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points /pɔɪnts/► SEE ALLhave your good, plus, etc. pointsbrownie pointspossession is nine points/tenths/parts of the lawscore a point/points (off/over/against sb)
●have your ˈgood, ˈplus, etc. pointshave some good qualities or aspects 有其长处◆Europe has its good points, but I prefer the American way of life.
欧洲有其优越之处，不过我更喜欢美国的生活方式。◆She often seems rather unfriendly, but I suppose she’s got her plus points.
她常常看上去很不友善，不过我想她有自己的优点。●ˈbrownie pointsif sb does sth to earn brownie points, they do it to make sb in authority have a good opinion of them 给上级留下的好印象◆She’s only working late to win brownie points with the boss.她工作到很晚只是为了赢得老板的好印象。 OPP a black mark (against sb) NOTE The Brownies is a club for young girls which trains them in practical skills and does a lot of activities such as camping. The girls are awarded points for good behaviour and achievements. * the Brownies 是幼年女童子军俱乐部。她们若品行良好、成绩优秀可获得奖励积分。 ●possession is nine points/tenths/parts of the ˈlaw (saying) if you already have or control sth, it is difficult for sb else to take it away from you, even if they have the legal right to it 现实占有，败一胜九（占有者在诉讼中总占上风）●ˌscore a ˈpoint/ˈpoints (off/over/against sb) (especially BrE) defeat sb in an argument; deliberately say sth that makes sb appear stupid （在辩论中）驳倒某人；使某人出洋相◆Why don’t you try to solve the problem instead of scoring points over each other?你们为什么不尽力去解决问题而是互相拆台呢？◆I don’t like David. He’s always trying to score points off everybody.我不喜欢戴维，他总是谁都想驳倒。▸ ˈpoint-scoring noun ◆political point-scoring使人政治上出丑 |