point

[pɔint]

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

n.

1. 尖, 尖端, 尖头[C][(+of)]

Do you have a pencil with a sharper point?

你有尖一点的铅笔吗?

2. (空间的)一点, 处, 地方, 位置[C]

3. 特点, 特征[C]

Dancing is not her strong point.

她不擅长跳舞。

4. (时间上的)一点, (特定)时刻; 瞬间[C][U]

5. 分数; (比赛等的)得分[C]

In the game we got ten points while the Medical School got only three.

比赛中我们得了十分, 而医学院只得了三分。

6. 思想; 论点[C]

7. 要点; 中心思想[the S]

He missed the whole point of my speech.

他完全没抓住我讲话的要点。

8. 意义; 目的; 用途[U][(+in/of)]

There is no point in complaining. They can't do anything to help you.

抱怨于事无补; 他们没办法帮助你。

9. 【数】点; 小数点; 标点[C]

10. 一小点, 斑点[C][(+of)]

11. 岬[C]

12. (电的)接触点; 【英】插座

vt.

1. 把……指向, 把……对准; 瞄准[(+at/towards)]

It's rude to point your fingers at people.

用手指指人是很不礼貌的。

2. 指出[(+out)]

He pointed out that they were mistaken.

他指出他们错了。

3. 强调[(+up)]

4. 弄尖, 削尖

She pointed the pencil for her sister.

她给妹妹削铅笔。

5. 给……加标点; 给……加小数点

vi.

1. 指, 指出, 指明[(+at/to)]

He pointed at the book he wanted.

他指着他要的那一本书。

2. 指向, 对准; 朝向[Q][(+to/towards)]

The hands of the clock now pointed to half past three.

这时时针指向三点半。

3. 显示, 表明; 证明[(+at/to/towards)]

词形变化

动词过去式: pointed | 动词过去分词: pointed | 动词现在分词: pointing | 动词第三人称单数: points |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.指出; 表示

direct  aim  show  indicate  

同义参见:

go  subject  stage  foreland  side  sharpen  refer  quarter  fact  prick  peninsula  dot  particle  objective  needle  meaning  location  thing  issue  brink  whereabouts  way  headland  topic  tooth  tip  contention  thorn  thing  thesis  theme  text  target  goal  

英英释义

名词 point:

a geometric element that has position but no extension

the precise location of something; a spatially limited location

a brief version of the essential meaning of something

a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

同义词：degree, level, stage

an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

同义词：detail, item

an instant of time

同义词：point in time

the object of an activity

a V shape

同义词：tip, peak

a very small circular shape

同义词：dot

the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest

a promontory extending out into a large body of water

a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

同义词：item

a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect

an outstanding characteristic

同义词：spot

sharp end

any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

同义词：compass point

a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch

a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

同义词：period, full stop, stop, full point

a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

同义词：head

the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip

同义词：pointedness

a distinguishing or individuating characteristic

the gun muzzle's direction

同义词：gunpoint

a wall socket

同义词：power point

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 point, breaker point

动词 point:

indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

同义词：indicate, show

be oriented

同义词：orient

direct into a position for use

同义词：charge, level

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

同义词：steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, head, guide, channelize, channelise

be a signal for or a symptom of

同义词：bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal

sail close to the wind

同义词：luff

mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics

mark with diacritics

mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes

be positionable in a specified manner

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

同义词：target, aim, place, direct

give a point to

同义词：sharpen, taper

repair the joints of bricks

同义词：repoint

短语词组

come/get to the point

1. 谈到要点; 直截了当地说

We're now in a hurry, so come to the point.

我们现在时间很紧, 你就直截了当说吧。

in point of

1. 就……而言

In point of cost, we'll have to discuss it at the next meeting.

至于费用方面, 我们只好留到下次会议再讨论。

make a point of doing

1. 特别注意做; 重视做

She made a point of sending a birthday present to her best friend.

她特意为她最好的朋友寄去了生日礼物。

not to put too fine a point on it

1. 坦率地说

Not to put too fine a point on it, we don't think his paintings are so good.

坦率地说, 我们并不认为他的画水平很高。

off the point

1. 不切题

I'm afraid what you're saying now is off the point.

