tip
noun
Definitions of tip noun
information(信息)
- B1Countable(可数名词)
A useful piece of information or advice, especially concerning how to do something or about the likely winner of a competition.
小讯息；提示；内幕消息
Tips on gardening, cooking, or sewing.
关于园艺、烹饪或缝纫的建议。
She shared some practical tips on growing tomatoes.
她分享了一些实用的种植番茄的技巧。
I can give you a hot tip.
我可以给你一个内幕消息。
payment(支付)
- B1Countable(可数名词)
A small amount of money given to a service provider as a gratuity for their service.
小费
It's customary to leave a 15% tip.
习惯上会留下15%的小费。
He tipped the movers for their work.
他给了搬家工人小费。
I always tip if the service is good.
如果服务好，我总会给小费。
end(末端)
- C1Countable(可数名词)
The pointed or narrow end of something, especially something long and thin.
尖端；末端（尤指细长物体）
We had asparagus tips for supper.
我们晚餐吃了芦笋尖。
She gently touched the screen with her fingertip.
她用指尖轻轻触碰了屏幕。
The tip of the mountain was covered with snow.
山顶被雪覆盖着。
- Countable(可数名词)
A small component attached to the end of something, especially something long and thin.
末端；顶端；尖端
The tip of this pen needs to be replaced.
这支笔的笔尖需要更换。
The umbrella has a small plastic cap at the tip.
雨伞的尖端有一个小塑料帽。
The fishing rod is broken at its tip.
钓鱼竿的尖端断了。
rubbish(垃圾)
- C2Countable(可数名词)
A place where large pieces of waste or rubbish can be disposed of.
（美式用法）垃圾倾倒场。
We need to take the old furniture to the tip.
我们需要把旧家具送到垃圾倾倒场。
There's a new waste tip in the area.
这个地区有一个新的垃圾倾倒场。
The garage is a complete tip.
车库完全像个垃圾场。
verb
Definitions of tip verb
tilt(倾斜)
- C2Transitive(及物动词)Intransitive(不及物动词)
To (cause to) move into a sloping position; to (cause to) overturn.
（使）倾斜；（使）翻倒。
The boat tipped in the wind.
船在风中倾斜了。
Be careful, you might tip over your drink.
小心点，你可能会打翻你的饮料。
He tipped his chair back and almost fell.
他把椅子往后倾，差点跌倒。
pour(倒)
- C2Transitive(及物动词)Verb + adv/prep(动词+副词/介词)
To pour a substance from one container into another or onto a surface.
倾倒；倒出。
She tipped the contents of her bag onto the table.
她把包里的东西倒在桌子上。
He tipped the coffee into the cup.
他把咖啡倒进杯子里。
She tipped the sand into the bucket.
她把沙子倒进桶里。
end(末端)
- Transitive(及物动词)Usually passive(通常被动)
To cover the end of something pointed with a liquid, a color, etc.
在…尖端涂上
His arrows were tipped with poison.
他的箭头涂了毒药。
She tipped the brush with gold paint.
她在刷子尖端涂上了金色颜料。
I'll tip the ends of the wooden blocks with glue.
我会在木块的末端涂上胶水。
payment(支付)
- Transitive(及物动词)Intransitive(不及物动词)
To give someone a small amount of money for their service.
给小费。
We usually tip the waiter.
我们通常会给服务生小费。
You should tip the barber.
你应该给理发师小费。
They tipped the server very generously.
他们非常慷慨地给了服务员小费。
information(信息)
- Transitive(及物动词)Usually passive(通常被动)
To say that someone is likely to be successful or achieve something.
预测；看好
She is being tipped as the next president.
她被视为下一任总统的热门人选。
He is being tipped to win the race.
他被看好赢得这场比赛。
This team is being tipped to win the championship.
这支队伍被看好能赢得冠军。
rubbish(垃圾)
- Transitive(及物动词)Intransitive(不及物动词)Verb + adv/prep(动词+副词/介词)
To dispose of waste in a place where it shouldn't be.
胡乱倾倒（垃圾）。
Please do not tip rubbish here.
请不要在这里乱倒垃圾。
Some people are illegally tipping waste in the woods.
有些人非法在树林里倾倒废物。
They saw someone tipping a mattress by the side of the road.
他们看到有人在路边丢弃床垫。
Phrases of tip verb
- tip the scales at
To reach a particular weight.
秤重；测量重量
• The turkey tipped the scales at 15 kilograms.
这只火鸡的重量达到了15公斤。
- be tipping (it) down
To rain very heavily.
下大雨
• It's tipping it down outside; we'd better stay indoors for now.
外面正在下大雨，我们最好暂时待在室内。
Idioms
- tip your hand
To reveal one's intentions or plans, especially when they have been previously kept secret.
暴露意图
• Tipping your hand too early in negotiations can lead to unfavorable outcomes.
在谈判中过早透露自己的意图可能会导致不利的结果。
- be on the tip of your tongue
Used to describe a situation where you are sure you know something and feel very close to remembering it, typically a word or name.
话在嘴边（很快记起来）
• I know the actor's name; it's right on the tip of my tongue, but I can't quite recall it at the moment.
我知道那个演员的名字，就在嘴边，但我一时想不起来。
- tip someone the wink
To secretly give someone private information, often with the implication that it will provide them an advantage.
透露内幕消息
• I heard he tipped his friend the wink about the deal.
我听说他向朋友透露了这笔交易的消息。
- tip the balance/scales
To tip the balance or scales means to be the deciding factor that changes a situation or determines an outcome when other possibilities exist.
打破平衡；起决定性作用
• A crucial penalty in the final minutes tipped the balance, securing their team's victory.
最后几分钟的一个关键罚球打破了平衡，确保了他们球队的胜利。
- the tip of the iceberg
A small, visible part of a much larger, hidden problem or issue.
冰山一角
• The recent small-scale cybersecurity breaches might just be the tip of the iceberg, with more serious systemic issues lurking beneath.
最近的小规模网络安全漏洞可能只是冰山一角，更严重的系统性问题可能隐藏在下面。
Phrasal Verbs of tip
- tip over into something
When something shifts from one state to another, ceasing to be the initial and becoming the latter.
从…转变为…
• After years of hard work, the project finally tipped over into a successful venture.
经过多年的努力，这个项目终于从尝试转变为成功的企业。
- tip (something/someone) over
to cause something or someone to fall over to one side
（使）倒墮
• She accidentally tipped the cup over on the table.
她不小心把杯子打翻在桌子上。
- tip someone off
to confidentially alert someone about an upcoming event, enabling them to take measures or avert its occurrence
密报给（某人）；给予（某人）事先警告
• She tipped him off that the police were coming to arrest him.
她密报他警察要来逮捕他。