单词详解
1. n
A. 顶端 (the thin pointed end of sth.)
Don’t’ speak with your finger pointing to my nose tip. 不要手指着我的鼻尖说话。
B. 小费(a small amount of extra money that you give to sb.)
He gave the waiter a generous tip. 他给服务员很多小费。
C. 小建议,小窍门(a small piece of advice about sth. practical)
I will give you some tips about buying a computer.
关于买电脑我打算给你一些建议。
2. v. 给小费; 倾斜,翻倒
She tipped the dirty water down the drain. 她把脏水倒入了下水道。
Americans were always welcome because they tended to tip heavily.
美国人总是受欢迎,因为他们往往会给出很多小费。
相关词组
on the tip of your tongue 话到嘴边
The name of the man is on the tip of my tongue, but I can’t remember it.
这个人的名字到了嘴边但是就是记不得了。
相关单词
复数: tips
过去式: tipped
过去分词: tipped
现在分词: tipping
第三人称单数: tips