恐怕你现在所说的有些离题。

on the point of

1. 在……之际; 正要

She was on the point of going out when the telephone rang.

她正要出去, 电话铃响了。

point out

1. 指出

He pointed out the mistake to me.

他向我指出错误。

point to

1. 表明

All this points to the same conclusion.

所有这些都说明了同样的结论。

to the point

1. 中肯, 扼要

Please be concise and to the point.

请简明扼要一点。

to the point of

1. 到达……的程度

His manner of speaking was direct to the point of rudeness.

他说话的态度简直是粗野不堪。

补充

pointpoint英:[pɔint] 美:[pɔɪnt]n.1.要点, 论点, 观点Some of these points will have to be further elaborated as we go along.这些要点中, 有些我们在往下讨论时还得作进一步的详细阐述。His remarks lack point.他的言词缺乏要点。2.尖端; 尖儿When you buy new pens, get one with a sharper point.买新钢笔时要买尖儿比较尖的。3.点; 小数点When we read out 4.23, we say “four point two three”.我们把4.23读作四点二三。4.(某一)时刻; (某一)地点5.分数, 得分He conceded ten points to his opponent.他让给自己的对手十分。6.目的, 意图If you have a definite purpose in mind, get to the point promptly.如果你心里有明确的意图, 就干脆说出来。7.条款; 细目There is another point to be borne in mind.另外一项条款是应当记住的。vt.1.削尖Point this pencil for me, please.请把铅笔给我削尖。2.增强He told a story to point his advice.他讲了一个故事, 以增强他的忠告的力量。vt. & vi.1.指; 指向It's rude to point.用手指人是不礼貌的。

