tip

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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。