【point音标】 英[pɔɪnt] 美[pɔɪnt]
【单词释义】 point是什么意思：
n.点；观点；要点；得分；意图；标点
vt.（意思上）指向；削尖；对着；加标点于；指路
vi.表明；指向
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] points [第三人称单数] points
[单词现在分词] pointing
[单词过去式] pointed
[单词过去分词] pointed
【point形近词/近似词】
viewpoint n.观点，意见，看法；角度
disappoint v.使失望；使破灭；使落空
ballpoint n. 圆珠笔，原子笔
standpoint n.立场，观点
appoint vt.任命，委派；指定
joint adj.共同的，联合的 n.关节；接合处 vt.结合，联合；为…装上接头
【常用短语】
point of view 观点；见地；立场
point out 指出，指明
【近义词解析】
◇ 分数，成绩
grade (n. [美]成绩，分数)：指学习或考试成绩，通常用字母而非数字表示。She worked hard and got good grades.
mark (n. [尤英]分数，成绩)：尤指老师给学生的分数、成绩。My mark in chemistry is B.
point (n. 得分，分数)：主要指运动、比赛中的得分，有时也指考试的分数。He got 95 points in the English test.
result (n. （比赛的）比分； [英]（考试的）成绩)：指比赛的最终结果，或某一门考试的得分。
score (n. 得分，分数)：指运动、比赛、考试、科学测验等的得分。The boy had an IQ score of 126.
【单词例句】
◇ The impostors requested him very courteously to be so good as to come nearer their looms; and then asked him whether the design pleased him, and whether the colors were not very beautiful; at the same time pointing to the empty frames.
那两个骗子请求他走近一点，同时问他，布的花纹是不是很美丽，色彩是不是很漂亮。他们指着那两架空空的织机。
◇ Of course, the researchers point out, they would like to know much more about how walking may affect other health parameters such as quality of life and memory and cognitive function. It's possible that walking a greater number of steps each day could influence these outcomes.
当然，研究人员指出，他们想知道更多关于步行如何影响其他健康参数的信息，如生活质量、记忆力和认知功能。每天走更多步可能会影响这些结果。
---- How Many Steps You Need To Take A Day To Maintain Good Healt
◇ Scientists say it's difficult to know whether there's a limit to the number of people the planet can sustain — or when we could be approaching it. Still, according to Bradshaw, the 7.7 billion people who inhabit Earth now may already be pushing the planet to a breaking point.
科学家表示，很难知道地球能承受的人口上限，或者何时会接近上限。不过，据布拉德肖说，现在居住在地球上的77亿人可能已经把地球推向了崩溃的边缘。
---- World's population could swell to 10.9 billion by 2100
◇ The team pointed to a few factors which could underlie this connection.
研究小组指出了有可能造成这种联系的几个因素。
---- Skipping breakfast could raise risk of heart disease by 87%
◇ If you can explain what you would have done differently to prevent the mistake that will win you extra points.
如果你能说明怎么做能够防止当初的错误，将会给你加分。
---- Five most common questions asked at a job interview
◇ "The weak point is that it cannot deliver directly to the door like a human," said the customer, who does not live on the ground floor.
这位顾客表示自己不住在一楼，“它的缺点是不能像快递员那样送货上门。”
---- 'Little yellow horse' robot delivers useful service in China
◇ Certain parts of the skin have a larger influence than others. These areas are called pulse points.
有些特定部位的皮肤对下丘脑的影响比其他部位更显著，这些位置就是脉搏点。
---- How to keep your body cool
◇ "From my point of view, it's very difficult as an owner of a business to see any way that this is not positive for me at the moment."
“从我的角度出发，作为企业主，我目前还难以看到这种工作制对我有什么不利。”
---- New Zealand employees try four-day week
◇ The afternoon between 2-3pm marks a low energy point. "This makes sense why many cultures take naps during the afternoon," he says.
下午2点到3点人们最精神不振。他说：“所以在有些地方人们会睡午觉。”
---- Is this the best time to be productive?
◇ Try to see things from the other person's perspective . If you empathize with that person, you may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance, fear—even love. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender's point of view.
站在别人的角度看问题。如果你能够为别人着想，你会意识到他（或她）可能是因为无知、害怕，甚至是爱才做出某一行为。为了更清楚地了解情况，你可以从对方的角度为自己写一封信。