例句

1. He illustrated his point with an anecdote.他用一则趣闻来诠释自己的观点。 2. This was a point I put to her in the interview.这是访谈时我向她提到的想法。 3. That's a good point!说的好！ 4. My point is that I'm not going to change.我要说的是我不打算改变。 5. That's true. But the point is that we cannot trust her.这倒是不假, 但问题是我们无法相信她。 6. Did I ask you to talk to me? –That's not the point.是我要你跟我说话的吗？——问题不在这儿。 7. What was the point of thinking about him?想他有什么用呢？ 8. What was the point in getting married?结婚的意义在哪里？ 9. There's no point in talking to you.和你说了也是白说。 10. There was no point in staying any longer.再待下去也是没意义的。 11. I just don't see the point in doing this.我只是不理解为什么要这样做。 12. The most interesting point about the village was its religion.这个村庄最让人感兴趣的地方是它的宗教。 13. Thorpe's got his bad points but I like him on the whole.索普身上是有些坏毛病, 但总体上我还是喜欢他的。 14. Science was never my strong point at school.上学时理科从来不是我的强项。 15. You may be asked what your weak points are.可能有人会问起你的弱点是什么。 16. These two projects have some interesting points in common.这两个项目存在一些很有意思的共同点。 17. The best place to fish was the point where the stream joined the river.最好的垂钓地点是小溪与河流的交汇处。 18. The pain originated from a point in his right thigh.疼痛最初出现在他右大腿的某处。 19. The train stops at Carlisle and all points south.火车在卡莱尔及其以南方向的所有站点停靠。 20. Uckfield is 15 miles from Newhaven, a point of departure for the ferry to Dieppe.阿克菲尔德市距离纽黑文15英里, 是乘渡轮前往迪耶普的出发地。 21. At that point, we decided to leave.那一刻, 我们决定离开。 22. At that point, all the lights went out.就在此时, 所有的灯都灭了。 23. At one point, 70,000 members had failed to pay.一度有7万名会员没有缴费。 24. We've reached a point where we have to make a decision.我们已经到了必须做出决定的时刻。 25. Ideally you won't reach the point where intervention is called for.理想的情形是, 你到不了会需要他人干预的程度。 26. It got to the point where he had to leave.事情发展到了他不得不离开的地步。 27. These could all provide a point of departure for European collaboration with the USA.这一切可能为欧洲与美国的合作提供一个开端。 28. This is the point of departure for his latest book.这就是他新书的肇始。 29. The point of the knife had been broken off.刀尖已经断掉了。 30. an average of two point four (=2.4) children per couple平均每对夫妇有2.4个孩子 31. Give the coordinates of the point.给出该点的坐标。 32. A lighthouse stood on the point.岬角上竖立着一座灯塔。 33. They scored 5 points.他们得了5分。 34. New Zealand have beaten Scotland by 21 points to 18.新西兰队以21比18战胜了苏格兰队。 35. The panel of judges gave him the highest points.评审组给了他最高分。 36. The printers reduced the point size.印刷厂缩小了字号的点数。 37. the points of the compass罗盘仪的方向点 38. The ship swung round one or two points.船的方向转了一两度。 39. the north point of the horizon地平线的北方点位 40. Gold prices steadily fell 20 points.黄金价格持续下降了20个百分点。 41. A guarantee fee of 25 basis points is payable.需要付一笔25个基点的担保费。 42. a 25-point stone一颗25分重的宝石 43. The athletes were at the point of exhaustion.运动员们马上就要筋疲力尽了。 44. I was just at the point of leaving when I saw her.我刚要离开时看见了她。 45. Then at some point, fairly late on in the evening I think, Jessica arrived.然后在某个时候, 我想大约是晚上很晚的时候, 杰西卡到了。 46. We're all going to die at some point.我们都将在某个时间死去。 47. Brian didn't like it, but that was beside the point.布赖恩不喜欢这样, 但那并不重要。 48. She looked on the point of tears.她看上去就要哭鼻子了。 49. As they were on the point of setting out, a light rain began to fall.就在他们准备出发的当口, 天下起了小雨。 50. He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang.他刚要开口说些什么, 电话响了。 51. The present occasion was a case in point.目前的情况就是个典型的例子。 52. The American painter Julian Schnabel is an excellent case in point.美国画家朱利安•施纳贝尔是个很好的例证。 53. He came to the point at once. 'You did a splendid job on this case.'他立刻开门见山地表扬道：“这件案子你处理得很棒”。 54. Was she ever going to get to the point?她到底还会不会讲到重点？ 55. In point of fact, he didn't say that at all.其实, 他根本没有那么说。 56. In point of fact, she never went to university at all.说实话, 她根本就没上过大学。 57. Dr McCleland studied one hundred people to prove his point.