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point /pɔɪnt/ ► SEE ALLpoint at/to sb/sthpoint sth at sb/sthpoint sb/sth out (to sb)point sth out (to sb)point to sb/sthpoint to sthpoint up sth ●ˈpoint at/to sb/sth 🔑to stretch out your finger or sth held in your hand towards sb/sth in order to show sb where a person or thing is 指着；指向◆He pointed to the spot where the house used to stand.
他指着那所房子以前所在的地点。◆He pointed at the computer screen with his pen.
他用钢笔指着计算机屏幕。[v + prep]●ˈpoint sth at sb/sth 🔑to aim sth at sb/sth 把…对准◆He pointed the gun at her head.
他用枪指着她的脑袋。OBJ gun
SYN aim sth at sb/sth[v + n/pron + prep]●ˌpoint sb/sth ˈout (to sb) 🔑to show sb which person or thing you are referring to, for example by moving your head, by describing them/it, etc. 把…指出来（给某人看）◆Will you point his wife out to me if you see her?
如果看见他的妻子，你就指给我看好吗？◆He drove them around Beverley Hills, pointing out where the stars lived.
他开车带他们在比佛利山转悠，把明星们的住所指给他们看。◆The guide pointed out various historic monuments.
导游介绍了各处历史遗迹。[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]●ˌpoint sth ˈout (to sb) 🔑to mention sth in order to give sb information about it or make them notice it （向某人）指出◆He thanked me for pointing out the mistakes in his report.
他感谢我指出了他报告中的错误。◆I must point out that my part in the rescue was very small.
我必须说明，在这次营救行动中我的作用很小。◆It must be pointed out that this new drug is not a miracle cure.
必须指出的是，这一新药并不是什么灵丹妙药。◆He doesn’t like having his faults pointed out to him.
他听不进别人的指正。◆‘He’s not my father, he’s my stepfather,’ he pointed out angrily.
“他不是我父亲，他是我继父。”他愤怒地说。 NOTE Point sth out is often used in the pattern point out that … * point sth out 常用于 point out that …句型。[v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + speech]●ˈpoint to sb/sth ➡ point at/to sb/sth ●ˈpoint to sth1. to mention sth that you think is important and/or the reason why a particular situation exists 提出，指出（重要的事项或原因）◆She pointed to unemployment as a reason for rising crime.
她强调失业导致了犯罪率上升。2. if a fact, event or situation points to sth, it suggests that this is true or likely to happen 暗示；显示◆All the signs pointed to a successful year ahead.
所有迹象都预示来年将一帆风顺。◆The facts seem to point to him having been murdered.
事实似乎表明他是被谋杀的。◆She had symptoms which pointed to a diagnosis of kidney failure.
从症状来看，她很可能患了肾衰竭。[v + prep]●ˌpoint ˈup sth (BrE, formal) to give special emphasis to one particular aspect of a problem, fact or opinion; to show sth very clearly 特别强调；明确显示◆This incident points up the hostility between the two sides.
此次事件凸显了双方间的敌意。 NOTE When the object of point up is a noun, it comes after up, but when the object is a pronoun, it comes between point and up * point up 的宾语如果是名词，应置于 up 之后；但如果是代词，应置于 point 和 up 之间◆There are divisions in the party, and the conference has pointed them up.
该党内部存在很多分歧，这次会议将它们暴露无遗。[v + adv + n] [v + pron + adv] |