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| 1 | C a narrow or pointed end , especially of something long or thin （尤指细长物体的）尖端，末梢，末端 |
| +of the tip of your nose/finger 你的鼻尖/指尖 |
| the southern tip of the island 岛的南端 |
| | 1a | a piece that has been fixed to the narrow or pointed end of something 顶端附加物 | | There was a rubber tip on the end of her stick. 她的拐棍末端有个橡胶头。 | |
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| 2 | C a small amount of money that you give to someone in addition to what you owe for a service 小费 |
| leave/give a tip Shall we leave a tip for the waiter? 我们要给服务生留小费吗？ |
| get a tip When I first started driving a taxi I didn’ t get very good tips. 我刚开始开出租车的时候，得到的小费不很多。 |
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| 3 | C a useful suggestion 有用的建议；忠告；指点 |
| +on The booklet gives a lot of useful tips on flower arranging. 这本小册子讲了很多关于插花的小窍门。 |
| | 3a | a piece of special or secret information 特别消息；秘密消息 | | +on I’ ve got a good tip on a horse in the Derby. 我得到了德比赛马会上一匹赛马的内幕消息。 | | give sb a tip The police were given a tip on where they might find the killer. 有人向警方透露了可能会找到那个杀人犯的地方。 | | a hot tip (=a very good one) Occasionally my stockbroker comes up with a hot tip for me. 非常好的秘密消息 | |
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| 4 | C BRITISH a place where you take rubbish and leave it 垃圾场 |
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| 5 | singular BRITISH informal a dirty or untidy place 脏（或乱）的地方 |
| Sorry, the flat’ s a real tip at the moment. 对不起，公寓现在乱得跟垃圾堆似的。 |
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| - | (just) the tip of the iceberg
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| a problem or difficult situation that shows that a much more serious problem exists |
| （只是）冰山一角（表示存在更严重的问题） |
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| The recent riots are just the tip of the iceberg. 最近发生的暴乱只是冰山一角而已。 |
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| - | on the tip of your tongue
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| if a word , name etc is on the tip of your tongue , you know it but cannot remember it at the time you are speaking |
| （单词、名字等）就在嘴边的，差一点就能想起来的 |
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