tip1
n.[C]
- 頂端;尖端
He burnt the
tips of his fingers.
他燒傷了指尖。
- (鳥或飛機的)翼尖
- 頂端附加的小件
Some smokers don't like cigarettes with
tips.
有的菸民不喜歡抽有濾嘴的紙菸。
vt.
- 在……的頂端裝附加物
a filter-
tipped cigarette
有濾嘴的香菸
- 覆蓋(或裝飾)……的尖端[(+with)]
hills
tipped with trees
樹木覆蓋的山頂
- 去掉(生長物)的尖端
片語
have sth. at/on the tip of one's tongue
- 差一點就想起某事
I
have her name on the tip of my tongue.
她的名字就在我嘴邊,卻說不出來。
have sth. at the tip of one's fingers
- 手頭就有某物
He always
has some money at the tip of his fingers.
他手頭總有些錢。
辨析
tip1
n.
the pointed or rounded extremity of something slender or tapering.
▸a small part fitted to the end of an object.
v.
(tips, tipping, tipped)
- attach to or cover the tip of.
- colour (something) at its tip or edge.
-
(tip something in)
(in bookbinding) paste a page to a neighbouring page with a fine layer of paste down its inner margin.
Phrase
- on the tip of one's tongue
almost but not quite spoken or coming to mind.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from ON typpi (n.), typpa (v.), typptr ‘tipped’; rel. to top1.
tip2
v.
(tips, tipping, tipped)
- overbalance or cause to overbalance so as to fall or turn over.
▸be or put in a sloping position.
- empty out (the contents of a container) by holding it at an angle.
▸
(it tips down, it is tipping down, etc.)
Brit. informal rain heavily.
- strike or touch lightly.
▸move by a light strike or touch.
-
(tip off)
Basketball put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.
n.
- Brit. a place where rubbish is left.
▸informal a dirty or untidy place.
- Baseball a pitched ball that is slightly deflected by the batter.
Phrase
- tip one's hand
N. Amer. informal reveal one's intentions inadvertently. - tip one's hat
raise or touch one's hat as a greeting or mark of respect.
Etymology
ME: perh. of Scand. origin, influenced later by tip1 in the sense ‘touch with a tip or point’.
tip3
n.
- a small sum of money given as a reward for services rendered.
- a piece of practical advice.
▸a prediction or piece of expert information about the likely winner of a race or contest.
v.
(tips, tipping, tipped)
- give a tip to.
- Brit. predict as likely to win or achieve something.
-
(tip someone off)
informal give someone confidential information.
Phrase
- tip someone the wink
Brit. informal secretly give someone confidential information.
Etymology
C17 (in the sense ‘give, hand’): prob. from tip1.