point
n.
1.the highest poin t,summit 最高点，顶点。
△Mid.2.2.119:“the point of human skilL，”智慧的顶点。
2. advantageous position from which the hawk swoopsupon the prey （使鹰可以扑向猎物的）有利位置。
△2H.VI.2.1.5: “But what a point,my lord,your falconmade，”但是，大人，你的鹰采取了多么有利的位置。
3. point of the sword,i.e. sword 剑尖，（指）剑。
△1H.IV.2. 4. 219 (194):“Thou knowest my oldward: here I lay,and thus I bore my point.”i.e.thisis the fencing posture I assumed,and this is how Ipointed my sword. 你知道我惯使的防御姿势：我就这样站定，这样挺着我的剑。
△1H. IV.5.4.21:“I saw him holdLord Percy at the point，”我看见他用剑抵挡住波西。
△Mac.1.2.57(56):“Point against point，”i.e.Sword against his enemy’s sword.针锋相对，白刃相向。
4. lace for tying a soldier’s breast armour to the shoulders（军人的）把胸甲系在肩上的带子。
△2H.IV. 2.4.140 ( 132):“God’s light,with two pointson your shoulder? ”上帝啊，肩膀上添了两根带子了吗？
5. tag or lace for tying hose tothe doublet,i. e. thing of novalue （把紧腿裤和紧身上衣系在一起的）挂襻或带子。
△2H.IV.1.1.52:“If my young lord your sonhave not the day,/ Uponmine honour,for a silkenpoint / I’ll give my barony.”要是你的儿子、我那少公子没有获得胜利，我以我的荣誉起誓，我愿拿我的男爵领地去换一根缎带。
△Shr.3.2.49 (48): “with two brokenpoints；”还有两条破袜带。
6. pommel of saddle （马鞍的）前鞍桥。
△1H.IV.2.1.6 (5): “Iprithee,Tom,beat Cut’s sad-dle,put a few flocks in thepoint.”汤姆，请你把短尾马的鞍子拍打得平滑一点，在鞍子前头垫上些羊毛。
points
7.(musical term) short phrase of notes sounded on atrumpet as a signal,short bugle call （用做信号的）喇叭短曲调，短促号角声。
△2H.IV.4.1.50: “Turning yourbooks to graves,your ink to blood,/ Your pens tolances,and your tongue divine / To a loud trumpetand a point of war?”把你的书本变成坟墓，把你的墨水变成鲜血，把你的笔变成长矛，把你的神圣口舌变成了尖厉的战争号角？8. detail,particular 细节，细目。
at point: in every particular,correctly in every de-tail,at all points 在每一个细节，在各方面。
△Ham.1.2.200:“Armed at point exactly,cap-a-pe，”从头到脚十足地全身披挂。
9. punctilio,nice point in behaviour or ceremony （行为或礼貌的）细节。
△1H.IV.5.1.121:“Hal,if thou seeme down in the battle and bestride me,so; ’tis a pointof friendship.”哈尔，你要是看见我在战斗中倒下去就赶快跨在我身上，那很好；这才是朋友之道。
10. minute detail,single particular 微小的细节，一点。
△ 3H.VI.2.5.24: “To carve out dials quaintly,pointby point,/Thereby to see the minutes how theyrun；”一点一点、巧妙地雕刻出日规，以此来观测一分钟一分钟如何消逝。
△H.VIII.1.2.138: “Please your Highnessnote / This dangerous conception in this point，”请陛下注意他在这一点上的险恶用心。
△H.VIII. 1. 2. 145:“Tothis point hast thou heard him / At any time speakaught?”关于这一点，你可曾在什么时候听他说过什么吗？
11. piece,article,item 片，件，项。
△R.III.1.4.98:“You may,sir; ’tis a point of wisdom.”可以，先生，这正是你的聪明之处。
12. subject,matter,question 题目，事情，问题。
△H.VIII.3.1.70 (71):“In such a point of weight，”对这样一个重大的问题。
△Mac.3.1.85 (84): “which is now / Ourpoint of second meeting.”这正是现在我们第二次会见要谈的。
13. main question,crux of the matter 主要问题，事情的关键。
△1H.IV.2.4.453 (406):“here lies the point.”问题的关键就在这里。
14. purpose. aim意图，目的。
△Lr.4.7.97(95):“Mypoint and period will be throughly wrought，”我的生平大愿能不能完全实现。
15. moment时刻。
△1H.VI.3.1.166: “Thy humbleservant vows obedience / And humble service till the point of death.”微臣立誓效忠，愿效犬马之劳，死而后已。
16.❶sword point剑尖。
❷one of the tagged laces usedto fasten and suspend the hose or breeches to the dou-blet （过去用来把裤子系牢在紧身上衣边缘上的）有金属包头的吊裤带。
△1H.IV.2.4. 242 (214): “Their points beingbroken—” “Down fell their hose.” (Falstaff used “point” in the sense of “sword point”，but Poins takesthe word in the sense of “lace fastening the breechesto the doublet”.)“他们的剑尖断了——”“裤子就掉下来了。”17. ❶point in the argument论点。
❷lace or stringused to hold up breeches and attach them to the dou-blet吊裤带。
△Tw.1.5.23 (22):“but I am resolved on two points—” 可是我已经决定了两端。(按：用 ❶ 义。)
△Tw.1.5.26 (24):“That( = so that) if one break,the other will hold; or if both break,your gaskinsfall.”假如一端断了，还有一端连着，假如两端都断了，你的裤子可就掉下来了。(按：用point的
❷义嘲笑他。)
Phrases:
at (a) point: ❶mustered to a point; fully prepared集合于一地；充分准备。
△Mac.4.3.134: “Old Siward,with ten thousand warlike men / Already at a point，”老西华德带着一万名战士，装备齐全。
