| 其他翻译 |
| point n | UK (dot) | SCSimplified Chinese 点 diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 圆点 diǎn，yuán diǎn |
| | Finally, the travellers saw a point of light in the distance. |
| | 最终，游客们远远地看到了一个光点。 |
| point n | (degree, level) | SCSimplified Chinese 点 diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 度数 diǎn，dù shù
TCTraditional Chinese 度數 |
| | The water reached boiling point. |
| | 水达到了沸点。 |
| point n | (geography: location) | SCSimplified Chinese 地点 dì diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 地點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 地方 dì diǎn，dì fāng
TCTraditional Chinese 地方 |
| | This train serves Birmingham and all points south. |
| | 这辆火车通往伯明翰以及南边的所有地点。 |
| point n | (intersection) | SCSimplified Chinese 交叉点 jiāo chā diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 交叉點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 交点 jiāo chā diǎn，jiāo diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 交點 |
| | The line cuts the circle at two separate points. |
| | 该线与圆相交于两点。 |
| point n | (moment) (时间) | SCSimplified Chinese 一时，一刻 ，时刻，瞬间，刹那 yì shí，yí kè，shí kè，shùn jiān ，chà nà
TCTraditional Chinese 一時，一刻，時刻，瞬間 |
| | At that point I realized the danger of the situation. |
| | 那一瞬间，我意识到了形势很危险。 |
| point n | (score) | SCSimplified Chinese 分
TCTraditional Chinese 分 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分数 fēn shù
TCTraditional Chinese 分數 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 点数 diǎn shù |
| | The highest possible score in darts is 180 points. |
| | 飞镖游戏的最高分是180分。 |
| point n | (finance: hundredth of a cent) (金融，汇率) | SCSimplified Chinese 基点，点 jī diǎn，diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 基點，點 |
| | The dollar fell by eighty points against the yen. |
| | 美元兑日元下跌了80个点。 |
| point n | (finance: index measure) (金融指数) | SCSimplified Chinese 点 diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 點 |
| | The Dow Jones lost thirty-two points today. |
| | 道琼斯指数今天下跌了32个点。 |
| point n | (printing: 1/72 inch) | SCSimplified Chinese 点 diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 點 |
| | (印刷字体尺寸) | SCSimplified Chinese 磅值 diǎn，bàng zhí |
| | The main text should be twelve point; titles should be sixteen point. |
| | 正文应该用12磅值，标题应该用16磅值。 |
| point n | (outlet) (电器) | SCSimplified Chinese 电插座 diàn chā zuò
TCTraditional Chinese 插座 |
| | There aren't enough power points for all our equipment. |
| | 这里的电插座数量不够，无法满足所有设备的需要。 |
| point n | (geography: headland) (地形) | SCSimplified Chinese 尖形突出的部分，岬 jiǎ |
| | Every morning, Nancy rows around the point and back again. |
| | 每天早上，南希都会划船到岬的位置附近，再划回来。 |
| point n | (good, worth) | SCSimplified Chinese 意义, 用处 |
| | Every time I do the housework, the house just gets dirty again, so what's the point? What's the point of putting on your best clothes if no one is going to see you? |
| points npl | UK (railway junction) (铁轨交叉处的) | SCSimplified Chinese 道岔 dào chà |
| | Points allow the train to pass from one track to another. |
| point vi | (tend towards a given direction) | SCSimplified Chinese 指向 zhǐ xiàng
TCTraditional Chinese 指向 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 通向 zhǐ xiàng，tōng xiàng |
| | The road points southerly. |
| | 这条路通向南方。 |
| point vi | (face a given direction) | SCSimplified Chinese 面向，面朝 miàn xiàng，miàn cháo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 朝着 cháo zhe
TCTraditional Chinese 朝着 / 朝著 |
| | Their house points towards the sea. |
| | 他们的房子面朝大海。 |
| point vi | (gun, camera: aim) (枪、镜头等) | SCSimplified Chinese 对准，瞄准 duì zhǔn，miáo zhǔn
TCTraditional Chinese 對準 |
| | Lift the gun, point and fire. |
| | 举起枪，瞄准，然后射击。 |
| point to [sth] vi + prep | (show, indicate [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 表明 biǎo míng
TCTraditional Chinese 表明 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 显示 biǎo míng，xiǎn shì
TCTraditional Chinese 顯示 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 体现 biǎo míng，tǐ xiàn
TCTraditional Chinese 體現 |
| | The survey points to his deep unpopularity. |
| point [sth] at [sb]⇒ vtr | (aim) | SCSimplified Chinese 将...瞄准 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 用...对准 |
| | Don't point that knife at me. |
| point [sth]⇒ vtr | (fill gaps in mortar) (用水泥等) | SCSimplified Chinese 填充砖石的缝隙 |
| | He has pointed all the brickwork. |
