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TOEFL BNC: 2631 COCA: 1928

tip

Word family 
Related topics: Horses, Environment & waste
tip1 /tɪp/ ●●● S2 W3 noun
1  end 末端 [countableC]END/POINT the end of something, especially something pointed 末端，末梢；尖端
tip of
He kissed the tip of her nose.
他吻了一下她的鼻尖。
the southern tip of South America
南美的最南端
lights on the wing tips of aeroplanes
飛機翼尖上的燈
→ fingertip(1) →4  See picture of 見圖 tip
2  money 錢 [countableC]PAY somebody FOR WORK a small amount of additional money that you give to someone such as a waiter or a taxi driver 小費
Did you leave a tip?
你留小費了嗎？
large/generous/big tip
I gave the guy a big tip.
我給了那家夥不少小費。
a $5 tip
5 美元的小費
3  advice 忠告 [countableC]ADVISE a helpful piece of advice 竅門，忠告，建議
Perhaps she could give us a few tips.
也許她能給我們一些建議。
tip on/for
This week's magazine has some tips on healthy eating.
這周的雜志刊載了一些有關健康飲食的建議。
handy tip (=useful tip) 有用的建議
handy tips for decorating a small flat
小公寓裝修的實用建議
gardening tips
園藝小竅門
4  the tip of the iceberg PROBLEMa small sign of a problem that is much larger 冰山一角
The reported cases of food poisoning are only the tip of the iceberg.
那些被報道出來的食物中毒事件只是冰山一角。
Examples from the Corpus
the tip of the iceberg• But the irregular payments for which Stan Flashman's club were punished may only be the tip of the iceberg.• This glitch would prove but the tip of the iceberg.• And that could be just the tip of the iceberg as official monitoring picks up only a fraction of illegal pollution.• Investigators say the irregular campaign contributions may be just the tip of the iceberg.• This is just the tip of the iceberg here, these are ones she got last night.• Advertising, however, turned out to be only the tip of the iceberg.• Despite these praiseworthy efforts, only the tip of the iceberg has been noticeably affected.• However, revolutionary technological innovation represents only the tip of the iceberg.• But this was only the tip of the iceberg.
5  on the tip of your tongue 
a) if something is on the tip of your tongue, you really want to say it, but then you decide not to 話到嘴邊，想說而未說的
It was on the tip of my tongue to say, ‘I’d rather have dinner with a snake.’
我已經話到嘴邊:“我甯願和一條蛇共進晚餐。”
b) if a word, name etc is on the tip of your tongue, you know it but cannot remember it 就在嘴邊〔但想不起來了〕
What is her name? It’s on the tip of my tongue. Joan. Joan Simpson. That’s it!
她叫什麽？就在我嘴邊。瓊——瓊•辛普森。就是這名字！
6  waste 垃圾 [countableC] British EnglishBrESGP an area where unwanted waste is taken and left 垃圾場 SYN dump
a rubbish tip
垃圾場
I’ll take this lot to the tip.
我要把這堆東西全都扔到垃圾場去。
7  untidy 不整潔 [singular] British EnglishBrE informalUNTIDY an extremely dirty or untidy place 極不幹淨[極不整潔]的地方
The house was an absolute tip.
這房子簡直是個垃圾堆。
8. horse race 賽馬 [countableC] informalDSHINFORMATION special information about which horse will win a race 〔關於賽馬中哪匹馬會赢的〕特别情報，内部情報
9  warning 警告 [countableC] a secret warning or piece of information, especially to police about illegal activities 〔尤指給警方的〕密報
Acting on a tip, the police were able to find and arrest Upton.
警方根據密報采取行動，找到並逮捕了厄普頓。
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a small amount of additional money that you give to someone such as a waiter or a taxi driver 小費
verbs
nleave a tip
Aren’t you going to leave a tip?
give somebody a tip 給某人建議
nKim gave the driver a tip.
adjectives
na big/large/generous tip
The service was great and we left a large tip.
na 5%/10% etc tip
A 15% tip is customary in restaurants.
a £2/$5 tip 5 美元的小費
nHe gave the waitress a $10 tip.
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: a helpful piece of advice 竅門，忠告，建議
verbs
give somebody a tip 給某人建議
He gave me some tips on how to improve my game.
他給了我一些如何提高比賽技巧的建議。
pass on a tip 傳遞訣竅
The writer passes on many tips that she has learned over the years.
那位作家分享了不少她多年來積累的竅門。
follow a tip 遵照建議
To keep your bike in good condition, follow these simple tips.
爲使自行車保持良好車況，請遵照這些簡單的方法。
pick up a tip 采納建議
nIf you listen to the show, you’ll pick up some really useful gardening tips.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tip
a good/useful/helpful/handy tip 很好的/有用的/有幫助的/好用的建議
Go to their website to find useful tips on buying and selling a home.
請上他們的網站尋找房産交易的有用建議。
a simple tip 簡單的竅門
He has some simple tips for saving money when you're at the supermarket.