❷armed,ready,inreadiness武装着，准备好。
△Lr.1.4.348(323): “'Tispolitic and safe to let him keep / At point a hundredknights；”让他留着一百名武装齐备的骑士，倒是谨慎安全的策略。(按：这是一句反话。)
△Lr.3.1.33: “and are atpoint / To show their open banner.”而且准备好就要公然打出他们的旗帜。
honourable points of ignorance: fashionable things re-garded as signs of honour in ignorance被无知地当做光荣标志的时髦事物。
△H.VIII.1.3.26:“With all their hon-ourable points of ignorance / Pertaining thereunto,asfights and fireworks，”以及与其有关的被他们无知地当做光荣标志的一切时髦事物，例如决斗、烟火等。
stand upon points: ❶bother about trifles注意细节准确。
❷mind his stops注意标点符号。
△Mid.5.1.118:“This fellow doth not stand upon points.”这家伙乱说一气。(又译：这家伙完全不管句读。——按：Quince在念上边的开场白时，把标点符号读错，意思弄得恰恰相反。)
point
vt. show. direct显示，指示。
△Ham.1.5.129:“as
your business and desire shall point you，”照你们的事务和意愿所指示你们的。
△L.L.L.2.1.243(245): “Didpoint you to buy them，”指引你购买它们。
point at:i.e. in derision and disapproval嘲笑而非难地指点。
△1H.IV.2.4.452 (405):“If then thou be son tome,here lies the point: why being son to me,art thouso pointed at?”如果你是我的儿子，问题关键就在这里：你既是我的儿子，你为什么这样受人家指指点点当做笑柄呢？
point on: point to,aim at; presage指向，针对；预先警告。
△Oth.5.2.45:“These are portents; but yet I hope,Ihope,/ They do not point on me.”这是不祥之兆；但是我希望，我希望，这不是针对我。
point[pɔint]
n. 点，地点，分数，尖兵，标点，符号，论点，要点 v.指向，表明，瞄准
◇at all points充分
at swords point随时可能争吵at the point of接近
carry one's point成功地使别人同意自己的意见
come to the point扼要地说
each country has its own strong points各有所长
for awarding points打分
get back to the point言归正传
in point恰当的
in point of fact实际上
make a point of doing决心
not to put too fine a point on it坦率地说
off the point不对题的
on the point用弦乐器的弓尖演奏
on the point of即将
point at指向
point of honor面子问题
point of view观点
point out指出，提示，点明，指明
point to the door下逐客令
point up强调
stretch a point破例作出让步
to the point扼要，达到…程度
when it comes to the point作出决定的时候
‖ artistic point of view艺术观
main points要点
point advantage分数领先
point-andclick点击
point assessment event-group评分类项群
point average得分率
pointblank range平射
point blast点爆炸
point brilliance光点亮度
point defense fighter要点防御战斗机
point defense要点防御
point defense missile system要地防御导弹系统
point design符合规定要求的设计
point difference分的差距
point duty站岗，值勤
point effect尖端效应
point estimate点推定值
point estimation点估计
point fire集火射击
point-form audit report要点式审计报告
Point Four Program第四点计划(1949年)/ point fuse弹头引信
point getter得分手
point group点群
point in line剑尖威胁有效部位
point lace针绣花边
point maker得分手
point man进入对方篮线的后卫，核心队员
point man of the zone区防的突前队员
point method报点数法，评分法
point of a hit弹着点
point of aim瞄准标记
point-of-aim shooting瞄准标记发射，缺口发射
point of blade剑尖
point of bullet contact弹着点
point of connection in the commercial network商业网点
point of curve枪道起点，弹道起点
point of denouement枪道起点，弹道起点
point of destination目的地
point of dispute争执点
point of fall落点
point of grazing弹着点
point of hand grasp握竿点
point of hock飞节端
point of honor有关个人名誉之事
point of impact on target中靶点
point of impact弹着点，着点
point of incidence入射点
point of penetration切入点
point-of-purchase (POP) promotion采购点促销
point of sale销售地点
point-of-sales(POS) data销售点数据
point of sale information销售点信息
point-of-sale system (POS)商业销售
POS系统
point of shoulder马肩端
point of support支撑点
point of time时点
point of view观点
point out frankly道破
point over越线踢球
point race记分赛
point scale分数量表
point system积分制，计分方法，评分原则
point table评分表
point target点目标
point the toes脚绷直
point-to-point economy class passage直航经济客位机票费用
point-to-point race定点越野赛马，自行车越野赛
point-to-point越野赛马
point tourney计分比赛
starting point出发点
strong point优点
white point非彩色点
points race计分赛pointed angle sitting高举腿坐
pointed angle sitting with legs pressed against forehead高举腿坐头触膝
pointed angle support高举腿支撑
pointed arret剑头
pointed bullet尖弹头
pointed shoe草地网球鞋
pointed sit高举腿坐
pointed support高举腿支撑
pointed toes绷脚尖，脚尖伸直
pointing error瞄准误差
point-by-point adj.逐点详述的
pointed adj.尖的
pointer n. 指示器，瞄准手，教鞭
pointer round目标指示弹
points n.环数
pointsman n.交通警察，越野赛跑引导员