| point [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtr | (direct) | SCSimplified Chinese 给...指出 |
| | She pointed us to the door. |
| | 她指给了我们门的位置。 |
| point [sth]⇒ vtr | rare (sharpen) | SCSimplified Chinese 削尖 xiāo jiān |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 磨利 |
| | The old man used a sharp knife to point his pencil. |
复合形式：
point | pointe |
| access point | (library code) (图书馆) | SCSimplified Chinese 检索点 |
| assembly point n | (place to gather) | SCSimplified Chinese 集合地点 jí hé dì diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 集合地點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 集结点 |
| | If you hear the fire alarm, please make your way to the assembly point. |
| at one point adv | (at a given moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 某一刻 mǒu yí kè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在某一时间 mǒu yí kè，zài mǒu yì shí jiān |
| | At one point, I thought we might even get married. |
| at some point adv | (at an unspecified moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 某个时刻，某个时候 mǒu gè shí kè
TCTraditional Chinese 某個時刻 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 某个时间 mǒu gè shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 某個時間 |
| | At some point, we'll need to decide whether the project is worth continuing. |
| | 某个时候，我们需要决定这个项目还值不值得继续下去。 |
| at the point of expr | informal (about to) | SCSimplified Chinese 接近于 jiē jìn yú
TCTraditional Chinese 接近於 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 濒临 jiē jìn yú ，bīn lín |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 将近 jiē jìn yú ，jiāng jìn
TCTraditional Chinese 將近 |
| | Honestly, I am really at the point of showing him the door. |
| at this point expr | (at this moment, right now) | SCSimplified Chinese 这时候，此时此刻 zhè shí hòu，cǐ shí cǐ kè
TCTraditional Chinese 這時候，此時此刻 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 当下，眼下 dāng xià，yǎn xià |
| | At this point, you have no choice but to find a job. |
| | 眼下，除了找工作以外你别无他法。 |
| at this point in time expr | (currently, now) | SCSimplified Chinese 此时此刻 cǐ shí cǐ kè
TCTraditional Chinese 此時此刻 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在这个时候 cǐ shí cǐ kè，zài zhè gè shí hòu |
| basis point | (finance) | SCSimplified Chinese 基点 jī diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 基點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 基本点 |
| beside the point expr | figurative (unconnected, irrelevant) | SCSimplified Chinese 不是重点
TCTraditional Chinese 不是重點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 无关大局 |
| | Whether or not he's married is beside the point. |
| boiling point n | (temperature at which [sth] boils) | SCSimplified Chinese 沸点 fèi diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 沸點 |
| | It is possible to change the boiling point of a liquid by changing the pressure around it. |
| boiling point n | figurative (point where [sb] becomes angry) (情绪的) | SCSimplified Chinese 爆发点，（怒火等）一触即发 bào fā diǎn |
| | Tempers reached boiling point when the referee sent one of the players off. |
| break point n | (tennis) | SCSimplified Chinese 破发点 |
| break point n | (a point to make change) | SCSimplified Chinese 转折点 zhuǎn zhé diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 轉折點 |
| breaking point n | (physics: pressure) | SCSimplified Chinese 强度极限 qiáng dù jí xiàn
TCTraditional Chinese 爆發點 |
| | The physics students are testing the breaking points of different metals. |
| | 物理系学生正在测试不同金属的强度极限。 |
| breaking point n | figurative (critical moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 关键时刻，爆发点 guān jiàn shí kè，bào fā diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 關鍵時刻 |
| | Tony was under a lot of stress and he eventually reached breaking point. |
| Brownie point n | figurative, informal (credit, recognition) | SCSimplified Chinese 品行分，嘉奖，认可 jiā jiǎng，rèn kě |
| | I'm cooking dinner tonight; that should earn me a few Brownie points with my mother. |
| bullet point n | (dot before list item) (有圆点、正方形、菱形及其他图案) | SCSimplified Chinese （文件中）条目前的标记符号 wén jiàn zhōng tiáo mù qián de biāo jì fú hào |
| | The boss would prefer a simple list of items with bullet points, rather than long descriptions. |
| | To create a list of bullet points, click on the icon. |
| | 老板想要的是逐项简明罗列，而不是冗长的描述。要想在条目前标记符号，请点击这个图标。 |
| bursting point n | (when normal capacity exceeded) | SCSimplified Chinese 临界点 lín jiè diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 臨界點 |
