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释义 | Related topics: Horses, Environment & wastetip1 /tɪp/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 1 end 末端 [countable]END/POINT the end of something, especially something pointed 末端,末梢;尖端tip of He kissed the tip of her nose. 他吻了一下她的鼻尖。 the southern tip of South America 南美的最南端 lights on the wing tips of aeroplanes 飞机翼尖上的灯 → fingertip(1) →4 See picture of 见图 tip2 money 钱 [countable]PAY somebody FOR WORK a small amount of additional money that you give to someone such as a waiter or a taxi driver 小费 Did you leave a tip? 你留小费了吗?large/generous/big tip I gave the guy a big tip. 我给了那家伙不少小费。 a $5 tip 5 美元的小费3 advice 忠告 [countable]ADVISE a helpful piece of advice 窍门,忠告,建议 Perhaps she could give us a few tips. 也许她能给我们一些建议。tip on/for This week's magazine has some tips on healthy eating. 这周的杂志刊载了一些有关健康饮食的建议。handy tip (=useful tip) 有用的建议 handy tips for decorating a small flat 小公寓装修的实用建议 gardening tips 园艺小窍门4 the tip of the iceberg PROBLEMa small sign of a problem that is much larger 冰山一角 The reported cases of food poisoning are only the tip of the iceberg. 那些被报道出来的食物中毒事件只是冰山一角。5 on the tip of your tongue a) if something is on the tip of your tongue, you really want to say it, but then you decide not to 话到嘴边,想说而未说的 It was on the tip of my tongue to say, ‘I’d rather have dinner with a snake.’ 我已经话到嘴边:“我宁愿和一条蛇共进晚餐。” b) if a word, name etc is on the tip of your tongue, you know it but cannot remember it 就在嘴边〔但想不起来了〕 What is her name? It’s on the tip of my tongue. Joan. Joan Simpson. That’s it! 她叫什么?就在我嘴边。琼——琼•辛普森。就是这名字!6 waste 垃圾 [countable] British EnglishSGP an area where unwanted waste is taken and left 垃圾场 SYN dump a rubbish tip 垃圾场 I’ll take this lot to the tip. 我要把这堆东西全都扔到垃圾场去。7 untidy 不整洁 [singular] British English informalUNTIDY an extremely dirty or untidy place 极不干净[极不整洁]的地方 The house was an absolute tip. 这房子简直是个垃圾堆。8. horse race 赛马 [countable] informalDSHINFORMATION special information about which horse will win a race 〔关于赛马中哪匹马会赢的〕特别情报,内部情报9 warning 警告 [countable] a secret warning or piece of information, especially to police about illegal activities 〔尤指给警方的〕密报 Acting on a tip, the police were able to find and arrest Upton. 警方根据密报采取行动,找到并逮捕了厄普顿。 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a small amount of additional money that you give to someone such as a waiter or a taxi driver 小费verbsnleave a tipAren’t you going to leave a tip?give somebody a tip 给某人建议nKim gave the driver a tip.adjectivesna big/large/generous tipThe service was great and we left a large tip.na 5%/10% etc tipA 15% tip is customary in restaurants.a £2/$5 tip 5 美元的小费nHe gave the waitress a $10 tip. COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: a helpful piece of advice 窍门,忠告,建议verbsgive somebody a tip 给某人建议He gave me some tips on how to improve my game. 他给了我一些如何提高比赛技巧的建议。pass on a tip 传递诀窍The writer passes on many tips that she has learned over the years. 那位作家分享了不少她多年来积累的窍门。follow a tip 遵照建议To keep your bike in good condition, follow these simple tips. 为使自行车保持良好车况,请遵照这些简单的方法。pick up a tip 采纳建议nIf you listen to the show, you’ll pick up some really useful gardening tips.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tipa good/useful/helpful/handy tip 很好的/有用的/有帮助的/好用的建议Go to their website to find useful tips on buying and selling a home. 请上他们的网站寻找房产交易的有用建议。a simple tip 简单的窍门He has some simple tips for saving money when you're at the supermarket. 他有一些怎么在超市省钱的简单窍门。cooking tips 烹饪诀窍nMost recipes come with added cooking tips.gardening tips 园艺小窍门nMarie was always willing to share her gardening tips.beauty tips 美容诀窍nThe article contains some useful beauty tips.safety tips 安全忠告nEnsure the safety of your family with a few simple safety tips from the Fire Service.Examples from the Corpustip• A 15% tip is considered usual if the service was good.• a 15% tip• The boy carried my suitcases up to my room and then stood waiting for a tip.• It was a very nice house until they moved in and turned it into a tip.• We finished our lunch and left a tip on the table for the waiter.• Acting on a tip, police went to the motel and arrested Upton.• Your room's an absolute tip!• Please keep those questions and tips coming.• Here's a good tip: if you spill red wine on your carpet, pour salt on it to remove it.• As I raised my tips and slid off the lift, I wondered how I was going to get down the mountain.