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  • Conjugation : past  tipped ; ing  tipping
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

tip [tɪp]
  1. 1. noun [c] [of branch, paintbrush etc] 顶端
  2. 2. noun (protective on umbrella, walking stick) 尖端
  3. 3. noun (to waiter etc) 小费
  4. 4. noun [BRIT] (for rubbish) 弃置场
  5. 5. noun [BRIT] (for coal) 堆
  6. 6. noun (advice) 提示
  7. 7. vt. [+waiter] 给...小费
  8. 8. vt. (pour) 倒出
  9. 9. vt. (also: tip over) (overturn) 翻转
  10. 10. vt. [+winner etc] (predict) 猜测
  11. 11. vt. [+object, part of body] (tilt) 倾斜
  12. 12. vi. [object, part of body+] (also: tip over) 倾斜
    the tip of the iceberg
    [fig] 冰山一角

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

tip [tɪp] [tɪp]
  1. 1. vt. 轻拍轻击
  2. 2. vt. 小费
  3. 3. vt. [verbal] 向…提供内部消息(常与off连用
  4. 4. vt. [verbal] 揭露秘密阴谋等)
  5. 5. vt. [American English] [baseball] 轻击(球)
  6. 6. vt. [American English] [baseball] (球)擦过手套等)
  7. 7. vi. 小费
    The porter was so rude that he didn't tip him.
    没有小费因为看门人粗鲁
  8. 8. noun 轻拍轻击
  9. 9. noun 关于行情等的)秘密消息预测
    a tip on the race
    赛马预测
  10. 10. noun 暗示劝告告诫
    She gave me a helpful tip about my trip to China.
    告诉我很多去中国旅游实用小技巧。
    I always find the best tips in books.
    我总会在书上找到一些小提示。
  11. 11. noun 小费
    She gave the waiter a huge tip.
    她给了服务生很大一笔小费

Collins English-English Dictionary

tip [tɪp]
  1. 1. n the extreme end of something, esp a narrow or pointed end
  2. 2. n the top or summit
  3. 3. n a small piece forming an extremity or end
    a metal tip on a cane
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to adorn or mark the tip of
  5. 5. vt. to cause to form a tip
  6. 6. vt. [Etymology] C15: from Old Norse typpa; related to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tip
tip [tɪp]
  1. 1. vb to tilt or cause to tilt
  2. 2. vb [usually foll by over or up] to tilt or cause to tilt, so as to overturn or fall
  3. 3. vb [Brit] to dump (rubbish, etc)
  4. 4. n the act of tipping or the state of being tipped
  5. 5. n [Brit] a dump for refuse, etc
  6. 6. n [Etymology] C14: of uncertain origin; related to top1, topple
tip [tɪp]
  1. 1. n a payment given for services in excess of the standard charge; gratuity
  2. 2. n a helpful hint, warning, or other piece of information
  3. 3. n a piece of inside information, esp in betting or investing
  4. 4. vb to give a tip to (a person)
  5. 5. vb [Etymology] C18: perhaps from tip4
tip [tɪp]
  1. 1. vt. [tr.] to hit or strike lightly
  2. 2. vt. to hit (a ball) indirectly so that it glances off the bat in cricket
  3. 3. n a light blow
  4. 4. n a glancing hit in cricket
  5. 5. n [Etymology] C13: perhaps from Low German tippen

Examples

a hot tip
最新秘密消息 hot
a tip on the race
对赛马的预测 tip
It is common practice in the US to tip the waiter.
在美国给服务生小费是很普遍的现象。 practice
There's something on the tip of your nose.
你鼻尖上有东西。 tip
He always walks carrying a cane with a silver tip.
他经常拄着镶银顶的拐杖散步。 cane
She gave me a helpful tip about my trip to China.
她告诉我很多去中国旅游的实用小技巧。 tip
We need to take all old clothes to the tip.
我们得把旧衣服扔到垃圾站去。 tip
It is not allowed to tip waste in a nature reserve.
禁止在自然景区乱扔垃圾。
If you put too many things on one end of this shelf, it'll tip up.
如果你在架子的一段放太多东西,就会导致它翘起来。 tip
She gave the waiter a huge tip.
她给了服务生很大一笔小费。 tip

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