| bursting point n | figurative (when [sb] loses self-control) | SCSimplified Chinese 爆发点 bào fā diǎn |
| | John had been under pressure for months when he finally reached bursting point. |
cardinal point,
cardinal direction n | usually plural (one of 4 main compass points) | SCSimplified Chinese 方位基点, 基本方位点 |
| | North, south, east, and west are the cardinal points of the compass. |
| case in point n | (helpful example) | SCSimplified Chinese 例证 lì zhèng
TCTraditional Chinese 例證 / 例証 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很好的例子 lì zhèng，hěn hǎo de lì zi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 恰当的例子 lì zhèng，qià dàng de lì zi |
| | Movies can encourage children to read. The Harry Potter series is a case in point. |
choke point,
chokepoint n | (strait, pass obstructing an attack) | SCSimplified Chinese 制扼点 |
| | The valley was a choke point for the advancing army. |
| collection point n | (place where purchases are picked up) | SCSimplified Chinese 取货点 |
| come to a point where v expr | informal (reach a situation) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 到了…的时候 dào le de shí hòu |
| | I have come to a point in my life where I do not like to party every night. |
| compass point n | (North, South, East or West) | SCSimplified Chinese 四个基本方位 |
| | The teacher taught the students how to give directions using the compass points. |
| cut-off point n | (limit) | SCSimplified Chinese 截止点 jié zhǐ diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 截止點 |
| | She likes tequila, but two drinks is her cut-off point on work nights. |
cutoff point,
also UK: cut-off point n | (limit) | SCSimplified Chinese 截点，分界点 |
| | The cutoff point for sending in applications is 1st November. |
| dead point | (mechanics) (机械) | SCSimplified Chinese 静点 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 哑点 |
| decimal point n | (dot in decimal figure) (数学) | SCSimplified Chinese 小数点 xiǎo shù diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 小數點 |
| | You need a decimal point between those two figures; there's a big difference between 6.25 and 625. |
| dew point n | (temperature: condensation) (雾气凝结成水的温度) | SCSimplified Chinese 露点，露点温度 lù diǎn，lù diǎn wēn dù |
| | It was so humid this morning that the dew point was above 10 degrees Celsius. |
| drop-off point n | (vehicle: place to set [sb], [sth] down) | SCSimplified Chinese 下客点，下车处 |
| | There is a warehouse at the port that serves as a drop-off point, we collect the merchandise there. |
| EFTPOS n | acronym (payment system) | SCSimplified Chinese 销售点电子转帐 |
end point,
endpoint,
end-point n | (extremity) | SCSimplified Chinese 终端 zhōng duān |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 末端 zhōng duān，mò duān |
| | The end points are several hundred metres apart. |
end point,
endpoint,
end-point n | (where [sth] ends) | SCSimplified Chinese 终点 zhōng diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 終點 |
| | The proposed diversion alters the end point of the footpath. |
end point,
endpoint,
end-point n | (computing: last point of network) (计算机) | SCSimplified Chinese 端点 duān diǎn |
entry point,
point of entry n | (bullet wound) (枪伤) | SCSimplified Chinese 入口点 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 射入点 |
| | The entry point of the bullet is below the exit wound suggesting that a short person fired the gun at Mr. Jones. |
entry point,
point of entry n | US (port) | SCSimplified Chinese 入境地点 |
| | The easiest way to get a visa is on arrival, either at airports or at entry points to the country. |
exclamation point (US),
exclamation mark (UK) n | US (punctuation) | SCSimplified Chinese 感叹号 gǎn tàn hào
TCTraditional Chinese 驚嘆號 |
| | It is considered poor style to use too many exclamation points when writing. |
| fine point n | (detail) | SCSimplified Chinese 细节 xì jié
TCTraditional Chinese 細節 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 详情 xì jié ，xiáng qíng |
| fine point n | (pen: narrow tip) | SCSimplified Chinese 笔尖 bǐ jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 筆尖 |
| fire point | (chemistry) (化学) | SCSimplified Chinese 火点 |
flashpoint,
flash point,
flashing-point n | (temperature at which vapor burns) | SCSimplified Chinese 燃点 rán diǎn |
flashpoint,
flash point n | figurative (point at which violence occurs) | SCSimplified Chinese 爆发地 bào fā de