• Viewers sometimes phone in news tips.• A service charge is included on the bill, so tipping isn't necessary.• a leaflet containing some tips on how to take better photos• The village is on the southern tip of the island.• His pale golden, ringed tail hung down and sometimes the tip of it twitched.• Doctor Gordon felt my neck with the tips of his fingers.• The very tip of the finger began to oscillate.tip of• They live on the southern tip of the island.• There was a smudge of flour on the tip of Toni's nose.tip on/for• Here is a tip for kids.• A tip for threading up Silver Reed or Knitmaster machines.• Dear Anne, Here is another tip for people with ribbers who want to make a nice, neat edge.• Do you have any tips on how I can keep my clothes looking good?• My first tip for the wise traveller is pack as many old newspapers as you can, up to the maximum permitted weight.• The Hilton booklet offers tips for getting better sleep.• Meanwhile, I have just one tip for fellow sufferers.• Can you give me some tips on how to control myself?rubbish tip• During those sixty seconds of biological time, Modern Man has made a rubbish tip of Paradise.• Jones had tried to cover his tracks by disposing of some of the apparatus on a rubbish tip.• Trashing lives At night on the city rubbish tip in La Paz, strange things start to happen.• The time has come to find a solution to prevent Britain becoming one big, dangerous rubbish tip.• The device is being used at landfill rubbish tips and can tell scientists within minutes precisely what's going on underground.• Municipal rubbish tips are some of the most important feeding areas for gulls, crows, vultures and kites.• With this rubbish tip of information she then came to me to ask how she could write it up into a dissertation.tip2 ●●○ S3 verb (tipped, tipping) 1 lean 倾斜 [intransitive, transitive]VERTICAL to move into a sloping position, so that one end or side is higher than the other, or to make something do this (使)倾斜,(使)侧倾 SYN tilttip forward/back/to etc His helmet had tipped forward and the boy pushed it back. 头盔向前耷拉下来,男孩把它往后推了推。 Eric fell asleep, his head gently tipping to one side. 埃里克睡着了,头微微倒向一边。tip something forward/back etc ‘So what?’ asked Brian, tipping his chair back on its rear legs. “那又怎么样?”布赖恩问道,翘起椅子腿向后倾倒。2 pour 倾倒 [transitive always + adverb/preposition]POUR to pour something from one place or container into another 倾倒,倒出tip something onto/into something Tip the onions and oil into a large ovenproof dish. 把洋葱和油倒入一个大的耐热盘子里。 Ben tipped the contents of the drawer onto the table. 本把抽屉里的东西倒在桌上。tip something out Shall I tip the water out? 要我把水倒出来吗?3 give money 给钱 [intransitive, transitive]PAY somebody FOR WORK to give an additional amount of money to someone such as a waiter or taxi driver 付小费(给…) Did you tip the waiter? 你给侍应生小费了吗?tip somebody something I tipped him $5. 我给了他5美元小费。4 be likely to succeed 有可能成功 [transitive]ADVISE if someone or something is tipped to do something, people think that they are most likely to succeed in doing it 认为…最有可能成功be tipped to do something the man tipped to become the next president 被认为很有可能成为下一任总统的人be tipped for/as something He’s tipped as a future world champion. 他被认为是未来的世界冠军。widely/strongly/hotly tipped He had been widely tipped to get the new post of deputy director. 大家都认为他有望获得副主任的新职。n Grammar Tip is usually passive in this meaning.5 gold-tipped/steel-tipped/rubber-tipped etc having a tip that is made of or covered with gold, steel etc 金头/钢头/橡皮头等的 a silver-tipped walking stick 银头 手杖6 tip the balance/scales ADVANTAGEto give a slight advantage to someone or something 使天平倾斜 Three factors helped to tip the balance in favour of the Labour leadership. 有三个因素促使天平向工党领导层倾斜。7 tip the scales at something DSOto weigh a particular amount, used especially of someone who will be taking part in a sports competition 〔尤指参加拳击等比赛前〕称得重量为… At today’s weigh-in he tipped the scales at just over 15 stone. 他今天赛前称得体重正好超过15英石。8 it’s tipping (it) down British English spokenHEM said when it is raining very heavily 正在下倾盆大雨 It was absolutely tipping it down. 天正下着倾盆大雨。