英汉词典

tip 基本解释

• vi. 给小费；翻倒；倾覆
• vt. 给小费；倾斜；翻倒；装顶端
• n. 小费；尖端；小建议，小窍门；轻拍

tip 词态变化

tip 中文词源

可能来自 tap,轻拍，轻扣。后用于指暗示，指点，告密等，同时，轻拍某人肩膀常用于表示 鼓励，友善，后引申词义小费，并有人据此逆构出 TIP,缩写自 to insure promptitude,为保证服 务速度（而给小费）。

词源同 top,顶部，顶端。引申词义尖端，尖点，后用于指倾斜，倾覆，倾倒等。

tip 英文词源

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tip: English has three distinct words tip, two of them possibly related. Tip ‘extremity’ [15] was probably borrowed from Old Norse typpi. This was descended from prehistoric Germanic *tupp- ‘upper extremity’ (source also of English top and toupee). Tip ‘touch lightly’ [13] (as in ‘tip-and-run cricket’) may have been borrowed from Low German tippen, although it could be the same word as tip ‘extremity’ (from the notion of ‘just touching something with the tip of something else’).

It was used in 17th-century underworld argot for ‘give’ (as in ‘tip someone the wink’), and this evolved in the 18th century to ‘give a gratuity’. The antecedents of tip ‘overturn’ [14] (originally tipe) are not known, although the fact that it first appeared in northern dialects suggests that it may have been borrowed from a Scandinavian language. The derived tipsy [16] denotes etymologically ‘liable to fall over’.
=> top, toupee; tipsy

tip (v.1)

c. 1300, "to knock down, overturn, topple, knock askew" (transitive), of uncertain origin, possibly from Scandinavian (compare Swedish tippa "to tip, dump"), or from a special use of tip (n.). Intransitive sense of "to fall over, be overturned" is from mid-15c. Related: Tipped; tipping. To tip the scales at "weigh (so much" is from 1879. Tipping point attested by 1972. To tip (one's) hand "reveal one's intentions" is from 1907, an image from poker-playing.

tip (n.1)

c. 1400, "extreme end of something, top of something round or pointed, metal attachment to the end of something," from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch tip "utmost point, extremity, tip" (compare German zipfel, a diminutive formation); or from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse typpi).

tip (v.2)

"give a small present of money to," c. 1600, originally "to give, hand, pass," thieves' cant, perhaps from tip (v.3) "to tap." The meaning "give a gratuity to" is first attested 1706. The noun in this sense is from 1755; the noun meaning "piece of confidential information" is from 1845; and the verb in the sense "give private information to" is from 1883.

The popularity of the tale of the word's supposed origin as an acronym in mid-18th century English taverns seems to be no older than Frederick W. Hackwood's 1909 book "Inns, Ales and Drinking Customs of Old England," where it was said to stand for To insure promptitude (in the form to insure promptness the anecdote is told from 1946). A reviewer of the book in the "Athenaeum" of Oct. 2, 1909, wrote, "We deprecate the careless repetition of popular etymologies such as the notion that "tip" originated from an abbreviated inscription on a box placed on the sideboard in old coaching-inns, the full meaning of which was "To Insure Promptitude." Also see here.

tip (v.3)

c. 1200, "to strike, occur suddenly," of uncertain origin, possibly from Low German tippen "to poke, touch lightly," related to Middle Low German tip "end, point," and thus connected to tip (n.); or else related to tap (v.1). Meaning "strike sharply but lightly" is from 1560s. Sports sense is from 1816, originally in cricket. Related: Tipped; tipping.

tip (n.2)

"a light, sharp blow or tap," mid-15c., from tip (v.3).

tip (v.4)

"put a tip on, adorn with a tip," late 14c., from tip (n.) or Old Norse typpa. Related: Tipped; tipping.

tip 词组搭配

tip 英文释义

1. the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

2. a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

3. an indication of potential opportunity;

"he got a tip on the stock market"

"a good lead for a job"

4. a V shape;

"the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

5. the top point of a mountain or hill;

"the view from the peak was magnificent"

