1thing said as part of a discussion觀點ADJECTIVE | VERB + POINT | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤excellent, good, interesting, valid極好的/令人信服的/有趣的/有根據的論點▸➤important重要的論點▸➤minor次要論點▸➤subtle微妙的論點▸➤moot有爭議的論點▸➤central, critical, crucial, key, major, salient中心/決定性/核心/關鍵/重要/突出的論點▸➤controversial爭議點➤sore痛處◇This was a sore point for Hemingway.這是海明威的一個痛處。➤action(會議上達成的)行動方案◇The committee recommended a number of action points to avoid such problems in the future.委員會建議了幾項行動計劃以便將來避免這類問題。➤talking話題◇The possibility of an interest rate cut is a major talking point in the City. (BrE) 降息的可能性成了倫敦金融界討論的主要話題。◇Senate Democrats issued these talking points. (NAmE) 參議院民主黨發表了這些議題。➤final最後一點◇I do agree with her final point.我的確同意她的最後一個觀點。VERB + POINT➤have有道理◇She has a point.她說得有道理。➤see, take理解/接受論點◇I see your point.我明白你的意思。◇Point taken.你說的是。➤concede承認論點▸➤address, cover, make, raise闡明/涉及/闡述/提出論點◇He covers the key points in his introduction.他在介紹中談到了幾個關鍵論點。◇She made some interesting points.她提出了一些有趣的論點。➤argue, discuss爭論/討論想法◇They argued the point for hours.這一點他們爭論了好幾個小時了。➤illustrate闡述論點▸➤get across, make, prove傳達意思;證明論點◇He had trouble getting his point across.他難以說清自己的想法。◇That proves my point.那證實了我的論點。➤clarify澄清論點▸➤belabour/belabor, drive home, emphasize, hammer home, highlight, labour/labor, press, reinforce, reiterate, stress, underline, underscore (NAmE) 反複解釋論點;闡明觀點;重申論點;強調論點◇She banged on the table to emphasize her point.她啪地拍了一下桌子以強調自己的觀點。◇I understand what you're saying-there's no need to labour / labor the point.我明白你所說的 - 沒有必要囉嗦。PHRASES➤a case in point (= an example relevant to the matter being discussed)恰當的例證▸➤the point at issue爭論點▸➤a point of agreement, a point of disagreement一致/分歧之處▸➤a point of law關係到法律的事➡ topic at meetingpoint
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2the pointessential aspect of sth要點ADJECTIVE | VERB + THE POINT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤basic根本問題◇The basic point is that...根本問題是⋯VERB + THE POINT➤come to, get to談到正題◇Hurry up and get to the point!快進入正題吧!➤get明白中心意思◇It took me a few minutes to get the point.我過了幾分鐘才明白中心意思。➤miss沒理解要點▸➤wander from, wander off (both especially BrE) 離題PREPOSITION➤beside the point (= not relevant)不相干◇That's beside the point.那不相關。➤to the point切題◇His remarks were brief and to the point.他的話簡明扼要。PHRASES➤more to the point (= what is more important)更重要的是◇More to the point, did they get away?更重要的是,他們逃走了嗎?point
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3meaning/reason/purpose of sth意思;理由;目的ADJECTIVE | VERB + POINT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤whole全部意義◇That's the whole point.這就是全部意義。VERB + POINT➤have有意義◇It doesn't have any point to it.這沒有任何意義。➤see明白意義◇I don't see the point in arguing.我不明白爭論有什麼意思。➤get, understand明白意思◇I didn't get the point of the story.我不明白這個故事想要說明什麼。PREPOSITION➤point in, point of⋯的用途◇There's absolutely no point in complaining now.現在抱怨已完全沒有用了。◇What's the point of worrying?擔憂有什麼用呢?point
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4item/detail/feature事項;細節;特點ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤finer, good, strong細節;特點;優點◇We discussed the finer points of growing roses.我們討論了種植玫瑰的細節問題。➤bad, weak缺點;弱點▸➤salient顯著特質➤selling賣點◇the major selling point of the line該品種的主要賣點PHRASES➤a point of difference差異之處◇There is only one point of difference between the two models.這兩個型號只有一點不同。➤a point of interest有利害關係之處point