9 be tipped with something COVERto have one end covered in something 尖端覆盖有某物 arrows tipped with poison 毒箭 red petals tipped with white 瓣尖为白色的红色花瓣10 tip your hat/cap (to somebody) THINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT a) to touch or raise your hat as a greeting to someone (向某人)抬帽致意 b) American English to say or do something that shows you admire what someone has done (对某人)表示赞赏11. tip somebody the wink British English informalTELL A SECRET to give someone secret information 给某人秘密消息12 tip somebody ↔ off phrasal verb TELLWARNto give someone such as the police a secret warning or piece of information, especially about illegal activities 秘密警告〔某人〕;〔尤指将非法活动〕通风报信给〔某人〕 The police must have been tipped off. 警察一定是得到了密报。tip somebody off that His contact had tipped him off that drugs were on the premises. 他的线人向他密报说场内有毒品。 about Did you tip him off about Bernard? 有关伯纳德的事你警告过他了吗?13 tip over phrasal verb if you tip something over, or if it tips over, it falls or turns over (使)跌倒,(使)倾覆 The candle tipped over and the hay caught fire. 蜡烛翻倒,干草着了火。tip something ↔ over The current was starting to tip the canoe over and I began to panic. 洪流即将倾覆小舟,我开始惊慌起来。14 tip up phrasal verb if you tip something up, or if it tips up, it moves into a sloping position, so that one end or side is higher than the other (使)倾斜tip something ↔ up He tipped the bottle up so that the last of the liquid flowed into his glass. 他把瓶子倾斜过来让最后一滴液体流进他的杯子。 Ken tipped up the wheelbarrow, then stood back to rest. 肯斜着放好独轮手推车,然后站到后面去休息。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpustip• It's usual to tip about 15% in restaurants.• The canoe tipped and we fell in the water.• Also tipped by Capel were Capita, up 5p at 417p, and Dorling Kindersley, 8p better at 253p.• She weighed out the flour and tipped it into the bowl.• What he was looking for was something very small if he was prepared to tip out tiny containers.• She smooths down her hair, tipping the beret back to its original angle.• Don't tip the chair back so far.• How much should I tip the driver?• She tipped the taxi-driver.• A gust of wind tipped the truck over.• Investigators were tipped to watch for two men driving a horse van.• With this in mind, I would appreciate any fuel economy tips you can offer and specifically: 1.tip forward/back/to etc• He hooks his thumbs in his pockets and tips back and one-eyes that clock up on the wall.• Those boys betting on a high time began to grow ecstatic as the chair tipped back and then came forward.• Juveniles have dark tip to bill.• Mr Zhu has been tipped to replace the cautious Mr Li eventually.• Comb from tip to root, working out the knots at the end before moving up the hair.• I tipped forward so that I rested on both buttocks and heels, my head between my knees.• The filopodia at the tip of the gut guide the tip to the mouth region.• He turns, and now we see the contrast of black tips to the wings.be tipped to do something• Hashimoto was tipped to become the country's next prime minister.From Longman Business Dictionarytiptip1 /tɪp/ noun [countable]1a piece of advice about what is likely to happen, for example about which shares are likely to go up or down in valuea stock market tipMany clients boast about their broker or their man in the City who gives them tips.2a small amount of additional money that you give to someone such as a waiter in order to thank them for their servicesShe gave the taxi driver a £5 tip.tiptip2 verb (tipped, tipping)1[transitive] to say who you think is most likely to do something or be successfulbe tipped to do somethingHe’s tipped to replace the chief executive.tip somebody for somethingJournalists are tipping her for rapid promotion.2[intransitive, transitive] to give advice about something, for example about which shares are likely to go up or down in valueThese shares were tipped in the Investor’s Chronicle.be tipped to do somethingTechnology-company profits, expected to rise by 29% at the start of the quarter, are now tipped to rise by only 10%.3[intransitive, transitive] to give a small amount of additional money to someone such as a waiter in order to thank them for their servicesHe tipped the taxi driver £2.According to the waiters, she always tips generously.→ See Verb tableOrigin tip1 1. (1400-1500) Probably from Old Norse typpi2. (1600-1700) Perhaps from tip “light blow” ((15-21 centuries)), perhaps from Low German tippen “to hit lightly”3. (1800-1900) tiptip1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →COLLOCATIONS2tip2 verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChinese something the Corpus of something, end Business especially |
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