"they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"

tip 同义词解析

gift, present, souvenir, tip

这些名词都有"礼物，赠品"之意。

gift： 含义广，既可指真诚相送的礼物、赠品或生日、节日礼物，又可指捐赠的物品或捐款等。

present： 普通用词，指给亲朋好友的礼物，赠者与被赠者之间存在某种个人关系，所赠礼物一般不是很昂贵的。

souvenir： 指对人、物、地点或事件有纪念意义的礼物或纪念品。

tip： 指为酬谢他人服务而给的小费。

tip, slope, tilt

这些动词均含"倾斜"之意。

tip： 指向一边倾斜或向上翻转、失去平衡或完全翻转过来。

slope： 指向上或向下渐渐倾斜的表面，多用于山、屋顶等缓缓倾斜。

tilt： 指有意识地或长时间地使物体处于倾斜状态。

tip 双语例句

1. Here's an inside tip: The faster you rise, the harder you fall.

给你一个小忠告：爬得越快，摔得越疼。

来自美剧《绯闻女孩》

2. She poked and shifted things with the tip of her walking stick.

她用手杖尖翻拨挪动东西。

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3. It is usual to tip waiters, porters, guides and drivers.

给服务员、行李搬运工、导游和司机小费是惯例。

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4. We grabbed it just as it was about to tip over.

我们在它就要翻倒时把它抓住了。

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5. Draw the basic outlines in black felt-tip pen (see fig. 4).

用黑色毡头笔画出基本轮廓（见图4）。

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tip 实用场景例句

the tips of your fingers

手指尖

牛津词典

the tip of your nose

你的鼻尖

牛津词典

the northern tip of the island

岛的北端

牛津词典

a walking stick with a rubber tip

带橡皮头的手杖

牛津词典

The sleeves covered his hands to the tips of his fingers...

袖子遮住了他的手，一直盖到指尖。

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She poked and shifted things with the tip of her walking stick...

她用手杖尖翻拨挪动东西。

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He leaned away from her, and she had to tip her head back to see him...

他倾着身子避开她，她不得不把头向后歪着看他。

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A young boy is standing on a stool, reaching for a cookie jar, and the stool is about to tip...

一个小男孩正站在凳子上，伸手够一个曲奇罐子，凳子眼看就要歪了。

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Tip the vegetables into a bowl...

把蔬菜倒进碗里。

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She took out the plate, stared blankly at the dried-up food on it, and tipped it into the bin…

她拿出盘子，茫然地望着上面已经干掉的食物，然后把它倒进了垃圾桶。

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...the costs of tipping rubbish in landfills...

在废弃物填埋场倾倒垃圾的成本

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How do you stop people tipping?...

你怎样阻止人们乱倒垃圾呢？

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Officers had found a large bread knife on the rubbish tip…

警察在垃圾场发现了一把很大的面包刀。

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I took a load of rubbish and grass cuttings to the tip.

我把一堆垃圾与修剪下的碎草运到了垃圾场。

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The flat is an absolute tip.

这套公寓简直就是个垃圾场。

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Do you really think it's customary to tip the waiters?...

你真的认为给侍者小费是约定俗成的吗？

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She tipped the barmen 10 dollars and bought drinks all round.

她给了吧台服务员 10 美元小费，还请在场的所有人喝了酒。

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I gave the barber a tip...

我给了理发师小费。

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The Head Porter was keeping all the tips.

行李员领班扣留了所有人的小费。

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It shows how to prepare a CV, and gives tips on applying for jobs.

它说明了如何准备简历，并就如何申请职位提了些建议。

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…tips for busy managers…

给繁忙的经理们的忠告

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He is tipped to be the country's next foreign minister...

他被认定会成为该国下一任外交部长。

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He was widely tipped for success.

大家都认定他会成功。

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I've a tip for the races…

我有一条关于赛马比赛的内部消息。

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United are still my tip for the Title.

我仍然认定联队会夺冠。

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Unless we're all a lot more careful, the people who have died so far will be just the tip of the iceberg.

除非我们都加倍小心，否则死者的人数会比现在多得多。

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Today's slightly shorter race could well help to tip the scales in his favour...

今天距离稍短的赛跑可能会对他占据优势大有助益。

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If the trial were evenly poised the newspapers might tip the balance against them.

如果选拔赛双方打平，报界可能会使形势朝着不利于他们的方向倾斜。

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It was on the tip of Mahoney's tongue to say the boss was out...

马奥尼想说老板出去了，话到嘴边却没说出口。

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A sarcastic remark was on the tip of her tongue.

挖苦的话到了她嘴边却没说出来。

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