为了证明自己的论点, 麦克莱兰博士对100个人进行了研究。 58. In a year he proved his point by selling 11,000 cars.在一年之内, 他售出了11,000辆汽车, 证明了自己的看法正确。 59. She made a point of spending as much time as possible away from Osborne House.她故意尽可能地不待在奥斯本庄园。 60. I made a point of being sociable.我有意识地花工夫交际。 61. You've all missed the point entirely.你们都全然没有明白要领。 62. Not to put too fine a point on it, she had been a prostitute between the ages of 15 and 17.说得难听点儿, 她在15至17岁时作风浪荡。 63. I can't stand him. Not to put too fine a point on it.实话实说, 我就是受不了他。 64. The description which he had been given was brief and to the point.别人给他的描述言简意赅。 65. I want to see all MPs working together for the good of the country instead of trying to score points off each other.我希望所有的下院议员为国家的利益同心协力, 而不是互挖墙脚。 66. I think we both consciously try not to score points off each other.我想我们俩都有意识地不占对方便宜。 67. Oh I take your point, John, about that.哦, 约翰, 关于那件事, 我觉得你说得很在理。 68. You've got a point there!你那番话说得太有道理啦！ 69. point taken.同意。 70. It worked up to a point.它在一定程度上起了作用。 71. Well, I agree with you up to a point.嗯, 我在一定程度上同意你的意见。 72. He pointed his light at the tunnel floor.他把灯光照向隧道地面。 73. He pointed a shaking finger at my friend and hissed with rage.他用颤抖的手指指着我的朋友, 低声怒喝。 74. A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.一名男子把枪对准他们, 扣动了扳机。 75. He pointed his finger to an inlet just to the west of the docks.他用手指指了指紧挨码头西面的一处小湾。 76. I could help by pointing you in the right direction.我可以帮你指出正确的方向。 77. The young woman pointed him towards another door.那个年轻的女人把他指向了另一扇门。 78. She pointed the ship to a narrow pass between two islets.她驾着轮船朝两座小岛之间的一处狭窄水道迎风驶去。 79. Don't point!别用手指人家！ 80. My friend didn't say anything, he just pointed.我的朋友什么也没说, 就用手指了一下。 81. He pointed at her as if he meant her to stand up.他手指着她, 好像要让她站起来。 82. She pointed at the door and told him to get out.她手指着门口让他滚出去。 83. Mr Jones pointed to a chair and asked her to sit down.琼斯先生指着一把椅子请她坐下。 84. 'Over there,' she said and pointed to the bathroom door.“就在那儿。”她手指着浴室门说道。 85. You can go anywhere and still the compass points north or south.无论走到哪里, 罗盘仍然指向北或南。 86. An arrow pointed to the toilets.箭头指向卫生间。 87. He controlled the car until it was pointing forwards again.他稳住车子, 直到它又朝前开去。 88. To divide by 100 is done by only pointing off two figures for decimals.除以100只要在最后两位数前打个小数点。 89. My daughter points a pencil with a knife.我女儿用小刀削尖铅笔。 90. a story that points a moral突出某寓意的故事 91. The guide pointed out the best-known ancient articles in the museum.导游指出博物馆中几件最著名的文物。 92. You should never point a gun if you don't mean to fire it.如果你不准备开枪，就决不要拿枪乱瞄。 93. The arrow points north.箭头指向北边。 94. to point a wall勾墙缝 95. She pointed her toes daintily.她优美地踮起双脚。 96. Do you use a special tool to point the wood down?你用特制工具平整木材吗? 97. This setter can point pheasant extraordinarily well.这种塞特种猎犬能异常准确地以头指向山鸡所在的地点。 98. red fox dyed and pointed to imitate silver fox将红狐皮染色并杂以白毛来冒充银狐皮 99. The building points to the north.这座大楼朝北。 100. All the evidence points towards him as the murderer.所有的证据都表明他是杀人凶手。 101. The hands of the clock pointed to a quarter past one.钟的指针对准一点一刻。 102. The dog points well.这条狗善于指出猎物的位置。 103. The ship would point up better on the port tack.船左舷迎风行驶将是比较好些。 104. The team was pointing for the game with the neighbouring school.全队秣马厉兵准备同邻校比赛。 105. the point of his dagger.他的匕首尖。 106. a pencil point.铅笔尖。 107. fifty-five point nine.55.9。 108. the sky was studded with points of light.天空中点缀着光点。 109. turn left at the point where you see a sign to Appleford.在见到阿普尔福特方向牌的地方向左拐。 110. the furthermost point of the gallery.长廊的最远端。 111. the check-in point.登记入住处，报到处。 112. from this point onwards the teacher was completely won over.在这以后，这位老师就完全信服了。 113. when it came to the point he would probably do what was expected of him.到关键的时刻，他往往不负众望。 