TCTraditional Chinese 爆炸地 |
| | Police were quickly dispatched to the flashpoint. |
flashpoint,
flash point n | figurative (volatile area, situation) | SCSimplified Chinese 爆发点 bào fā diǎn |
| | Holiday gatherings can be a flashpoint for some families. |
| floating point | (type of decimal point) (数学) | SCSimplified Chinese 浮点 |
| focal point n | (perspective: where lines converge) | SCSimplified Chinese 焦点 jiāo diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 焦點 |
| | Drawings of 3D objects have to have a single focal point to look realistic. |
| focal point n | (focus of attention) | SCSimplified Chinese 注意（兴趣等的）焦点 zhù yì xìng qù děng de jiāo diǎn |
| | The Monet painting was the focal point of the room. |
| freezing point n | (temperature: liquid turns solid) (液体变成固体的临界温度) | SCSimplified Chinese 冰点，凝固点，冻结点 bīng diǎn，níng gù diǎn，dòng jié diǎn |
| | Every liquid has a different freezing point; that of pure water is zero Celsius. |
| from this point adv | (starting now) | SCSimplified Chinese 从这时开始 cóng zhè shí kāi shǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 从此时起 cóng zhè shí kāi shǐ，cóng cǐ shí qǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 從此時起 |
| | The rest of the climb will be much easier from this point. |
| from this point forward adv | (starting from now) | SCSimplified Chinese 从现在开始 cóng xiàn zài kāi shǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 从此时起 cóng xiàn zài kāi shǐ，cóng cǐ shí qǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 從此時起 |
| | From this point forward I won't smoke in the house any more. |
| game point n | (tennis: next point decides outcome) | SCSimplified Chinese 赛点 sài diǎn |
| | Sharapova reached game point by forcing her opponent to make an error. |
| get off the point v expr | informal, figurative (digress) | SCSimplified Chinese 脱离主题 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 偏题 piān tí |
| | The lecturer was getting off the point and some of the students had stopped paying attention. |
| get the point v expr | informal (understand) | SCSimplified Chinese 理解 lǐ jiě
TCTraditional Chinese 理解 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 明白 lǐ jiě ，míng bái |
| | There's no need to tell me again. I get the point! |
get to the point,
come to the point v expr | informal (speak directly) | SCSimplified Chinese 谈到正题
TCTraditional Chinese 談到正題 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 说到要害 |
| | It took Natalie a long time to get to the point. |
| Get to the point! interj | informal (say what you mean) | SCSimplified Chinese 别绕圈子！有话直说！ |
| | Get to the point! We haven't got all day, you know. |
| good point n | (insightful comment) | SCSimplified Chinese 好点子 hǎo diǎn zi
TCTraditional Chinese 好點子 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 好主意 hǎo diǎn zi，hǎo zhǔ yì |
| | Miriam raised several good points during the discussion. |
| Good point! interj | (insightful comment) | SCSimplified Chinese 有道理 yǒu dào lǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 说得没错 yǒu dào lǐ，shuō de méi cuò
TCTraditional Chinese 說得沒錯 |
| | "Some people won't be able to attend the meeting if we hold it on Friday." "Good point!" |
| good point n | often plural (positive trait) | SCSimplified Chinese 优点 yōu diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 優點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 好处 yōu diǎn，hǎo chù
TCTraditional Chinese 好處 |
| | One of Hugh's good points is his generosity. |
| GPA n | US, initialism (grade point average) (grade point average的缩写形式) | SCSimplified Chinese 平均学分积点 píng jūn xué fēn jī diǎn |
| | Molly has the highest GPA in the 9th grade. |
| grade point | (education) | SCSimplified Chinese 绩点 |
| grade point average n | US (numerical value of average grade) | SCSimplified Chinese 平均成绩 píng jūn chéng jì
TCTraditional Chinese 平均成績 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 平均分 píng jūn chéng jì，píng jūn fēn |
| | She'd gotten straight A's all through high school so she had a 4.0 grade point average. |
halfway point,
halfway mark n | (place that marks midway) | SCSimplified Chinese 中途点 |
| have a point v expr | (be right about [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 说得对
TCTraditional Chinese 說得對 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有道理 yǒu dào lǐ |
