tip
noun
verb
tɪp
noun
1
END
末端
the
end
of
something,
especially
something
pointed
末端，末梢; 尖端
C
[+
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
2
MONEY
钱
a
small
amount
of
additional
money
that
you
give
to
someone
such
as
a
WAITER
or
a
taxi
driver
小费，小账
C
Did
you
leave
a
tip
?
你留小费了吗？
large/generous/big
tip
I
gave
the
guy
a
big
tip
.
我给了那家伙一大笔小费。
a
$5
tip
五美元的小费
3
ADVICE
忠告
a
helpful
piece
of
advice
有用的劝告，忠告，建议
C | BrE
Jill
knows
Spain
really
well.
Perhaps
she
could
give
us
a
few
tips
.
吉尔十分了解西班牙，也许她能给我们一些建议。
[+
on/for
]
useful
tips
on
healthy
eating
有关健康饮食的有益忠告
last-minute
tips
for
Christmas
entertaining
圣诞宴请最后关头的建议
handy
tip
(useful
tip)
BrE
【英】
有用的建议:
handy
tips
for
decorating
a
small
flat
装修小公寓的有用建议
gardening
tips
园艺小窍门
4
the tip of the iceberg
a
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
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〕
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:“我宁愿和一条蛇一起吃晚饭。”
What
is
her
name?
It’s
on
the
tip
of
my
tongue.
Joan.
Joan
Simpson.
That’s
it!
她的名字叫什么？ 就在我嘴边。 琼…琼．辛普森。 就是这名字！
6
WASTE
垃圾
an
area
where
unwanted
waste
is
taken
and
left
[英] 垃圾场;
C | BrE
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
an
extremely
dirty
or
untidy
place
[英，非正式] 极不干净 （极不整洁 ）的地方
singular 单数 | BrE informal
The
house
was
an
absolute
tip.
这房子简直是个垃圾场。
8
HORSE RACE
赛马
special
information
about
which
horse
will
win
a
race
[非正式] 〔关于赛马中哪匹马会赢的〕特别情报，内部情报
C | informal
9
WARNING
警告
a
secret
warning
or
piece
of
information,
especially
to
police
about
illegal
activities
〔尤指给警方的〕密报
C
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。
verb
10
LEAN
倾斜
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;
I,T
[+
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
sth
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。
11
POUR
倾倒
to
pour
something
from
one
place
or
container
into
another
倾倒，倒出
T always + adv/prep
tip
sth
onto/into
sth
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
sth
out
Shall
I
tip
the
water
out?
要我把水倒出来吗？
12
GIVE MONEY
给钱
to
give
an
additional
amount
of
money
to
someone
such
as
a
WAITER
or
taxi
driver
给小费，付小账
I,T
Did
you
tip
the
waiter?
你给侍应生小费了吗？
tip
sb
sth
I
tipped
him
$5.
我给了他五美元小费。
13
BE LIKELY TO SUCCEED
有可能成功
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
T usually passive 一般用被动态
tip
sb/sth
to
do
sth
the
man
tipped
to
become
the
next
President
被认为很有可能成为下一任总统的人
tip
sb
for/as
sth
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。
14
gold-tipped/steel-tipped/rubber-tipped etc
having
a
tip
that
is
made
of
or
covered
with
gold,
steel
etc
金尖头的/钢尖头的/橡皮尖头的等
a
silver-tipped
walking
stick
银尖头的手杖
15
tip the balance/scales
to
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的领导地位倾斜。
16
tip the scales at sth
to
weigh
a
particular
amount,
used
especially
of
someone
who
will
be
taking
part
in
a
sports
competition
〔参加体育比赛前〕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为 15 英石多一点。
17
it’s tipping (it) down
said
when
it
is
raining
very
heavily
正在下倾盆大雨
BrE spoken
It
was
absolutely
tipping
it
down.
天正下着倾盆大雨。
18
be tipped with sth
to
have
one
end
covered
in
something
尖端覆盖有某物
arrows
tipped
with
poison
尖端涂有毒药的箭
red
petals
tipped
with
white
尖端为白色的红色花瓣
19
tip your hat/cap (to sb)
10.
a.
to
touch
or
raise
your
hat
as
a
greeting
to
someone
b.
to
say
or
do
something
that
shows
you
admire
what
someone
has
done
[美] （对某人）表示赞赏
AmE
20
tip sb the wink
11.
to
give
someone
secret
information
[英，非正式] 给某人秘密消息
BrE informal
21
to
give
someone
such
as
the
police
a
secret
warning
or
piece
of
information,
especially
about
illegal
activities
给〔警察〕通风报信
The
police
must
have
been
tipped
off.
警察一定是得到过密报。
tip
sb
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?
你警告过他有关伯纳德的事吗？
22
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
sth
↔
over
The
current
was
starting
to
tip
the
canoe
over
and
I
began
to
panic.
水流快要把小舟掀翻了，我开始惊慌失措。
23
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）倾翻，（使）倾斜
tip
sth
↔
up
He
tipped
the
bottle
up
so
that
the
last
of
the
liquid
flowed
into
his
glass.
他把瓶子斜过来，让最后一滴液体流进了他的杯子。
Ken
tipped
up
the
wheelbarrow,
then
stood
back
to
rest.
肯斜放好独轮手推车，然后站到后面去休息。