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Examples:high points (of a document)—pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)—lit. use others' strengths make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)—fail grasp the main points—"eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot—meeting points of qi (in Chinese medicine)—discard four, but treat five as whole (of decimal points)—pause at appropriate points in reading aloud unpunctuated writing—lit. look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom); to search out one's opponent's weak points—accumulated points (in sports, at school etc)—strike at his weak points—saddle point (math.), a critical point of a function of several variables that is neither a maximum nor a minimum—chord (straight line joining two points on a curve)—differing only on small points—true from many points of view—point out mistakes or weak points for correction—concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials—concede points (in a game)—main points of a piece of writing—join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points—everything points disaster—one's special ability or strong points—the Eight Strategic Nerve Points—the eight points of the compass—see both sb's good points and shortcomings [idiom.]—concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem [idiom.]—fig. speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point—the crucial point that brings the subject life—my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion—Cape Eluanpi or Eluanbi, southernmost point of Taiwan Island—point two inches below the navel where one's qi resides—battle of Guadalcanal of late 1942, the turning point of the war in the Pacific—zero-point energy (quantum mechanical vacuum effect)—no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens [idiom.]—fig. point at the chicken while scolding the dog [idiom.]— |