| | Gudrun has a point; we should leave early tomorrow in order to avoid the traffic. |
| high point n | (greatest moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 最精彩的时刻 zuì jīng cǎi de shí kè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最佳状态 zuì jīng cǎi de shí kè，zuì jiā zhuàng tài |
| | The high point of my holiday was the whale-watching trip. |
| in point of fact expr | (actually) | SCSimplified Chinese 事实上，实际上 shì shí shàng ，shí jì shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 事實上，實際上 |
inflection point,
flex point,
point of inflection n | (point of change on curve) | SCSimplified Chinese 拐点 |
jumping-off point,
jumping-off place n | figurative (starting point) | SCSimplified Chinese 起点 qǐ diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 起點 |
| | Learning the alphabet is a good jumping off point for children who wish to learn how to read. |
jumping-off point,
jumping-off place n | figurative (starting point) | SCSimplified Chinese 起点 qǐ diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 起點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 起跑点 qǐ diǎn，qǐ pǎo diǎn |
labor the point (US),
labour the point (UK) v expr | figurative (belabor) | SCSimplified Chinese 过分详尽地阐述 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 过分多说 |
| | The lawyer labored the point excessively. |
| the low point n | (least happy time) | SCSimplified Chinese 最低点 zuì dī diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 最低點 |
| | The low point in the athlete's career was when a leg injury forced him to miss the Olympic Games. |
| a low point n | informal (unhappy moment, time) | SCSimplified Chinese 低潮，低谷 dī cháo，dī gǔ |
| | James was at a low point at that time because he had just split up with his girlfriend. |
| lowest point n | (worst or most miserable situation) | SCSimplified Chinese 低谷 dī gǔ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最低点 dī gǔ ，zuì dī diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 最低點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 低潮 dī gǔ ，dī cháo |
| | I reached my lowest point just after my wife left me. |
| main point n | (most significant idea) | SCSimplified Chinese 要点 yào diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 要點 |
| | The chairman presented the main points of the report to the meeting. |
| make a point v expr | (say [sth] significant) | SCSimplified Chinese 阐述一个重要观点 chǎn shù yí gè zhòng yào guān diǎn |
| | Will you stop interrupting me? I'm trying to make a point here! |
| | 能麻烦你别打断我吗？我正想讲一个重点！ |
| make a point of [sth] v expr | (emphasize) | SCSimplified Chinese 强调 qiáng diào
TCTraditional Chinese 強調 |
| | This chef makes a point of cooking with locally sourced ingredients. |
| | 这位厨师特别注重使用当地的食材烹饪。 |
| make a point of doing [sth] v expr | (insist on doing) | SCSimplified Chinese 坚持做 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 总是做 |
| | I make a point of donating to a charity every Christmas. |
| | 每年圣诞节我都会向慈善机构捐款。 |
| make your point v expr | (give opinion) | SCSimplified Chinese 说服他人同意自己的观点 shuō fú tā rén tóng yì zì jǐ de guān diǎn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 证明自己的观点 shuō fú tā rén tóng yì zì jǐ de guān diǎn，zhèng míng zì jǐ de guān diǎn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 表明自己的态度 shuō fú tā rén tóng yì zì jǐ de guān diǎn，biǎo míng zì jǐ de tài dù |
| | Dale was struggling to make his point during the debate. |
| match point n | (tennis, etc.: point that wins a match) (一方还差一分赢得比赛的情况) | SCSimplified Chinese 赛点 sài diǎn |
| | Federer only needed one match point to win the game with Nadal. |
| meeting point n | (designated place to meet) | SCSimplified Chinese 集合地点 jí hé dì diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 集合地點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 见面地点 jí hé dì diǎn，jiàn miàn dì diǎn |
| | They settled on the library as a meeting point because it was near both their houses. |
| melting point n | (temperature at which a solid turns to liquid) | SCSimplified Chinese 熔点 róng diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 熔點 |
| | Bronze has a lower melting point than iron. |
| miss the point v expr | (fail to understand) | SCSimplified Chinese 没能理解 méi néng lǐ jiě |
| | You're missing the point: this isn't about pay - it's about conditions. |
| moot point n | ([sth] debatable) | SCSimplified Chinese 有争议的问题 yǒu zhēng yì de wèn tí |
