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单词 tip
释义 tip
[tɪp] verb (-pp-)
ONE SIDE HIGHER 一边更高的
intransitive or transitive
■to (cause to) move so that one side is higher than another side (使)倾斜;(使)倾覆
The table tipped and all our drinks fell on the floor.桌子翻了,结果我们的所有饮料都掉在地上。
If you put too many books on one end of the shelf, it'll tip up.如果你在书架的一头放太多书,书架就会翻掉。
Don't tip your chair back like that, you'll fall.不要那样向后仰椅子,你会翻倒的。
tip the scales at
■to weigh 称得的重量为
The baby tipped the scales at 3.75 kgs.婴儿称得体重为3.75公斤。
[tɪp] verb (-pp-)
POUR 倾倒
transitive usually + adverb or preposition UK
■to pour a substance from one container into another or onto a surface 倒;倾倒
She tipped the contents of her purse out onto the table.她把钱包里的东西倒在桌子上。
He tipped his breakfast cereal into a bowl.他把早餐麦片倒入碗中。
The child picked up the box and tipped the toys out all over the floor.孩子捡起盒子,把里面的玩具倒了一地。
be tipping (it) down UK informal
■When it is tipping it down, a lot of rain is falling 大雨倾盘
We won't be able to go to the beach today - it's tipping it down.我们今天无法去海滩了——雨下得很大。
[tɪp] verb (-pp-)
END 稍
transitive usually passive
■to cover the end of something pointed with a liquid, a colour, etc. (用液体、颜色等)覆盖…的尖端
The giraffe was killed with a spear that had been tipped with poison.长颈鹿是被尖上涂有毒药的长矛杀死。
[tɪp] verb (-pp-)
PAYMENT 报酬
intransitive or transitive
■to give someone who has provided you with a service an extra amount of money to thank them 小费
The taxi driver was so rude to her that she didn't tip him.计程车司机对她很无礼,所以她没有给他小费。
[+ two objects] They tipped the waiter £5.他们给了这个服务员五英镑小费。
[tɪp] verb (-pp-)
INFORMATION 资讯
transitive often passive mainly UK
■to say that someone is likely to be successful or achieve something 称…有可能成功
He is being tipped as the next Prime Minister.据称,他有可能成为下一任首相。
[+ to infinitive] Davis is being tipped to win the championship.据称,戴维斯有可能夺得冠军。
[tɪp] verb (-pp-)
RUBBISH 垃圾
intransitive or transitive [usually + adv/prep] UK (US also dump)
■to get rid of rubbish by putting it in a place where it should not be 胡乱倾倒/倾泻(垃圾)(把垃圾倾倒在不该倒垃圾的地方)
A lot of waste is being tipped into the sea.大量废弃物正被倾入海中。
The sign by the side of the road said "No tipping".路边的标牌上写著「不准倾倒垃圾”。
[tɪp] verb (-pp-)
tip your hand US
■If you tip your hand, you say what you are going to do or what you believe 表明意图(或意见)
Despite weeks of media speculation, the president refused to tip his hand about his plans for re-election.尽管数周来媒体都在猜测,但总统拒绝透露争取连任的计划。
[tɪp] verb (-pp-)
tip the scales (also tip the balance)
■If something tips the scales, it is the thing which causes a particular situation to happen or a particular decision to be made, when other situations or decisions are possible 打破平衡局面;起决定性作用
The teams were evenly matched until two quick goals from Robson tipped the balance in favour of England.两队本来势均力敌,直到罗布森很快攻入两球,形势开始变得对英格兰队有利。
She was a good candidate, but her lack of computer skills tipped the scales against her.她本来是个不错的候选人,但她缺乏电脑技能,这对她很不利。
[tɪp] verb (-pp-)
tip sb the wink (also tip the wink to sb) UK informal
■to give someone a piece of secret or private information that might bring an advantage to them 向…泄露秘密(或内幕消息)
Thanks for tipping me the wink about those cheap tickets, Bill.比尔,谢谢你向我透露这些廉价票的消息。
[tɪp] verb (-pp-)
  Phrasal Verbs   [M] tip sb off
