tip
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT The tip of something long and narrow is the end of it. 尖端
The sleeves covered his hands to the tips of his fingers. 衣袖遮住了他的手,一直盖到他的手指尖。
2. V-T/V-I If you tip an object or part of your body or if it tips, it moves into a sloping position with one end or side higher than the other. 倾
He leaned away from her, and she had to tip her head back to see him. 他侧身避开她,她只得向后侧过头来看他。
3. V-T If you tip something somewhere, you pour it there. 倾倒
Tip the vegetables into a bowl. 把这些蔬菜倒进一个碗里。
4. V-T If you tip someone such as a waiter in a restaurant, you give them some money in order to thank them for their services. 给…小费
We usually tip 18-20%. 我们通常付18-20%的小费。
5. V to hit or strike lightly 轻轻地打
6. N a light blow 轻轻地一击
7. N-COUNT If you give a tip to someone such as a waiter in a restaurant, you give them some money to thank them for their services. 小费
I gave the barber a tip. 我给了理发师小费。
8. N-COUNT A tip is a useful piece of advice. 建议
It shows how to prepare a resume, and gives tips on applying for jobs. 它说明了如何准备一份简历,并提了一些有关求职的建议。
9. N-COUNT A tip is the same as a . 垃圾场[英国英语]
10. PHRASE If you say that a problem is the tip of the iceberg, you mean that it is one small part of a much larger problem. (问题的) 冰山一角
Unless we're all a lot more careful, the people who have died so far will be just the tip of the iceberg. 除非我们大家都更加小心,否则迄今为止已经死去的人数将只是冰山一角。
11. PHRASE If something tips the scales or tips the balance, it gives someone a slight advantage. 使稍占优势
Today's slightly shorter race could well help to tip the scales in her favour. 今日稍短程的比赛将很有可能使她稍占优势。
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tip /tɪp/ (tipping,tipped,tips)
剑桥词典
tip verb (ONE SIDE HIGHER)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]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,结果我们所有的饮料都掉在地上。
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的书太多,书架会翻掉的。
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
称重量
The baby tipped the scales at 3.75 kg. 婴儿称得体重为3.75公斤。
tip verb (POUR)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ] UK (US dump)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 .
大雨倾盆
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。
tip verb (END)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 常用于被动语态的动词 ]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 . 长颈鹿被尖上涂有毒药的长矛杀死的。
tip verb (PAYMENT)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]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. 出租车司机对她很无礼,所以她没有给他小费。
[ 后面接一个直接宾语和一个间接宾语的动词 ] They tipped the waiter £5. 他们给了这个服务员5英镑的小费。
tip verb (INFORMATION)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 often passive ] mainly UKto 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。
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] Davis is being tipped to win the championship . 据称,戴维斯有可能夺得冠军。
tip verb (RUBBISH)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词, 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ] UK (US dump)to get rid of rubbish by putting it in a place where it should not be
乱倾倒(垃圾)
A lot of waste is being tipped into the sea . 大量的废弃物正在被倾入海中。
The sign by the side of the road said "No tipping". 路边的标牌上写着“不准倾倒垃圾”。
习语
tip your handtip the balance/scales
tip sb the wink
短语动词
tip sb offtip (sth/sb) over
tip over into sth 返回 tip