他有一些怎麽在超市省錢的簡單竅門。
cooking tips 烹飪訣竅
nMost recipes come with added cooking tips.
gardening tips 園藝小竅門
nMarie was always willing to share her gardening tips.
beauty tips 美容訣竅
nThe article contains some useful beauty tips.
safety tips 安全忠告
nEnsure the safety of your family with a few simple safety tips from the Fire Service.
Examples from the Corpus
tip• A 15% tip is considered usual if the service was good.• a 15% tip• The boy carried my suitcases up to my room and then stood waiting for a tip.• It was a very nice house until they moved in and turned it into a tip.• We finished our lunch and left a tip on the table for the waiter.• Acting on a tip, police went to the motel and arrested Upton.• Your room's an absolute tip!• Please keep those questions and tips coming.• Here's a good tip: if you spill red wine on your carpet, pour salt on it to remove it.• As I raised my tips and slid off the lift, I wondered how I was going to get down the mountain.• Viewers sometimes phone in news tips.• A service charge is included on the bill, so tipping isn't necessary.• a leaflet containing some tips on how to take better photos• The village is on the southern tip of the island.• His pale golden, ringed tail hung down and sometimes the tip of it twitched.• Doctor Gordon felt my neck with the tips of his fingers.• The very tip of the finger began to oscillate.
tip of• They live on the southern tip of the island.• There was a smudge of flour on the tip of Toni's nose.
tip on/for• Here is a tip for kids.• A tip for threading up Silver Reed or Knitmaster machines.• Dear Anne, Here is another tip for people with ribbers who want to make a nice, neat edge.• Do you have any tips on how I can keep my clothes looking good?• My first tip for the wise traveller is pack as many old newspapers as you can, up to the maximum permitted weight.• The Hilton booklet offers tips for getting better sleep.• Meanwhile, I have just one tip for fellow sufferers.• Can you give me some tips on how to control myself?
rubbish tip• During those sixty seconds of biological time, Modern Man has made a rubbish tip of Paradise.• Jones had tried to cover his tracks by disposing of some of the apparatus on a rubbish tip.• Trashing lives At night on the city rubbish tip in La Paz, strange things start to happen.• The time has come to find a solution to prevent Britain becoming one big, dangerous rubbish tip.• The device is being used at landfill rubbish tips and can tell scientists within minutes precisely what's going on underground.• Municipal rubbish tips are some of the most important feeding areas for gulls, crows, vultures and kites.• With this rubbish tip of information she then came to me to ask how she could write it up into a dissertation.
tip2 ●●○ S3 verb (tipped, tipping)
1  lean 傾斜 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]VERTICAL to move into a sloping position, so that one end or side is higher than the other, or to make something do this （使）傾斜，（使）側傾 SYN tilt
tip forward/back/to etc
His helmet had tipped forward and the boy pushed it back.
頭盔向前耷拉下來，男孩把它往後推了推。
Eric fell asleep, his head gently tipping to one side.
埃裏克睡着了，頭微微倒向一邊。
tip something forward/back etc
‘So what?’ asked Brian, tipping his chair back on its rear legs.
“那又怎麽樣？”布賴恩問道，翹起椅子腿向後傾倒。
2  pour 傾倒 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]POUR to pour something from one place or container into another 傾倒，倒出
tip something onto/into something
Tip the onions and oil into a large ovenproof dish.
把洋蔥和油倒入一個大的耐熱盤子裏。
Ben tipped the contents of the drawer onto the table.
本把抽屜裏的東西倒在桌上。
tip something out
Shall I tip the water out?
要我把水倒出來嗎？
3  give money 給錢 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]PAY somebody FOR WORK to give an additional amount of money to someone such as a waiter or taxi driver 付小費（給…）
Did you tip the waiter?
你給侍應生小費了嗎？
tip somebody something
I tipped him $5.
我給了他5美元小費。
4  be likely to succeed 有可能成功 [transitiveT]ADVISE if someone or something is tipped to do something, people think that they are most likely to succeed in doing it 認爲…最有可能成功
be tipped to do something
the man tipped to become the next president
被認爲很有可能成爲下一任總統的人
be tipped for/as something
He’s tipped as a future world champion.
他被認爲是未來的世界冠軍。
widely/strongly/hotly tipped
He had been widely tipped to get the new post of deputy director.
大家都認爲他有望獲得副主任的新職。
5  gold-tipped/steel-tipped/rubber-tipped etc having a tip that is made of or covered with gold, steel etc 金頭/鋼頭/橡皮頭等的
a silver-tipped walking stick
銀頭 手杖
6  tip the balance/scales ADVANTAGEto give a slight advantage to someone or something 使天平傾斜
Three factors helped to tip the balance in favour of the Labour leadership.
有三個因素促使天平向工黨領導層傾斜。
Examples from the Corpus
tip the balance/scales• They viewed the Soviet moves as an effort to tip the scales against the West.• I went to see Hoppy for a checkup and I tip the scales at exactly eighty-six pounds.• Tall and stately, fairly bursting from her corset, she sometimes tipped the scales at over 200 pounds.• Mr Bates thinks the disappearance of November's protest vote could tip the scales his way.• Second, the Constitution tips the scales in favor of the individual over the state in highly personal matters.• Your support tipped the balance in our favor.• Perhaps remorse at having joined it had tipped the balance of Fred's mind.• Thus can a minuscule particle tip the scales one way or another.