114. she was on the point of leaving.她正要离开。 115. local kennels are full to bursting point.当地的养狗场到了挤爆的程度。 116. a power point.一个电源插座。 117. the main points of the Edinburgh agreement.爱丁堡协议的要点。 118. he made the point that economic regulation involves controls on pricing.她指出经济调控会涉及价格控制。 119. you must admit he does have a point.你必须承认他确实是有道理的。 120. it took her a long time to come to the point.她用了很长时间才谈到点子上。 121. there was no point in denying the truth.否认真相是没有用的。 122. what's the point of having things I don't need?.持有我不需要的东西有什么用呢？。 123. the film had its points.这部电影有其长处。 124. he kicked a penalty goal to put Bangor eight points ahead.他踢入了一个点球，使班戈队领先了8分。 125. the shares index was down seven points.股票指数下跌了7个点。 126. she smiled, assuming she had won her point.她笑了，认为自己辩赢了。 127. points were allocated according to the inadequacy of the existing accommodation.根据现有住房缺乏的情况来分配积分。 128. they headed down Highway 401 to Ontario and points west.他们沿401公路向安大略湖及以西地方前进。 129. the boat came round the point.船绕过了岬角。 130. [in names]Blakeney point.布莱肯尼角。 131. he walked point and I took the tail.他走排头，我走排尾。 132. our fox made his point to Moorhill.我们的狐狸径直向穆尔山窜去。 133. a bird dog on point.在指方向的猎鸟狗。 134. the lads were nudging each other and pointing at me.小伙子们互相推攘并用手指指着我。 135. a sign pointing left.指向左边的招牌。 136. he pointed the torch beam at the floor.他将电筒的光束朝着楼板。 137. two of its toes point forward and two point back.它的两个脚指头朝着前面，两个脚指头朝着后面。 138. he points to several factors supporting this conclusion.他提出了几个支持该结论的因素。 139. everything pointed to an Eastern attack.所有一切都表明东方国家会发起进攻。 140. he wouldn't miss the opportunity to point a moral.他不会错过强调道德真谛的机会。 141. he did so much to point up their plight in the 1960s.他做了很多工作以揭示他们在20世纪60年代经历的苦难。 142. he twisted and pointed his moustache.他把胡须扭成了尖形。 143. the ‘green revolution’ in agriculture is a good case in point.农业上的“绿色革命”就是一个很好的恰当例子。 144. she made a point of taking a walk each day.她每天总是要去散散步。 145. she was constantly trying to think of ways to score points off him.她不断想法子占他的欺头。 146. his evidence was brief and to the point.他的证词简要而贴切。 147. [with clause]she pointed out that his van had been in the car park all day.她指出他的小货车一整天都在停车场。 148. [with direct speech]‘Most of the people round here are very poor,’ I pointed out.我指出，“这里的人多数都很穷。”。 149. ‘Have you checked what time the last bus back is?’ ‘That's a point -- no I haven't.’“你有没有查过最后一班回程的公共汽车是在什么时候？”“那倒是个大问题─我没有查过。” 150. the boiling/freezing point of water水的沸点╱冰点 151. the point of a pin/needle/pencil大头针╱缝衣针╱铅笔的尖儿 152. She ran the race in 11.2 (eleven point two) seconds.她在这次赛跑中跑出了11.2秒的成绩。 153. to score a point取得一分 154. Rios needs two more points to win the match.里奥斯要再取得两分就能赢这场比赛。 155. The value of the dollar has fallen by a few points.美元的币值跌了几点。 156. I was on the point of going out when the phone rang.我正要出门的时候，电话铃响了。 157. Bill has his good points, but he's very unreliable.比尔固然有他的优点，但是他为人不很可靠。 158. I made a point of locking all the doors and windows before leaving the house.我离家以前总是注意锁好所有门窗。 159. From my point of view it would be better to wait a little longer.依我看，最好是多等一会儿。 160. His speech was short and to the point.他的演说简短而切题。 161. I agree with you up to a point.我同意你的部份见解。 162. ‘I'll have that one,’ she said, pointing to a chocolate cake.“我想要那个。”她指着一块巧克力蛋糕说。 163. She pointed the gun at the target and fired.她把枪瞄准目标，然后开火。 164. The sign pointed towards the motorway.路标指向高速公路。 165. Turn round until you're pointing north.转过身来，转到面朝北的位置。 166. Research points to a connection between diet and cancer.有研究显示饮食与癌症有关。 167. The guide pointed out all the places of interest to us on the way.途中导游给我们指出各个名胜。 168. I'd like to point out that we haven't got much time left.我想指出，我们所剩的时间不多了。 169. She showed us several graphs to illustrate the point she was making.她向我们展示了几张图表来说明她提出的观点。 