pointing
n. 指示
v. 指向；指点（point的ing形式）
n.
弄尖，指示；勾缝；磨尖；
英英释义
point[ 'pɔintiŋ ]
n.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
"a point is defined by its coordinates"
the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
"she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
a brief version of the essential meaning of something
"get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
同义词：degreelevelstage
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
"a point of information"
同义词：detailitem
an instant of time
"at that point I had to leave"
同义词：point in time
the object of an activity
"what is the point of discussing it?"
a V shape
"the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
同义词：tippeak
a very small circular shape
"a row of points"
同义词：dot
the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
"he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
a promontory extending out into a large body of water
"they sailed south around the point"
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
"the main point on the agenda was taken up first"
同义词：item
a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
an outstanding characteristic
"his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
同义词：spot
sharp end
"he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
"he checked the point on his compass"
同义词：compass point
a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
同义词：periodfull stopstopfull point
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
"the point of the arrow was due north"
同义词：head
the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
同义词：pointedness
a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
"he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
the gun muzzle's direction
"he held me up at the point of a gun"
同义词：gunpoint
a wall socket
同义词：power point
a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
同义词：distributor pointbreaker point
v.
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
"He pointed to the empty parking space"
同义词：indicateshow
be oriented
"The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
同义词：orient
direct into a position for use
"point a gun"
同义词：chargelevel
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
同义词：steermaneuvermanoeuvermanoeuvredirectheadguidechannelizechannelise
be a signal for or a symptom of
"Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"
同义词：bespeakbetokenindicatesignal
sail close to the wind
同义词：luff
mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
mark with diacritics
"point the letter"
mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
be positionable in a specified manner
"The gun points with ease"
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
同义词：targetaimplacedirect
give a point to
同义词：sharpentaper
repair the joints of bricks
"point a chimney"
同义词：repoint
词组短语
pointing device定点设备
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
Cement pointing is harder than soft brick or stone.
在混凝土上勾缝比在软性砖或石头上更难。
权威例句
Virtual pointing device for touchscreensPointing the way: active collaborative filtering
Libcpt : Transparent check-pointing under unix
Invariant characteristics of a pointing movement in man.
Errors in pointing are due to approximations in sensorimotor transformations.
Towards a standard for pointing device evaluation, perspectives on 27 years of Fitts’ law research in HCI
Improvement of the pointing accuracy of inertially controlled airborne astronomical telescopes, based on the example of SOFIA
Investigating how children produce rotation and pointing movements when they learn to write letters
White House slams 'opposition media' for pointing out that Melania Trump's anti-cyberbullying booklet is a recycled Obama FTC pamphlet
The Computational Neurobiology of Reaching and Pointing â A Foundation for Motor Learning by Reza Shadmehr and Steven P. Wise
pointing (n.)
"the filling up of exterior faces of joints in brickwork," late 15c., verbal noun from point (v.). Meaning "action of indicating with the finger, etc." is from 1550s.
1. Well, it depends, of course, whether I choose it pointing out or in.
它取决于我对指向的选择——由里往外，或由外往里。
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2. Pointing down to the bottom of the cliff, Mary showed us the dangerous rocks.
玛丽指向悬崖深谷，让我们看那些危险的石块。
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3. I only vaguely knew the names of the trees around me, and all I knew was due to Charlie pointing them out to me from the cruiser window in earlier days.
我只是隐约知道自己周围的树的名字，而我知道的这一切都得归功于查理。 更早些的时候，他曾在巡逻车里为我指出窗外这些树的名字。
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4. Indeed, he takes this evolutionary process seriously: he is fond of pointing out to his audiences that they have both “mammalian” and “reptilian” brains that can be employed at different moments.
实际上，罗闻全对待这种进化过程的态度是认真的：他喜欢向听众指出，他们都拥有可以在不同时刻使用的“哺乳动物”和“爬虫类”大脑。
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5. The normal vector pointing up,here we know what it means.
法向量指向上，这里我们知道它是什么意思。
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6. Then thought and action are one, both pointing in the same direction.
那时思想和行动就是统一的，并指向同一方向。
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7. My thought was that by pointing out an extra test they could try, the team may be able to figure the problem out for themselves.
我的想法是通过指出他们可以尝试的额外的测试，该团队将可以指出他们自己存在的问题。
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8. There will be a recovery, but it will take another six months for all the indicators to start pointing in the right direction.
要想达到这样的复苏，就必须拿出另外六个月时间，让所有的指标都开始指向正确的方向。
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9. That corresponds to normal vector pointing up.
那相当于法向量指向上。
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10. Angular momentum is pointing straight at me, away from you.
角动量直接指向我，远离你们的方向。
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11. Pointing refers to the requirement to point the satellite (or an instrument on the satellite) toward some ground object.
指向 的意思是要求卫星（或卫星上的设备）朝向一些地面目标。
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12. The app improves their chances of finding a receptive audience by pointing them to the homes of people who voted for Obama.
这个应用提高了他们找到乐于倾听的听众的机会，并且向他们指出已经投票给奥巴马的家庭。
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13. Instead, the evidence seems to be pointing in the opposite direction.
恰恰相反，类似的证据似乎却指向了相反的结果。
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14. And when I am on the curve I am on the boundary of the surface, so there is a direction along the surface that is the curve and the other one is pointing into the surface.
当我在曲线上时，我是在曲面的边上的，所以一个是沿着曲面的边指，那个就是曲线的定向,另外一个就要指向曲面里面的那个方向。
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15. "Another brandy," he said, pointing to his glass.
"再来杯白兰地，"他指着杯子说。
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16. It is this guy.If you continue to follow your normal vector, see, they are actually pointing up and into the paraboloid.
就是这它了，如果你继续跟着法向量看，会看到它们实际上，指向上并且指向抛物面里。
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17. Point one finger in the direction of another in judgment and you have three pointing straight back at you.
当你为一个人做判断时伸出一个手指，那么会有三个手指反过来指向你。
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18. Dogs seem to have a ready understanding of how human beings direct attention by pointing, and can follow our gestures almost as if they thought the same way we do.
狗似乎天生就懂得人们如何用手指向事物来引起他人注意，而且狗能遵从人们的手势，就好象它们和我们用同样的方式思考。
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19. Both responded, pointing out some of the problems associated with aid.
而双方的回应都指出与援助有关的一些问题。
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20. Lying back on my bed I noticed an arrow on the ceiling -- pointing to Mecca.
躺在床上的时候，我注意到天花板上有一个箭头——那是指向麦加。
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21. Let me tell you again pointing out the reasons why.
让我再一次告诉你并指出其中的原因所在。
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22. Let me tell you again pointing out the reasons why.
让我再一次告诉你并指出其中的原因所在。
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