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5particular time/moment特定時間ADJECTIVE | VERB + POINT | POINT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤high, low最高峰;最低點◇He had reached the high point of his career.他已經達到了事業的最高峰。➤halfway中間點◇by the time the movie has reached its halfway point電影演到一半的時候➤breaking, bursting, saturation斷裂點;爆裂點;飽和點◇to fill a bag to bursting point幾乎將袋子撑破➤jumping-off起點;出發點◇jumping-off points for further research進一步研究的出發點➤break-even盈虧平衡點◇well below its financial break-even point遠低於其財務盈虧平衡點➤plot情節點◇from one improbable plot point to another一個接一個不可能的情節➤boiling, freezing, melting沸點;冰點;熔點➤critical臨界點◇This is definitely a critical point in my life right now.現在絕對是我一生中決定性的時刻。➤➤choke, sticking障礙;癥結◇The choke point was overcoming the social issues.難辦的是要克服社會問題。◇a sticking point in the potential deal潛在交易的癥結➤flash(憤怒的)爆發點◇Their anger finally reached the flash point.他們的憤怒終於達到爆發點。VERB + POINT➤get to, reach達到某一點◇I've reached the point (= in a book, etc.) where his father is dying.我讀到他父親臨終的部份了。POINT + VERB➤come某一時刻到來◇There comes a point in most people's lives when they want to settle down.大多數人在一生中的某個階段都會想安定下來。PREPOSITION➤at a/the point在某時刻◇At one point he looked like winning.他一度接近勝利。➤on the point of在⋯之時◇on the point of departure在啟程之時➤to the point of到達⋯的時刻◇We worked all night to the point of collapse.我們幹了一個通宵,都快崩潰了。➤up to a point在某種程度上◇I agree with you up to a point.我在某種程度上與你意見一致。PHRASES➤a point in time某時刻◇At this point we can't give you a final answer.此刻我們不能給你最終的回答。➤the point of no return (= after which it is impossible to go back/undo what you have done)欲罷不能的狀態;已無退路point
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6particular place/position特定位置ADJECTIVE | VERB + POINT | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤central, focal焦點◇the focal point of his life他生活的焦點➤fixed固定點▸➤beginning, starting起點◇This website is an excellent beginning point for any pianist.這個網站對任何彈鋼琴的人都是一個非常好的入門。➤ending, stopping終端;停止點◇the starting and ending point for most safaris大多數遠征隊的起點和終點◇one stopping point on their tour of the shrines他們聖地之旅的一個停靠點➤halfway, midway中途點◇a convenient midway point between Memphis and St. Louis孟菲斯和聖路易斯之間一個方便的中途點➤access, entry切入點;進入點◇an excellent access point into Glacier National Park去冰川國家公園的一個極好的入口處➤assembly, rallying集會地;會議地點➤meeting, rendezvous會見/約會地點➤crossing交叉點◇Baja California is the crossing point for most illegal immigrants to the US.大多數非法移民到美國的人把下加利福尼亞作為一個過境點。➤vantage有利地位▸➤reference參照標準▸➤pivotal, turning關鍵點;轉折點◇This proved to be the turning point of the game.最終證明這是比賽的轉折點。➤tipping拐點◇The technology has reached a tipping point.該技術已經達到了一個轉折點。➤cut-off截止點▸➤vanishing滅點➤price (business商業) 價格點◇The product sold at about a $100 price point.該產品售出的價格點大約是 100 美元。➤acupuncture, pressure穴位;壓覺點◇Acupuncture points are believed to stimulate the central nervous system.穴位被認為能刺激中樞神經系統。◇pressures points on the foot足部壓覺點VERB + POINT➤arrive at, reach到達⋯處➤provide提供一個點◇The book provides a focal point for such discussions.本書為這類討論提供了一個焦點。PHRASES➤a point of contact接觸點▸➤a point of reference參照標準point
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7punctuation標點ADJECTIVE➤decimal小數點➤exclamation (NAmE) 驚歎號➤bullet(列舉的各項前的)方形符號◇Break up your text with bullet points.用方形符號把你的文本分成幾個部份。point
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8in a game/sports competition比賽ADJECTIVE | ... OF POINT | VERB + POINT | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤match, set賽點;盤點◇It's set point to Nadal.這是納達爾的盤點。➤bonus加分◇Name the film and, for a bonus point, name the actress.說出電影名字,說出女演員的名字還有獎勵分。... OF POINT➤tally得分點◇a personal tally of 28 points28 點的個人得分VERB + POINT➤accumulate, earn, gain, get, notch, notch up, rack up, score, tally, win積分;得分;記分◇After players accumulate enough points, they may exchange them for a wide variety of merchandise.有了足夠的積分,玩家可用以換取多種商品。➤average計算平均得分◇She's averaged 19 points per game in her last seven games.在她最後七場比賽中,她平均每場得 19 分。➤lose失分➤award授予得分◇Points are awarded to the winner of each round.每一輪的優勝者都得到獎勵分。➤deduct扣分◇I'm deducting a point from the total score.我正從總分中扣除一分。PHRASES➤beat sb on points, win on points以點數取勝point