170. "I see your point, but I don't think everyone will agree."我理解你的观点，但我认为不是每个人都会同意。 171. There's no use in arguing the point.讨论这个观点毫无用处。 172. He made a very good point about the need for change.他清楚地表明了变革的必要性。 173. Let me make one final point.让我说一下最后一点。 174. That's the point I've been trying to make.那就是我一直努力说明的观点。 175. "“What's your point?” “Actually, I have two points.”"“你的看法是什么？”“事实上，我有两点看法。” 176. My point is simply that we must do something to help the homeless.我的看法很简单，就是我们必须做点什么帮助那些无家可归的人。 177. That's my point exactly.那正是我的看法。 178. Maybe there's a better way to get your point across. [=to make people understand what you are saying]也许有更好的方法能让别人理解你的观点。 179. He's willing to do almost anything to prove a point. [=to show that he is right about something]他几乎愿做任何事来证明自己的观点是正确的。 180. "If you want to stretch a point [=exaggerate slightly], you could say that he is handsome."如果稍稍夸张一下的话，你可以说他英俊。 181. "“If we leave now, we won't make it back in time.” “That's a good point.”"“如果现在离开，我们就不能及时返回了。”“你说的很对。” 182. “You have to help them.” “point taken. [=I understand what you are saying] I'll do what I can.”“你必须帮助他们”。“明白，我会尽力的。” 183. "I don't want to labor/belabor the point [=repeat myself too many times], but I think I should mention again that we are running out of time."我不想一再重复，但是我觉得应该再提一下，我们的时间不多了。 184. There are two critical/crucial/key points that I would like to discuss.我想讨论两个关键问题。 185. There are several weak points in their theory.他们的理论有几点漏洞。 186. It took several paragraphs for her to come/get to the point of her argument.用了几段文字之后，她才提出了自己的论点。 187. "If you drive while drunk, you could lose your license, but even more to the point [=more importantly], you could kill someone."如果醉酒驾车，你可能会被吊销驾照，但更重要的是，可能会使人丧命。 188. Is there a point to/for all of this paperwork?为什么要做这些文书工作？ 189. What's the point of having [=why have] a swimming pool if you never use it?如果从来都不使用的话，要个泳池干什么？ 190. I saw no point in continuing the discussion.我认为继续讨论毫无意义。 191. There's no point in getting upset. [=there is no reason to get upset]没理由心烦意乱的。 192. There's not much point in making rules if no one's going to follow them.如果没人遵守规定，制定规定就没有多大必要了。 193. The only point at issue is when the meeting should be held.目前，讨论的唯一细节是会议应该何时举行。 194. Carefully consider each point in the witness's testimony.仔细考虑那名证人的证词中的每一处细节。 195. We debated the fine/finer points of the law.我们就这条法律的各个细节进行了辩论。 196. The main point of contention [=the main thing that people are arguing over] is who owns the rights to the land.人们争论的焦点是谁拥有这块土地的所有权。 197. We met at a point halfway between the two cities.我们在两市之间的一处地点见面。 198. The sun reaches its highest point in the sky at noon.太阳在午时升到最高点。 199. the country's northernmost point这个国家的最北端 200. distant points in the solar system太阳系的远点 201. Change trains here for all points south.往南去的都在这里换车。 202. The break occurred at a weak point in the bone.断裂发生在这块骨头脆弱的地方。 203. She showed us the old capital building and other points of interest.她带我们参观了旧市政大楼和其他景点。 204. Ellis Island in Manhattan was the point of entry of many American immigrants. [=the place where many immigrants entered the U.S.]曼哈顿的埃利斯岛是很多移民进入美国的门户。 205. The package's point of origin [=the place from where the package was sent] was somewhere in the U.S.包裹的寄出地是美国的某个地方。 206. At no point (in time) did the defendant ask for a lawyer.被告及时请了律师。 207. "By this point in the conversation, I was beginning to lose my patience."谈话进行到这一步，我开始失去耐心了。 208. I imagine the change will take place at some point in the next year or so.我想大约在明年的某个时候会发生改变。 209. We are approaching the cutoff point of the negotiations.我们的谈判快要结束了。 210. "At that time, she enjoyed more success than at any other point in her career."那时，她享受到职业生涯中前所未有的成功。 211. That was the high/low point of her career.那是她事业的高潮/低潮。 