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a piece of advice 提示;建议 Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and advicec2He offered a few pointers on starting your own business. 关于自主创业,他出了几个点子。 I was trying to get some pointers on what I should do. 我在设法得到一些我该做什么的建议。 The examiner's comments include pointers for future study. 考官的评论包括对以后学习的建议。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- important
- clear
- …
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- pointer for
- pointer on
- pointer to
- …
- a pointer to the future
- pointer (to something)
a sign that something exists; a sign that shows how something may develop in the future 标志;迹象;兆头;动向 The surge in car sales was regarded 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。 His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis. 对他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- important
- clear
- …
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- pointer for
- pointer on
- pointer to
- …
- a pointer to the future
a thin piece of metal that points to the numbers on a dial on a piece of equipment for measuring something (刻度盘的)指针 a stick used to point to things on a map or picture on a wall 指示杆 She used a laser pointer during her presentation. 她在做演示时使用了激光笔。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- mouse
- laser
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computing )计算机 a small symbol, for example an arrow, that marks a point on a computer screen 指针(光标) Move the mouse pointer to the menu bar. 将鼠标光标移到菜单栏。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- mouse
- laser
a large dog used in hunting, trained to stand still with its nose pointing towards the birds that are being hunted Topics Animalsc2指示猎狗,指示犬(经训练用以指示猎物等)