the point used when you have to decide sth or say what you really think ‘j&Mfc ) 87 When it comes to the point, he always changes his mind, fifelifein point of 'fact used to say what is true in a situation        ^

In point of fact, she is their adopted daughter.

_h, ftfeAftfefnmake a 'point of doing sth to be or make sure you do sth because it is important or necessary (     ) ffc-fiEftfc,  I made a

point of closing all the windows before leaving the house.

.more to the

point used to say that sth is more important than sth else H Allied II: I couldn't do the job—I've never been to Spain and, more to the point, I don't speak Spanish.

7-     IISIW

H,      ,point of 'contact a place

where you go or a person that you speak to when you are dealing with an organization §£ fk itfe       %. A:

The receptionist is the first point of contact most people have with the clinic.

Mo a .point of de'parture 1 a place where a journey starts th ‘A. A 2 (formal) an idea, a theory or an event that is used to start a discussion, an activity, etc.

317.(ft♦      a .point of 'honour a thing that sb

considers to be very important for their honour or reputation       the .point of .no re'turn

the time when you must continue with what you have decided to do, because it is not possible to get back to an earlier situation          7IEEAill®;

[U37 .point 'taken used to say that you accept that sb else is right when they have disagreed with you or criticized you (        ) ftM, *?«B,

JI: Point taken. Let's drop the subject. BE0 uSfHlfcM ff 7HRBEo to the 'point expressed in a simple, clear way without any extra information or feelings fgj Bf ^ ; fgj 4 # H771 pertinent : The letter was short and to the point.       to the 'point

of (doing) sth to a degree that can be described as sth ; ifiT-: He was rude to the point of being aggressive. fM#PJ^5i#S&fJiifei£o up to a (certain) 'point to some extent; to some degree but not completely /E ^ ft; ± : I agree with you up to a point.       —more at bela­

bour, case n., fine adj., labour v., moot adj., score v.,

SORE adj., STRETCH V.

mverb

►                 SHOW WITH FINGER ?■ ft 7 .£ 1 [no passive] ~ (at/to/

towards sb/sth) to stretch out your finger or sth held in your hand towards sb/sth in order to show sb where a person or thing is (  ) te, ft ft: [V] It’s

rude to point! ^ 71b    ! 0 He pointed to the

spot where the house used to stand, fife ft

^Nfe ftJitfeZbTo 0 ‘What’s your name?’ he asked, pointing at the child with his pen. ftfe 4^ 1*0: “f^Nfh^.

&¥? ” 0 She pointed in my direction. o [VN] She pointed her finger in my direction. M7i3ir:$c;i&

►                 AIMJg iff 2 [VN] ~ sth (at sb/sth) to aim sth at sb/sth Bj$p: He pointed the gun at her head.

►                 FACE DIRECTION #] [nj 3 [V +adv./prep.] to face in or be directed towards a particular direction M ; #1 fa : The telescope was pointing in the wrong direction. M jze

~jr\**]o <> The signpost pointed straight ahead. o A compass needle points north.

►                 LEAD TO 4 [+adv./prep.] to lead to or suggest a

particular development or logical argument (   )

Tb [o] ;       ; Tb 11: [V] The evidence seems to point in

that direction.   <, 0 [VN] The fans

are looking to the new players to point the way to victory.

►                 SHOW THE WAY 5 [VN +adv./prep.} to show sb which way to go fa 5$-; jf : I wonder if you could point me in the right direction for the bus station, if fn] ^ ffg &

0 A series of yellow

arrows pointed the way to reception.

►                 WALL 6 [VN] to put mortar between the bricks of a waii (mnu) tmm,

imn point a/the ‘finger (at sb) to accuse sb of doing sth Tb fi : The article points an accusing finger at the authorities.         jt7^M0          .point sb/sth~

'out (to sb) to stretch your finger out towards sb/sth in order to show sb which person or thing you are referring to        A ) #: III point him out to you

next time he comes in. ftfeT#;5|t#)Bf f^,

.point out (to sb) | .point sth<-f'out (to sb) to mention sth in order to give sb information about it or make them notice it (  ) Tb it}: She tried in vain

to point out to him the unfairness of his actions. ftftfe^ftfEM&^&IE, fIA^7*o o He pointed out the dangers of driving alone.

'14 0 o [+ that] I should point out that not one of these paintings is original.     Hi      W—H jl

Mmo 0 [+ speech] ‘It's not very far,’ she pointed out.