212. "At this point in my life, I can't afford to take any risks. = I'm at a point in my life where I can't afford to take any risks."在我这个年龄阶段，我没有了冒险的本钱。 213. It got to the point where we could no longer ignore his behavior.事情发展到这个阶段，我们再也不能忽视他的行为了。 214. The game had gone past the point of being fun. [=the game had stopped being fun]这个游戏变得不好玩了。 215. We walked all day and were beyond the point of exhaustion.我们走了一整天，都累过头了。 216. "The temperature will rise to 33 degrees Fahrenheit, at which point the ice will begin to melt."气温将上升到33华氏度，在这个温度冰会开始融化。 217. It's the natural starting point for a discussion on how to help the homeless.对于讨论如何帮助无家可归之人，这是很自然的引入点。 218. There comes a point in a man's life when he has to think seriously about his future.人的生命中都有这么一刻，不得不严肃地思考自己的未来。 219. "From that point on [=beginning at that time], I took my studies more seriously."从那时候起，我开始更加认真地对待学习了。 220. "From this point on, any further changes must be approved by your supervisor."从现在起，任何进一步的改变都必须得到主管的同意。 221. Up to that point it had been a successful meeting.直到那一刻，会议都很顺利。 222. The animals were hunted to the point of extinction. [=the animals were hunted until they were extinct]这些动物被捕杀殆尽。 223. She was at the point of leaving [=she was just about to leave] when he asked her to dance.她正要离开，这时他邀请她跳舞。 224. The police are on the point of solving the case. [=the police have almost solved the case]警方快要破案了。 225. Her blood pressure had risen 16 points since her last checkup.自从上次体检后，她的血压升高了16点。 226. Support for the President dropped three points [=percent] after the incident.那次事件之后，总统的支持率降了三个百分点。 227. She is currently 10 points behind the leading candidate in the polls.根据民意调查，她目前落后领先的候选人10个百分点。 228. Interest rates have risen about two percentage points. [=interest rates rose about two percent]利率提高了大约两个百分点。 229. We won (the game) by three points.我们以三分优势赢得了比赛。 230. They scored 13 points in the first quarter.他们在第一节得了13分。 231. She has to win this point in order to win the match.要赢得比赛，她必须拿下这一分。 232. She lost a point for falling off the balance beam.她因为从平衡木上掉下失去了一分。 233. A touchdown is worth six points.达阵得六分。 234. He beat his opponent on points. [=by winning more points than his opponent]他以得分多于对手而取胜。 235. She washed the car in order to score points [=brownie points] with her father.她洗了车以赢得父亲的表扬。 236. "He's not too smart, but he gets points for effort. [=he should be given credit for the effort he makes]"他并不特别聪明，但他很努力，应该得到表扬。 237. the sharp point [=tip] of the needle针尖 238. She sharpened the pencil down to a point.她把铅笔削得尖尖的。 239. The alligator's tail tapers to a point.短吻鳄的尾巴由粗到细，呈锥形。 240. We see the stars and planets as tiny points of light.我们看来恒星和行星就是一个个小亮点。 241. a line drawn between two points两点之间的线 242. The number 9.5 is read aloud as “nine point five.”数字9.5读作“九点五”。 243. He had a temperature of one hundred and four point two. [=104.2]他的体温是104.2华氏度。 244. You're listening to ninety-three point nine [=93.9] FM.您正在收听调频93.9。 245. The point SSW is between the points S and SW.罗盘方位南西南处于方位南和西南之间。 246. "The cardinal points [=the four main directions] are North, South, East, and West."基本方位为北、南、东、西。 247. The light was coming from the lighthouse on the point.光来自于岬角上的灯塔。 248. Montauk point is at the eastern tip of Long Island.蒙托克角位于长岛的东端。 249. Your essays should be double-spaced and written in 12-point type.你的文章应该用两倍行距且字号大小为12磅。 250. The two painters differ greatly in point of skill. [=the level of their skill is very different]这两位画家就技法而言差别很大。 251. "Some people think that all fat is unhealthy to eat when, in point of fact [=in truth, in actuality], some types of fat are good for you."有人认为所有脂肪都是不利于健康的，而事实上，有些脂肪对身体是有好处的。 252. She makes a point of treating her employees fairly. = She makes it a point to treat her employees fairly.她特别注意公平对待自己的雇员。 253. His criticisms about the war were very much on point.