tip /tɪp/ CET4 TEM4 ( tipping, tipped, tips )

• 1. 

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

  例：

  The sleeves covered his hands to the tips of his fingers.

  衣袖遮住了他的手，一直盖到他的手指尖。

• 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. 倾

  例：

  He leaned away from her, and she had to tip her head back to see him.

  他侧身避开她，她只得向后侧过头来看他。

• 3. 

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

  例：

  Tip the vegetables into a bowl.

  把这些蔬菜倒进一个碗里。

• 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. 给…小费

  例：

  We usually tip 18-20%.

  我们通常付18-20%的小费。

• 5. 

  V to hit or strike lightly 轻轻地打

• 6. 

  N a light blow 轻轻地一击

• 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. 小费

  例：

  I gave the barber a tip.

  我给了理发师小费。

• 8. 

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

  例：

  It shows how to prepare a resume, and gives tips on applying for jobs.

  它说明了如何准备一份简历，并提了一些有关求职的建议。

• 9. 

  N-COUNT A tip is the same as a . 垃圾场 [英国英语]

• 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. (问题的) 冰山一角

  例：

  Unless we're all a lot more careful, the people who have died so far will be just the tip of the iceberg.

  除非我们大家都更加小心，否则迄今为止已经死去的人数将只是冰山一角。

• 11. 

  PHRASE If something tips the scales or tips the balance, it gives someone a slight advantage. 使稍占优势

  例：

  Today's slightly shorter race could well help to tip the scales in her favour.

  今日稍短程的比赛将很有可能使她稍占优势。