英语词汇“to point out”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. transitive. To direct someone's gaze or attention towards (with, or as with, the finger, etc.); to remark on; to distinguish or separate, to draw attention to.

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1555 N. Ridley Brief Declar. Lordes Supper sig. C5 A wandring propre name, wherby we maye poynt out and shewe any one thing in substaunce, what thing so euer it be.

1579 T. Lodge Protogenes 38 Then should the wicked bee poynted out from the good.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 819 To point out precisely the very place..passeth my skill.

1678 Lively Oracles ii. §39 I should first desire these surmisers to point out the time when, and the persons who began this design.

1745 E. Young Consolation 34 I'll point out to thee Its various Lessons; some that may surprize An Un-adept in Mysteries of Night.

1794 U. Price Ess. Picturesque 38 Grandeur and beauty have been pointed out and illustrated by painting as well as picturesqueness.

1847 A. Helps Friends in Council I. vi. 98 He probably pointed out Horace to his sons, as a moony kind of man.

1885 Athenæum 18 July 76/1 He has always pointed out the necessity of rigorous observance of ascertained phonetic law.

1934 P. Allingham Cheapjack xiv. 175 He pointed out a Rolls-Royce which stopped at the entrance of the fair.

1980 A. Tyler Morgan's Passing (1983) vi. vi. 176 When Bonny came back from lunch with a friend, Morgan was always quick to point out the friend's faults and ulterior motives.

2003 New Yorker 24 Nov. 87/3 He pointed out the ruins of an old slateworks.

2. intransitive with that-clause. To draw attention to the fact; to explain or show (that something is the case).

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1658 J. Durham Comm. Bk. Revelation 81 To point out that our Lord Jesus taketh notice not only of a Church that fights, but of every particular Believer in it.

1763 C. Churchill Epist. to W. Hogarth 26 Every breast was chill'd with deep despair, Till Reason pointed out, that Pratt was there.

1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty iv. 139 If one person could honestly point out to another that he thinks him at fault, without being considered unmannerly or presuming.

1897 Daily News 2 Feb. 7/4 The Board of Green Cloth..pointed out that complimentary orders did not entitle the trade to the use of the Royal arms.

1928 Daily Express 11 May 10/7 The insurance of school fees has now become so general that it is as well to point out to parents that there is a rather large fly in the ointment.

1992 Cable World 21 Dec. 22/1 An executive was quick to point out that it isn't an official consortium.

单词	to point out
释义	> as lemmas to point out to point out 1. transitive. To direct someone's gaze or attention towards (with, or as with, the finger, etc.); to remark on; to distinguish or separate, to draw attention to. ΚΠ 1555 N. Ridley Brief Declar. Lordes Supper sig. C5 A wandring propre name, wherby we maye poynt out and shewe any one thing in substaunce, what thing so euer it be. 1579 T. Lodge Protogenes 38 Then should the wicked bee poynted out from the good. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 819 To point out precisely the very place..passeth my skill. 1678 Lively Oracles ii. §39 I should first desire these surmisers to point out the time when, and the persons who began this design. 1745 E. Young Consolation 34 I'll point out to thee Its various Lessons; some that may surprize An Un-adept in Mysteries of Night. 1794 U. Price Ess. Picturesque 38 Grandeur and beauty have been pointed out and illustrated by painting as well as picturesqueness. 1847 A. Helps Friends in Council I. vi. 98 He probably pointed out Horace to his sons, as a moony kind of man. 1885 Athenæum 18 July 76/1 He has always pointed out the necessity of rigorous observance of ascertained phonetic law. 1934 P. Allingham Cheapjack xiv. 175 He pointed out a Rolls-Royce which stopped at the entrance of the fair. 1980 A. Tyler Morgan's Passing (1983) vi. vi. 176 When Bonny came back from lunch with a friend, Morgan was always quick to point out the friend's faults and ulterior motives. 2003 New Yorker 24 Nov. 87/3 He pointed out the ruins of an old slateworks. 2. intransitive with that-clause. To draw attention to the fact; to explain or show (that something is the case). ΚΠ 1658 J. Durham Comm. Bk. Revelation 81 To point out that our Lord Jesus taketh notice not only of a Church that fights, but of every particular Believer in it. 1763 C. Churchill Epist. to W. Hogarth 26 Every breast was chill'd with deep despair, Till Reason pointed out, that Pratt was there. 1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty iv. 139 If one person could honestly point out to another that he thinks him at fault, without being considered unmannerly or presuming. 1897 Daily News 2 Feb. 7/4 The Board of Green Cloth..pointed out that complimentary orders did not entitle the trade to the use of the Royal arms. 1928 Daily Express 11 May 10/7 The insurance of school fees has now become so general that it is as well to point out to parents that there is a rather large fly in the ointment. 1992 Cable World 21 Dec. 22/1 An executive was quick to point out that it isn't an official consortium. extracted from pointv.¹ < as lemmas
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