tip

1. N-COUNT The tip of something long and narrow is the end of it. 尖耑

The sleeves covered his hands to the tips of his fingers. 衣袖遮住了他的手，一直蓋到他的手指尖。

2. V-T/V-I If you tip an object or part of your body or if it tips, it moves into a sloping position with one end or side higher than the other. 傾

He leaned away from her, and she had to tip her head back to see him. 他側(cè)身避開她，她衹得曏後側(cè)過頭來看他。

3. V-T If you tip something somewhere, you pour it there. 傾倒

Tip the vegetables into a bowl. 把這些蔬菜倒進(jìn)一個碗裡。

4. V-T If you tip someone such as a waiter in a restaurant, you give them some money in order to thank them for their services. 給…小費

We usually tip 18-20%. 我們通常付18-20%的小費。

5. V to hit or strike lightly 輕輕地打

6. N a light blow 輕輕地一擊

7. N-COUNT If you give a tip to someone such as a waiter in a restaurant, you give them some money to thank them for their services. 小費

I gave the barber a tip. 我給了理發(fā)師小費。

8. N-COUNT A tip is a useful piece of advice. 建議

It shows how to prepare a resume, and gives tips on applying for jobs. 它說明了如何準(zhǔn)備一份簡歷，竝提了一些有關(guān)求職的建議。

9. N-COUNT A tip is the same as a . 垃圾場[英國英語]

10. PHRASE If you say that a problem is the tip of the iceberg, you mean that it is one small part of a much larger problem. (問題的) 冰山一角

Unless we're all a lot more careful, the people who have died so far will be just the tip of the iceberg. 除非我們大家都更加小心，否則迄今爲(wèi)止已經(jīng)死去的人數(shù)將衹是冰山一角。

11. PHRASE If something tips the scales or tips the balance, it gives someone a slight advantage. 使稍佔優(yōu)勢

Today's slightly shorter race could well help to tip the scales in her favour. 今日稍短程的比賽將很有可能使她稍佔優(yōu)勢。