英语释义

1. overturn, upset —usually used with over

2. cant entry 3, tilt

3. to raise and tilt forward in salute
tipped his hat

4. to become tipped topple

5. lean, slant

6. to register weight
tips the scales at 285 pounds

7. to shift the balance of power or influence
tipped the scales in favor of a declaration of war
— S. F. Bemis

8. the act or an instance of tipping tilt

9. a place for depositing something (such as rubbish) by dumping

10. the usually pointed end of something
a pencil tip

11. a small piece or part serving as an end, cap, or point

12. about to be uttered
it was on the tip of my tongue to say exactly what I thought

13. just eluding recall

14. to furnish with a tip

15. to cover or adorn the tip of

16. to blend (furs) for improved appearance by brushing the tips of the hair with dye

17. to affix (an insert) in a book —often used with in

18. to remove the ends of
tip raspberries

19. to strike lightly tap

20. to give (something, such as a baseball) a glancing blow

21. tiptoe

22. a light touch or blow

23. a piece of advice or expert or authoritative information

24. a piece of advance or confidential information given by one thought to have access to special or inside sources

25. to impart a piece of information or advice about or to —often used with off

26. to mention as a likely candidate, prospective winner, or profitable investment tout sense 1

27. to declare one's intentions or reveal one's opinions or resources
the Justice Department wouldn't tip its hand by saying what its next move … would be
— Newsweek

28. to give a gratuity to

29. give, present
this crew has tipped you the black spot
— R. L. Stevenson

30. to bestow a gratuity

31. a gift or a sum of money tendered for a service performed or anticipated gratuity

32. the usually pointed end of something
the tip of a knife blade

33. a small piece or part serving as an end, cap, or point
the tip of an arrow

34. to turn over
They tipped the canoe.

35. to bend from a straight position slant
She tipped her head to the side.

36. to raise and tilt forward
He tips his hat.

37. a piece of useful or secret information

38. a small sum of money given for a service

39. to give a small sum of money for a service
We tipped the waiter.

40. to attach an end or point to

41. to cover or decorate the tip of

42. information provided to the police or authorities regarding crime

43. a piece of inside information especially of advantage in securities trading

44. to provide a tip to or about —often used with off

片语

Tipping Point卸载点

tipping car倾卸车

tipping gear翻车装置；翻转装置

tipping point卸载点

Tipping off向…提供内部消息

tipping tailer自卸挂车

tipping out倒光

tipping barge倾卸式甲板驳

tipping trailer自卸拖车

Gear tipping齿轮倾斜

英汉例句

• 「this is an idea that can not only stop the clock on carbon dioxide, it can turn it back, 」 he said, although he conceded that tipping large quantities of lime into the sea would currently be illegal.

  他说：「这个创意不仅是让二氧化碳排放时钟停止，而且还要让它倒退回去。」尽管他承认，目前向海洋中倾倒大量石灰还是非法的行为。

• that「s very kind of you.but there is no tipping in china.

  谢谢您的好意，先生。但是在中国不準收小费。

• also, i was quite surprised to learn that there was actually a website devoted to tipping and related issues.

  另外，还真有这么一个网站，专门探讨付小费和相关问题，这让我非常惊讶。

• if current levels [of destruction] go on we will reach a tipping point very soon.

  如果目前的[破坏]程度继续下去，我们将很快达到临界点。

• as planes push cloud temperatures past the tipping point at which supercooled water freezes, the aircraft 「seed」 the clouds with ice particles, the study says.

  研究者称，飞机飞行将云温推至临界点以下，为那些过冷的液态水提供了云形成的冰颗粒，使其凝聚冻结。

• our results cannot prove whether we have passed a tipping point or not.

  我们的研究结果不能证实我们是否已经通过了临界点。

• although over the past 20 years investors have been overweight in equities, asset allocation is now tipping in favour of fixed-income bonds.

  尽管在过去20年间投资者持有股票的比重过高，如今的资产配置比重却在向固定收益型债券倾斜。

• i have asked many people for the reason why it could play on. some american simply answered tipping was so natural that they have never questioned it.

  请教了很多人这种规则何以能维系下去，几个美国人都说觉得付小费是很自然的事情，压根没考虑过这个问题。

• the equivalent of the bucket tipping is provided by a transistor which shorts out the capacitor when triggered.

  晶体管提供了类似让吊桶倾倒的作用--每当被触发时它就使电容短路。

• in a business setting, tipping is not optional.

  在商业场合，小费是必不可少的。

• this is not a hypothetical situation. i have studiously avoided tipping him for a solid month now.

  这不是假设情况，我已经有一整月故意躲着不给他小费了。

• 」how sunny it is outside has as big an impact on tipping quantity as does the service quality, ' he says.

  他说，外面出没出太阳对小费多寡的影响和服务质量好坏几乎是一样的。

• tipping well is a chance to show off.

  多掏小费是炫耀、表现自己的机会。

• i think svg is close to its tipping point, where use of svg will grow rapidly.

  我认为svg正在接近它的临界点，在这一点上，svg的使用将快速增长。

• the best news is that, like nature, our society itself has tipping points.

  最好的消息是，像大自然一样，我们的社会本身也有临界点。

• right now we are nearing that tipping point.

  现在，我们即将接近这一临界点。