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“那里不太远。”她说道。'point to sth 1 to mention sth that
you think is important and/or the reason why a particular situation exists提出.，指出（.重要的事或遠
由.）；TTie board 〇/ directors
pointed to /a出ng pfoduct- iWfy to
justi办their decision.董事会指出i产率卡降一事
为其:决金辩吳。2 to suggest that sth is
true or likely “示；■顿示：All the signs point to a
successful year ahead. 一切迹象都预示着辛年将一帆风顺。_ .point ith^'up {formal) to emphasize sth so
that it becomes more noticeable 强调；明确显示 02H
highlight ： The conference merely
pointed, up divisions in the party.
会:议只是显-了.谅党内部的分歧。
.point-and-1
click ■ (compt/"’/?g 计）able to be used with a mouse可用鼠标的;诗点击的
■
po.int-and-’shoot flc/y. (of a .camera 照相机）easy to use, without a person
needing to adjust controls on it ^傻瓜”型的；全自动的
.point-1
blank <3办[only before noun] 1 (of
a shot 射击）
fired
with the gun touching or very close to the person or thing it is aimed at挨着的;近盛的；近距离的：The oj^cer was shot dead at
jpofnt-bkmfc range.这位军官被
运距离开枪打死。2
(of sth that is said说的话）very definite
and direct and not very polite 直截宁:当::（缺主
礼貌}的 blunt： a point-bkmfc re/usaZ 断然拒绝 ► ,point-'blank adv. ： She fired point-blank at his chest. 她抵住他的胸口开了枪。〇He re办sed'jpoinf-bkmfc to be
photographed.他断然拒绝被拍照。
'point duty noun [U] {BrB) the job of controlling
traffic that is done by a police officer standing in the middle of the road (.,交通警察的.）站岗^值勤：to be on point dyy在指挥交通
pointe /pwset/ noun [U] (also pointes /pwaet/points [pi.]) the hard tops of
the toes of a kind of shoe that a ballet dancer balances on :(色蕾舞鞋的）硬鞋尖
pointed
0-K /'pointid/
adj.
1
having a sharp end 尖的；有尖头的：apofnted'chfn 表下巴◊ posited teeth 秀未牙齿◊ a pointecHnstru-
ment 锐器:一^ see also pointy 2 aimed in a clear and often critical way
against a particular person or their behaviour内锐的；尖刻的；明确品：a pointed
comment/remarfc —针见血的评论/ 说话◊ His words were a
pof/ited reminder 0/her
position.他亥!l意提醒了她 的♦身份。.
point-ecHy /'pointidli/ adv. in a way that is
clearly intended to show what you mean or to express criticism明确地；尖锐地；直言不讳地：She yawned andZoofced
poi/ited〖y at her watch•她打了个哈欠，,：又刻
意_地看了着手表。
pointer /'pointa^)/ noun 1
(informal) a piece of advice 提示；： Here are some pointers on how to go about the writing t〇5fc.关于这项写作任务，以下有几点建议D
2
~ (to sth) a sign that sth
exists;; a sign that shows how sth may.develop in the future 标_志；迹象；兆头.； 动向：TTie surgecar saies was regarde) as
an encouraging pointer to an improvement in the economy. 汽车销售量的激增被视为经济回升的指标e 3 a
thin strip of metal that points to the numbers on a dial on a piece of equipment
for measuring sth (刻度盘的）指针 4 a stick used to point
to things on a map or picture on a wall 指示杆 5 (compwt/ng 计)■
a small symbol，for example an arrow, that marks a point on a computer
screen 指针■(光;1^:’:）6
a large dog used in hunting， trained to stand still
with its nose pointing towards the birds that are being hunted指示犬•（经练用以指示猎
物♦等).