| | It is a moot point whether sex education among teenagers leads to fewer unwanted pregnancies. |
| moot point n | (academic, of no practical significance) | SCSimplified Chinese 无实际意义所以不值得争辩的问题 wú shí jì yì yì suǒ yǐ bù zhí dé zhēng biàn de wèn tí |
| | Wondering about how things were before the birth of the universe is a moot point. |
| near point n | (of eye's focus) | SCSimplified Chinese 近点 jìn diǎn |
| | The near point for someone with normal vision is 25 cm. |
there's no use in doing [sth],
there's no point doing [sth],
there's no point in doing [sth] expr | (it is pointless) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有用的 méi yǒu yòng de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 无济于事的 méi yǒu yòng de ，wú jì yú shì de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 于事无补的 méi yǒu yòng de ，yú shì wú bǔ de |
| | There's no point in asking Jake if you can borrow his car; he'll say no. |
| | There's no use in telling me now that I shouldn't put that vase there; you should have mentioned it before I knocked it over and broke it. |
| objective point of view n | (impartial opinion, perspective) | SCSimplified Chinese 客观观点 kè guān guān diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 客觀觀點 |
| | People go before a judge because they want an objective point of view. |
| observation point n | (lookout, observation post) | SCSimplified Chinese 观测点 guān cè diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 觀測點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 观察点 guān cè diǎn，guān chá diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 觀察點 |
| | Along the coastal road are various observation points, at which drivers may stop and admire the view. |
| on the point of [sth] expr | (close to [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 面临，濒临 miàn lín，bīn lín
TCTraditional Chinese 面臨 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 几近，接近 jiē jìn
TCTraditional Chinese 接近 |
| | The country's largest bank is on the point of collapse. |
| on the point of doing [sth] expr | (about to do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 正在…的时候 zhèng zài de shí hòu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 即将
TCTraditional Chinese 即將 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 濒临 zhèng zài de shí hòu，bīn lín |
| | She was on the point of leaving when he finally arrived. |
on-point,
on point adj | US (relevant) | SCSimplified Chinese 适用的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 适宜的 shì yí de
TCTraditional Chinese 適宜的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
on-point,
on point adj | informal (perfect, just right) | SCSimplified Chinese 完美的 wán měi de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 恰好的 wán měi de ，qià hǎo de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| pain point n | (commerce: problem) | SCSimplified Chinese 痛点 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 痛处 tòng chù |
| | This app's limited functionality on certain operating systems is a pain point with customers. |
| percentage point n | (difference: one per cent) | SCSimplified Chinese 百分点 |
| | I scored 88%; two percentage points away from getting an A. |
| petit point n | (embroidery stitch) | SCSimplified Chinese 纳纱绣 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 戳纳绣 |
| petit point n | (embroidery on canvas) | SCSimplified Chinese 点针绣 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 纳纱绣 |
pinpoint [sth],
pin-point [sth],
pin point [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (show exact cause) | SCSimplified Chinese 找出…的确切原因 |
| | It is difficult to pinpoint exactly why this problem has occurred. |
| | 很难找出之所以会出现这个问题的确切原因。 |
pinpoint [sth],
pin-point [sth],
pin point [sth] vtr | figurative (show exact place) | SCSimplified Chinese 指出…的精准位置 zhǐ chū … de jīng zhǔn wèi zhì |
| | We know our agent is in this area, but we can't pinpoint his location at the moment. |
| | 我知道我们的经纪人就在这个区域，但目前却无法确定他的准确位置。 |
| point an accusing finger at [sb] v expr | figurative (accuse, blame) | SCSimplified Chinese 责备 zé bèi
TCTraditional Chinese 責備 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 将责任怪在某人头上 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 指责 zé bèi，zhǐ zé
TCTraditional Chinese 指責 |
| | Some nutritionists are pointing an accusing finger at parents who let their children eat food that contains too much sugar. |