他对战争的批评恰如其分。 254. Her message is (right) on point.她的消息（真）准。 255. Please keep your questions brief and to the point.提问请简短切题。 256. I understand his feelings up to a point. [=to some extent]我有点理解他的感受。 257. Competition is good but only up to a certain point.竞争是有益的，但只是在一定程度上。 258. "“It's not polite to point,” she said."她说：“用手指人是不礼貌的。” 259. "When I asked the child where his mother was, he pointed in the direction of the house."当我问那孩子他妈妈在哪儿时，他指向那个房子。 260. "pointing with his cane, the old man asked, “Whose dog is that?”"老人用拐杖指着问：“那是谁的狗？” 261. It's not polite to point at people.用手指人是不礼貌的。 262. All the kids were pointing and laughing at me.所有孩子都指着我嘲笑。 263. She pointed at the map on the wall.她指着墙上的地图。 264. "“It's time to leave,” he said pointing at his watch."“该走了。”他指了指手表说。 265. She pointed to me and asked me to stand up.她指着我，请我站起来。 266. He pointed toward the door.他指向门。 267. She pointed her finger at the door.她用手指指着门。 268. point [=aim] the flashlight into the hole.把手电筒对着这个洞里照。 269. They pointed their microphones in my direction.他们冲我举着麦克风。 270. She pointed her camera at us.她把相机对着我们。 271. A gun was pointed at his head.一把枪对着他的头。 272. We can leave when the minute hand points to 12.分针指向12时，我们就可以走了。 273. Stand with your arms at your sides and your hands pointing downward.站立时手臂放在身体两侧，双手下垂。 274. The ship was pointing into the wind.船正逆风行驶。 275. Just point the arrow on the icon and click.将箭头移到图标上点击。 276. Just point and click.只需将光标指着并点击。 277. She pointed him to the school's library.她指给他去学校图书馆的路。 278. Could you point me in the direction of the train station?你能给我指一下去火车站怎么走吗？ 279. "If you just point me in the general direction, I think I can find it."如果你给我指一下大致方向，我想我能找到那儿。 280. He was pointing [=(more commonly) sharpening] a stick with a knife.他正用小刀削一根树枝。 281. The wall needs to be pointed.墙需要抹水泥勾缝。 282. He pointed his girlfriend out in the crowd.他在人群中指出自己的女朋友。 283. "Could you point out the restrooms, please."请问洗手间在哪儿？ 284. We asked her to point out (to us) her country on the map.我们请她（给我们）在地图上指出她的国家。 285. He pointed out the houses of famous people as we drove by.我们开车经过时，他指出了几处名人住宅。 286. He pointed out the way to the restrooms.他指出了去洗手间的路。 287. Let me point out [=mention] a few things before we switch topics.在我们转换话题前，请让我说几件事。 288. He was quick to point our mistake out.他很快就指出了我们的错误。 289. He pointed out the benefits/importance of daily exercise.他指出了每天锻炼的好处/重要性。 290. "As she likes to point out, she distrusted him from the beginning."正如她喜欢提到的那样，她从一开始就不相信他。 291. I would like to point out that no one is perfect.我想说，没有人是完美的。 292. He pointed out that there are several advantages to owning your own home.他指出了拥有自己的房子的几点优势。 293. She pointed the way to the exit.她指出了通往出口的路。 294. "We led good lives, and we must thank our parents for pointing the way."我们过着美好的生活，我们必须感谢父母给我们的人生指路。 295. Their work pointed the way for future scientific research.他们的工作指明了未来科学研究的方向。 296. The prosecution is unable to point to anything that proves its case.控方未能提出此案的任何证据。 297. I can point to several past accomplishments that show that I can perform the job well.我可以指出过去取得的几项成就来证明我能够做好这项工作。 298. All the evidence points to him as the murderer. [=all the evidence indicates that he is the murderer]所有证据都说明他是凶手。 299. Her symptoms point to diabetes. [=her symptoms suggest that she has diabetes]她的症状显示她患有糖尿病。 300. Everything points to a bright future for their company.一切都预示着他们的公司前景光明。 301. The results from these tests point toward a different conclusion.这些测试结果说明一个不同的结论。 302. The speaker pointed up the importance of improving public education.演讲者指出了改善公共教育的重要性。 303. The destruction caused by the earthquake points up the need for improvements in construction standards.地震造成的毁坏凸显出提高建筑标准的必要性。 304. She forgot to point her toes when she dove into the water.她跳入水中时忘记了绷直脚尖。