'point guard noun (in basketball the player who directs the
'team’s: attacking players (球队無攻的控
球♦括丐，.组织后卫
poin-til-lism /'pomtilizam; 'pwaent-/ noun [U] a style of painting
that was developed in France in the late 19th century in which very small dots of
colour are used to build up the picture点彩画法，点描技法（19世纪末叶
兴起于法国的绘画风格）>口〇丨》^丨.丨丨51/-11封/〇办卩〇||1- tiMist
/?otm: Seurat,
the French pomtiHist 修拉：法国
点彩派画家
point-ing /'pointir)/ noun [u] (6/-£) the mortar that is put in the spaces
between the bricks or stones in a wall; the method of filling in the spaces
with mortar _ (.勾令砖、石缝.甩的）灰泥，灰浆;勾缝
'pointing device noun (computing if) a mouse or other
device which allows you to move the cursor
on a computer screen 库击邊备
point-less /'pointlas/ adj. having no purpose;
not worth doing无意义的；‘无目标的；不值得做的：We searched until we knew it would
be pointless to continue. ^
索又搜索，直到觉得继续下去與枉然时才罢手。‘ ► point- less-ly adv. ： He
argued pointlessly with his parents. 4也无谓地和父母，會论 9. P.oint.less.ness. [U]: t/ie
pointlessness of war
'point man noun a soldier who goes in front of the others
to look for danger 尖兵；：先遣■兵：{figurative, NAmE) the Presidents
point man on education (= the person who is
.responsible for.it)总统在教育方面的特
派.员，
.point
of 'order noun
{pi. points of order) {formal) a question about
whether the rules of behaviour in a formal discussion or meeting are being
followed correctly议事规划问题；议事程序问题
,point of 'reference noun (pi. points of reference) something that you
already know that helps you understand a situation or explain sth to sb 参照 参考依据
.point
of 'sale now/7
[sing.] the place where a product is sold 销售点.；售货点.：More in/ormation on
/oods shouW be provided at the point o/sa!e.销售点点 提J共更多f关健康食品的资料。
.point,of 'use noun [sing.] the place where a product or a
service is actually used <产品的）使用地点；服务
的）提供地点：Medical care is still
free at the point of use.医疗保健在实际提供点仍然是免费的。
,point of 'view noun {pi. points of view) 1 the particular attitude
or opinion that sb has about sth M 点；态度；意见；看法：Why can’t you ever see
my point 0/ view?你怎么老不明白我的观点呢？ ◊ 77iere are a number of different
points of view on this issue.
题上意见.纷绿。◊ from my point 0/ view (= as far as I
was concerned), t/ie party was a compZete success.依我 看这次聚会非常li满。2 a particular way of
considering or judging a situation 考虑角度；判断方备 HTTl angle： These statistics are important from an ecological
point of view.就生态学而言，这些统计数字很重要。◊TTieboofc is
written 力*om
the/at/ier’s point o/Wevv.这本书是从父 亲_的角度写的。>
.point-to-'point
noun (fir£) a race on
horses that goes over a marked course across fields and has fences or walls for
the horses to jump over 定点越野赛马
pointy
/'pointi/
adj.
{informal) with a point at one end 的;W杂头的 H!El pointed： poimy ears 尖耳朵 poise/poiz/ noun, verb
3
noun [U] 1 a calm and confident manner with
control of your feelings, or behaviour 沉着自信；稳重；]自，若‘2 the ability to move
or stand in an elegant way with good control of your body优雅的举止；仪态
4
verb to be or hold sth
steady in a particular position, especially above sth else 保持（某种姿势）；111紧；使 稳定：[V +adv./prep.] The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop•老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。o[VN to inf] He was
poising himsei/ to 〖aimch aattacfc•他稳定住自 已，以发动最后攻击。◊ [VN +Mv./ipre/?. I S?ie poised the javeiin in her
/land be/ore the throw. _把标枪握稳，然
后I投了出去。
poised /poizd/ 喊 1 [not before noun]〜(on，above，over， etc. sth) I ~ (to do sth) in a position that is
completely still but is ready to move at
any moment 处于％ 备秩
态；蓄势待发：rina was terrse, Tier
hand poised over the tdephone.蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。◊ He stopped writing and
looked at me, pen poised.
钢笔/ 停下来望着’我。、◊ TTie cat
crouched I'n t/ie grass, poised to•猫儿蹲踞在草丛中，准备跳跃。2 [not before nouri]〜.(in, on，above，etc. sth}in a position
that is balanced but likely to change in one direction or another (暂时）平‘，稳固：77ie cup was poised on the edge 0/the chair.杯子放在椅子边上（随时可能掉下
^ > ^0 〇 (figurative) The world
stood poised between peace