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9measurement計量ADJECTIVE | VERB + POINT | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤basis, percentage基點/百分點◇The ten-year Treasury yield declined 9 basis points to 4.0%.10 年期國庫券收益率下降 9 個基點至 4.0 %。◇Interest rates fell by one percentage point.利率下降了一個百分點。VERB + POINT(All these verbs may be followed by by, from or to plus point. Sometimes the word by is left out.下列幾組搭配中的動詞後面都可以接 by、from 或 to,再加上 point。有時 by 可以省略。)➤be up, go up, improve, increase, jump, rise, shoot up, soar上升⋯個點;提高⋯個點;增長⋯個點;飆升⋯個點◇The Nikkei index rose 710 points to 14894.日經指數上升了 710 點,升至 14894 點。◇His popularity rose by 18 points in public opinion polls.民意調查顯示他的支持率上升了 18 個點。➤be down, come down, decline, decrease, drop, fall, go down, plunge下降⋯個點;下跌⋯個點;狂跌⋯個點◇The CAC-40 index is down 67 points at 4413.法國巴黎證劵交易所 40 種股票指數下跌了 67 點,降至 4413 點。PHRASES➤about five, ten, etc. points, around five, ten, etc. points大約 5 點、10 點等➤only five, ten, etc. points只有 5 點、10 點等◇The index was down only 4.6 points at the close.收盤時指數只下降了 4.6 點。➤over five, ten, etc. points超過 5 點、10 點等➤up to five, ten, etc. points達到 5 點、10 點等▸➤an improvement of five, ten, etc. points, an increase of five, ten, etc. points, a jump of five, ten, etc. points, a rise of five, ten, etc. points上升 5 點、10 點等◇The target is for an average rise of two points a year from 2010 to 2020.目標是從 2010 年到 2020 年平均每年上升 2 點。➤a drop of five, ten, etc. points, a fall of five, ten, etc. points, a reduction of five, ten, etc. points下降 5 點、10 點等point
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ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤accusingly指責性地指着◇Lee pointed accusingly at Tyler.李譴責地指着泰勒。➤downwards/downward, upwards/upward向下指;向上指➤ahead向前指PREPOSITION➤at, in the direction of指向◇He pointed in the direction of the beach.他朝着海邊方向指去。➤to, towards/toward指着◇The toddler pointed to the toy he wanted.蹣跚學步的孩子指着想要的玩具。➤with用⋯指◇She pointed with her finger at the map.她用手指指着地圖。PHRASES➤point straight at sb/sth對準⋯◇The gun was pointing straight at me.槍直對着我。➤point the way指路◇'You must cross that field,' she said, pointing the way.“你必須從那塊田裏穿過去”,她指着路說。point
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●point sth outADVERB➤correctly, rightly正確地指出◇As you so rightly pointed out, our funds are not unlimited.你所言極是,我們的資金並不是沒有限度的。➤helpfully有幫助地指出➤repeatedly反複指出◇as repeatedly pointed out by President Bush如布什總統多次指出的那樣VERB + POINT OUT➤must, should必須指明;應該指出◇I should point out that not one of these paintings is original.我必須指出,這些畫沒有一幅是真跡。➤try to盡力指明➤hasten to趕緊指出◇Let me hasten to point out that this is not a marketing book.我要趕緊指出,這不是一本市場營銷的書。➤fail to沒有指出➤hesitate to猶豫地指出◇They would not hesitate to point out anything they found objectionable.他們會毫不猶豫地指出他們覺得反感的一切。➤be at pains to, be keen to, be quick to煞費苦心地指明;熱心指出;迅速指出◇She was at pains to point out that she was no newcomer to the area.她努力想說明她對此地並不陌生。➤be right to指出⋯是正確的◇You were right to point out that this is only one of the difficulties we face.你說得對,這只是我們面臨的困難之一。➤be important to指出⋯是重要的PREPOSITION➤to向⋯指出◇She tried in vain to point out to him the unfairness of the situation.她竭力向他表明情況是多麼不公平,但只是徒然。●point to sthADVERB➤clearly清楚地表明◇Fragments of woven cloth at the site clearly point to the production of textiles.現場的碎布清楚地表明這兒曾生產過紡織品。➤directly直接表明◇The symptoms point directly to appendicitis.這些症狀直接表明是闌尾炎。VERB + POINT TO➤seem to似乎表明◇The evidence all seems to point to one conclusion.所有證據似乎都指向一個結論。