Point

(noun.) sharp end; 'he stuck the point of the knife into a tree'; 'he broke the point of his pencil'.

(noun.) a wall socket.

(noun.) the gun muzzle's direction; 'he held me up at the point of a gun'.

(noun.) an outstanding characteristic; 'his acting was one of the high points of the movie'.

(noun.) a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; 'he knows my bad points as well as my good points'.

(noun.) the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip.

(noun.) a geometric element that has position but no extension; 'a point is defined by its coordinates'.

(noun.) the object of an activity; 'what is the point of discussing it?'.

(noun.) a brief version of the essential meaning of something; 'get to the point'; 'he missed the point of the joke'; 'life has lost its point'.

(noun.) a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; 'the point of the arrow was due north'.

(noun.) the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; 'she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street'.

(noun.) a promontory extending out into a large body of water; 'they sailed south around the point'.

(noun.) one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan.

(noun.) the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; 'he scored 20 points in the first half'; 'a touchdown counts 6 points'.

(noun.) a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch.

(noun.) a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect.

(noun.) a V shape; 'the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points'.

(noun.) a very small circular shape; 'a row of points'; 'draw lines between the dots'.

(noun.) an instant of time; 'at that point I had to leave'.

(verb.) repair the joints of bricks; 'point a chimney'.

(verb.) be positionable in a specified manner; 'The gun points with ease'.

(verb.) indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; 'the dog pointed the dead duck'.

(verb.) mark with diacritics; 'point the letter'.

(verb.) mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes.

(verb.) mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics.

塞西尔手打

• The first cast-iron lighthouse was put up at Point Morant, Jamaica, in 1842. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• If the central depths were untouched, hardly a pin-point of surface remained the same. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The same point is frequently at this day a matter of controversy in the wine countries. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• You must therefore allow me to follow the dictates of my conscience on this occasion, which leads me to perform what I look on as a point of duty. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• That is not the way things come about: we grow into a new point of view: only afterwards, in looking back, do we see the landmarks of our progress. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• At that point I slackened my pace and proceeded cautiously, but I saw no one, and heard no voices. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• At this point the water recedes a few hundred yards from the high land. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• There are some points which are as dark as ever. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• She thought the praise not warm enough, and proceeded to direct attention to the various decorative points of her attire. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• In that case one of the main points in favor of the accused disappears. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• I approached slowly, and on the points of my feet. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• We may note one or two points of difference from the equivalent life of the nomadic Semites. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• It puts the student in the habitual attitude of finding points of contact and mutual bearings. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Let us run through the main points of your statement and see what they are worth. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• She called to me faintly, and pointed to a little phial in her work-box. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• He stooped a little, and with his tattered blue cap pointed under the carriage. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• He led them into a stone kitchen, fitted with coppers for dressing the prison food, and pointed to a door. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Ay, but he held his sword in his left hand, and so pointed across his body with it, said the Templar. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• You go away like this, he pointed to the thumb, and come back like this, he touched the little finger. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• The house presented two pointed gables in its front; the windows were latticed and narrow: the front door was narrow too, one step led up to it. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Asking the operator the best direction, he pointed west, and noticing a rabbit in a clear space in the sage bushes, I said, 'There is one now. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• He said that if he had permission he would move so and so (pointing out how) against the Confederates, and that he could whip them. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Don't holler till you're out of the wood, sir, said Gurt dryly, pointing to the sea. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Surely the plain inference that follows needs no pointing out? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Is the hand not always pointing there? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Sign there, he repeated, turning suddenly on Laura, and pointing once more to the place on the parchment. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Look at that, James and Mr. Crawley, cried Mrs. Bute, pointing at the scared figure of the black-eyed, guilty wench. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Tom, said Eva, suddenly stopping, and pointing to the lake, there 't is. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.

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