tip
noun
Definitions of tip noun
information(信息)
- B1Countable(可數名詞)
A useful piece of information or advice, especially concerning how to do something or about the likely winner of a competition.
小訊息；提示；內幕消息
Tips on gardening, cooking, or sewing.
關於園藝、烹飪或縫紉的建議。
She shared some practical tips on growing tomatoes.
她分享了一些實用的種植番茄的技巧。
I can give you a hot tip.
我可以給你一個內幕消息。
payment(支付)
- B1Countable(可數名詞)
A small amount of money given to a service provider as a gratuity for their service.
小費
It's customary to leave a 15% tip.
習慣上會留下15%的小費。
He tipped the movers for their work.
他給了搬家工人小費。
I always tip if the service is good.
如果服務好，我總會給小費。
end(末端)
- C1Countable(可數名詞)
The pointed or narrow end of something, especially something long and thin.
尖端；末端（尤指細長物體）
We had asparagus tips for supper.
我們晚餐吃了蘆筍尖。
She gently touched the screen with her fingertip.
她用指尖輕輕觸碰了螢幕。
The tip of the mountain was covered with snow.
山頂被雪覆蓋著。
- Countable(可數名詞)
A small component attached to the end of something, especially something long and thin.
末端；頂端；尖端
The tip of this pen needs to be replaced.
這支筆的筆尖需要更換。
The umbrella has a small plastic cap at the tip.
雨傘的尖端有一個小塑膠帽。
The fishing rod is broken at its tip.
釣魚竿的尖端斷了。
rubbish(垃圾)
- C2Countable(可數名詞)
A place where large pieces of waste or rubbish can be disposed of.
（美式用法）垃圾傾倒場。
We need to take the old furniture to the tip.
我們需要把舊家具送到垃圾傾倒場。
There's a new waste tip in the area.
這個地區有一個新的垃圾傾倒場。
The garage is a complete tip.
車庫完全像個垃圾場。
verb
Definitions of tip verb
tilt(傾斜)
- C2Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)
To (cause to) move into a sloping position; to (cause to) overturn.
（使）傾斜；（使）翻倒。
The boat tipped in the wind.
船在風中傾斜了。
Be careful, you might tip over your drink.
小心點，你可能會打翻你的飲料。
He tipped his chair back and almost fell.
他把椅子往後傾，差點跌倒。
pour(倒)
- C2Transitive(及物動詞)Verb + adv/prep(動詞+副詞/介詞)
To pour a substance from one container into another or onto a surface.
傾倒；倒出。
She tipped the contents of her bag onto the table.
她把包裡的東西倒在桌子上。
He tipped the coffee into the cup.
他把咖啡倒進杯子裡。
She tipped the sand into the bucket.
她把沙子倒進桶裡。
end(末端)
- Transitive(及物動詞)Usually passive(通常被動)
To cover the end of something pointed with a liquid, a color, etc.
在…尖端塗上
His arrows were tipped with poison.
他的箭頭塗了毒藥。
She tipped the brush with gold paint.
她在刷子尖端塗上了金色顏料。
I'll tip the ends of the wooden blocks with glue.
我會在木塊的末端塗上膠水。
payment(支付)
- Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)
To give someone a small amount of money for their service.
給小費。
We usually tip the waiter.
我們通常會給服務生小費。
You should tip the barber.
你應該給理髮師小費。
They tipped the server very generously.
他們非常慷慨地給了服務員小費。
information(信息)
- Transitive(及物動詞)Usually passive(通常被動)
To say that someone is likely to be successful or achieve something.
預測；看好
She is being tipped as the next president.
她被視為下一任總統的熱門人選。
He is being tipped to win the race.
他被看好贏得這場比賽。
This team is being tipped to win the championship.
這支隊伍被看好能贏得冠軍。
rubbish(垃圾)
- Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)Verb + adv/prep(動詞+副詞/介詞)
To dispose of waste in a place where it shouldn't be.
胡亂傾倒（垃圾）。
Please do not tip rubbish here.
請不要在這裡亂倒垃圾。
Some people are illegally tipping waste in the woods.
有些人非法在樹林裡傾倒廢物。
They saw someone tipping a mattress by the side of the road.
他們看到有人在路邊丟棄床墊。
Phrases of tip verb
- tip the scales at
To reach a particular weight.
秤重；測量重量
• The turkey tipped the scales at 15 kilograms.
這隻火雞的重量達到了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，我們最好暫時待在室內。
Idioms
- tip your hand
To reveal one's intentions or plans, especially when they have been previously kept secret.
暴露意圖
• Tipping your hand too early in negotiations can lead to unfavorable outcomes.
在談判中過早透露自己的意圖可能會導致不利的結果。
- 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.
話在嘴邊（很快記起來）
• 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.
我知道那個演員的名字，就在嘴邊，但我一時想不起來。
- tip someone the wink
To secretly give someone private information, often with the implication that it will provide them an advantage.
透露內幕消息
• I heard he tipped his friend the wink about the deal.
我聽說他向朋友透露了這筆交易的消息。
- 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.
最後幾分鐘的一個關鍵罰球打破了平衡，確保了他們球隊的勝利。
- 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.
最近的小規模網絡安全漏洞可能只是冰山一角，更嚴重的系統性問題可能隱藏在下面。
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.
從…轉變為…
• After years of hard work, the project finally tipped over into a successful venture.
經過多年的努力，這個專案終於從嘗試轉變為成功的企業。
- 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
密報給（某人）；給予（某人）事先警告
• She tipped him off that the police were coming to arrest him.
她密報他警察要來逮捕他。