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pointed
  • Derivatives : n  pointedness ; adv  pointedly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

pointed ['pɔɪntɪd]
  1. 1. adjective [+stick, nose, roof, shoes] 尖的
  2. 2. adjective [fig] [+remark, question] 一针见血

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

pointed [ 'pɔɪntɪd] [ 'pɔɪntɪd]
  1. 1. adjective 尖的
  2. 2. adjective 尖角的;尖头的
  3. 3. adjective 敏锐的锐利的直截了当
  4. 4. adjective 率直的;有所指的;针对某人
    a pointed remark
    针对某人而说的一句话
  5. 5. adjective 显然的;突出的

Collins English-English Dictionary

pointed ['pɔɪntɪd]
  1. 1. adj having a point
  2. 2. adj cutting or incisive
    a pointed wit
  3. 3. adj obviously directed at or intended for a particular person or aspect
    pointed criticism
  4. 4. adj emphasized or made conspicuous
    pointed ignorance
  5. 5. adj (of an arch or style of architecture employing such an arch) Gothic
  6. 6. adj [music] (of a psalm text) marked to show changes in chanting
  7. 7. adj (of Hebrew text) with vowel points marked

Examples

a pointed remark
针对某人而说的一句话 pointed
She pointed at the chimney.
她指向了烟囱。 point
He pointed to a big tree.
他指了指一棵大树。 point
She pointed her purse at them.
她向他们举起了钱包。
He pointed his belongings towards the police.
他向警察出示了自己的所有东西。 belongings
Mr Jones pointed to a chair and asked her to sit down.
琼斯先生指指椅子请她坐下。 point
They pointed proudly to the administration's success in recent years.
他们自豪地指出近年来在管理上的成功。 point
he pointed to the front door point
he pointed at the bottle he wanted point
all evidence pointed to Donald as the murderer point

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