■to warn someone secretly about something that will happen, so that they can take action or prevent it from happening 向(某人)告密;给(某人)通风报信
[+ that] Somebody must have tipped the burglars off that the house would be empty.一定是有人向盗贼走漏了消息,才会人去屋空。
The robber was caught when someone tipped off the police.有人向警方报信后,抢劫者即被抓获。
[tɪp] verb (-pp-)
  Phrasal Verbs   [M] tip (sth/sb) over
■to (cause to) fall over onto one side (使)翻倒
Be careful not to tip that cup of coffee over.小心别把那杯咖啡打翻了。
[tɪp] verb (-pp-)
  Phrasal Verbs   tip over into sth
intransitive
■If something tips over from something into something else, it stops being the first thing, and becomes the second (由…)转变(为…)
At various points in the play, the action tips over from comedy into farce (= stops being amusing and becomes ridiculous).这出戏中有好多地方,情节由喜剧变成了闹剧。
[tɪp] noun countable
INFORMATION 资讯
 IMPROVER 
■a useful piece of information, especially about how to do something or about the likely winner of a race or competition 指点,指导;(关于比赛有望获胜者的)内幕消息
gardening/cooking/sewing tips关于园艺/烹饪/缝纫的指导
She gave me a useful/helpful/valuable/practical tip about/for growing tomatoes.她给了我种植西红柿的有用/有益/宝贵/实用的指点。
Our racing correspondent has the following tips for the 3.15 and the 3.45 at Newmarket (= thinks that particular horses will be the winners in those races).我们的赛马记者对3点15分和3点45分在纽马克特举行的赛事有以下内幕消息。
I've got a hot tip for you (= I can tell you about a particular likely winner of a race or competition, or give you a valuable piece of information).我能告诉你最新内幕消息。
[tɪp] noun countable
PAYMENT 报酬
 IMPROVER 
■a small amount of money given to someone who has provided you with a service, in addition to the official payment and for their personal use 小费
a 15% tip15% 的小费
He gave the porter a tip.他给搬运工人小费。
We don't need to leave a tip for the waiter, because there's a service charge included in the bill.我们不必给服务员留小费,因为帐单已经包括了服务费。
[tɪp] noun countable
END 稍
■the usually pointed end of something, especially something which is long and thin (尤指细长物体的)末梢,末端,尖
We had asparagus tips for dinner.我们晚饭吃了芦笋尖。
If I stand on the tips of my toes, I can just reach the top shelf.如果踮起脚尖的话,我刚好能碰到书架顶层。
The Keys are coral islands off the southern tip of Florida.基斯群岛是佛罗里达半岛南端以外的一群珊瑚岛。
There's paint on the tip of your nose.你的鼻尖上有油漆。
■a small part fitted to the end of something, especially something which is long and thin (尤指细长物体的)顶端附加物
a walking cane with a metal tip包有金属头的手杖
the filter tip of a cigarette香烟过滤嘴
[tɪp] noun countable
RUBBISH 垃圾 UK (mainly US dump)
■a place where especially large pieces of rubbish can be taken and left 垃圾倾倒场
a rubbish/waste tip垃圾/废弃物堆放场
We need to take this old carpet to the tip.我们得把这条旧地毯扔到垃圾场去。
UK informal This room is a complete/absolute/real tip (= is very untidy) - tidy it up at once.这个房间完全/绝对/简直是个垃圾场——马上把它清理干净。
[tɪp] noun countable
be on the tip of your tongue
■If something that you want to say is on the tip of your tongue, you think you know it and that you will be able to remember it very soon (想说的话)就在嘴边(很快就会记起来)
Her name is on the tip of my tongue.她的名字就在我的嘴边,却一时说不出来。
[tɪp] noun countable
tip of the iceberg
■a small noticeable part of a problem, the total size of which is really much greater (重大问题的)冰山一角,端倪,明显的一小部分
These small local protests are just the tip of the iceberg.这些小规模的地方性抗议只是冰山一角。
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