| 释义 |
tip³ /tɪp/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 小费，小账
give the waiter a fat tip 给餐厅服务员丰厚的小费
offer a generous tip for getting a haircut 理发后慷慨给小费
2. (关于赛马、 行情等的)内部情报，秘密消息；密报
a tip on the race 有关赛马胜负的预测消息
get the tip to buy copper 得到可以买进铜的行情消息
give sb. tips on sth. 把关于某事的消息透露给某人
Acting on a tip, the agents began following them. 特工们根据密报开始跟踪他们。
3. 指点，指导；忠告
travel tips for first-time Bermuda tourists 向初次去百慕大的旅客提供的旅游指导
Thank you for your tip on how to surf the Internet. 谢谢你教给我如何上网。
Take my tip: do not keep a bulging wallet in the back pocket. 听我忠告：不要把鼓鼓囊囊的钱包放在后面口袋里。
II (tipped; tip·ping)
❶ vt.
1. 给…小费；送…一点钱
tip the waiter a dollar 给餐厅服务员1块钱小费
He used to tip me when I went back to school. 过去他常在我回学校时给我点零花钱。
2. 向…透露消息；对…提出忠告；透露关于…的消息；就…提出忠告
tip the police 向警察告密
tip the plot 把阴谋泄露出去
3. 〈英〉提及…有可能获胜(或投资有利可图)
Which horse are you tipping to win the race? 你说哪匹马会赢?
He was tipped as (或 to become) a possible premier. 有人预测他有可能当总理。
4. 〈俚〉给；丢；递
Tip us a song. 给我们唱支歌。
❷ vi.
给小费，付小账
tip generously 给小费出手大方
[< ? TIP⁴] phr. a straight tip 可靠的消息；明确的忠告 miss one's tip 没有达到目的 tip sb. off 〈口〉向某人透露消息，暗中通知某人 A friend of mine tipped me off on the cotton. I made a heavy purchase of it. 有个朋友向我透露了棉花行情，我随即大量购进。 Journalists who were tipped off about the incident raced to the scene. 事先听到有关此事风声的新闻记者都争先恐后赶往现场。 The police were tipped off that the criminals were planning to rob the bank. 有人向警察报告说罪犯打算抢劫银行。 tip sb. the wink 见 wink¹ |