7  tip the scales at something DSOto weigh a particular amount, used especially of someone who will be taking part in a sports competition 〔尤指參加拳擊等比賽前〕稱得重量爲…
At today’s weigh-in he tipped the scales at just over 15 stone.
他今天賽前稱得體重正好超過15英石。
Examples from the Corpus
tip the scales at something• Reports claimed that the elfin figured star's weight plunged terrifyingly until she tipped the scales at a mere five stones.• Sid Kelly, who minds the net for table-topping Eccleshall, is believed to tip the scales at around 20 stones.• I went to see Hoppy for a checkup and I tip the scales at exactly eighty-six pounds.• At today's weigh-in, he tipped the scales at just over 15 stone.• Tall and stately, fairly bursting from her corset, she sometimes tipped the scales at over 200 pounds.
8  it’s tipping (it) down British EnglishBrE spokenHEM said when it is raining very heavily 正在下傾盆大雨
It was absolutely tipping it down.
天正下着傾盆大雨。
9  be tipped with something COVERto have one end covered in something 尖端覆蓋有某物
arrows tipped with poison
毒箭
red petals tipped with white
瓣尖爲白色的紅色花瓣
Examples from the Corpus
be tipped with something• Its arrows are tipped with dragon horn and guided by magic to the heart of their target.• The swordfish's sword is tipped with poison.• Iron stemming rods were tipped with such metals but even then explosions still occurred.
10  tip your hat/cap (to somebody) THINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT
a) to touch or raise your hat as a greeting to someone （向某人）擡帽致意
b) American EnglishAmE to say or do something that shows you admire what someone has done （對某人）表示贊賞
Examples from the Corpus
tip your hat/cap (to somebody)• The watchman came out from his hut, tipped his hat, and opened the gate.• Johnnie Walker tips his hat, smirks and hurries westward off the shelf.• And with that word of reassurance, Black tips his hat to Blue and continues on his way.• Thrifty, hardworking, unemotional, they tipped their hats to no one.• Stephen slid him a coin, the doorman tipped his hat with a smile.
11. tip somebody the wink British EnglishBrE informalTELL A SECRET to give someone secret information 給某人秘密消息
Examples from the Corpus
tip somebody the wink• So d'you think you could tip her the wink an' tell her I've got back early?• Just tip us the wink when I come in.
12 tip somebody ↔ off phrasal verbphr v TELLWARNto give someone such as the police a secret warning or piece of information, especially about illegal activities 秘密警告〔某人〕；〔尤指將非法活動〕通風報信給〔某人〕
The police must have been tipped off.
警察一定是得到了密報。
tip somebody off that
His contact had tipped him off that drugs were on the premises.
他的線人向他密報說場内有毒品。
about
Did you tip him off about Bernard?
有關伯納德的事你警告過他了嗎？
Examples from the Corpus
tip off• There are 7-8 distinctly flattened, finely rugose arm spines, with the tips squared off.• Ralph had tipped Grover off about the developer being in over his head.• For instance, Charles Harvey has tipped her off about the new motorway but she pretends she doesn't know.• Some one should have tipped these people off before they opted for the independent life.• The agent who tipped them off had joined their escape into the woods.• Bonanza tips me off that Vecchi killed Mahoney.• As I raised my tips and slid off the lift, I wondered how I was going to get down the mountain.• Swanepoel, the pilot whom I had met when I first arrived in the country, tipped me off to that one.
tip somebody off that• His contact had not merely tipped him off that drugs were on the premises, he had told him where to look.• Bonanza tips me off that Vecchi killed Mahoney.
13 tip over phrasal verbphr v if you tip something over, or if it tips over, it falls or turns over （使）跌倒，（使）傾覆
The candle tipped over and the hay caught fire.
蠟燭翻倒，幹草着了火。
tip something ↔ over
The current was starting to tip the canoe over and I began to panic.
洪流即將傾覆小舟，我開始驚慌起來。
Examples from the Corpus
tip over• I sat on the edge of the table, and the whole thing tipped over.• The cat managed to tip the Christmas tree over.• He accidentally tipped over a candle, and the tablecloth caught fire.• The fire started when a lamp tipped over and ignited a cloth sofa.
14 tip up phrasal verbphr v if you tip something up, or if it tips up, it moves into a sloping position, so that one end or side is higher than the other （使）傾斜
tip something ↔ up
He tipped the bottle up so that the last of the liquid flowed into his glass.
他把瓶子傾斜過來讓最後一滴液體流進他的杯子。
Ken tipped up the wheelbarrow, then stood back to rest.
肯斜着放好獨輪手推車，然後站到後面去休息。
Examples from the Corpus
tip• It's usual to tip about 15% in restaurants.• The canoe tipped and we fell in the water.• Also tipped by Capel were Capita, up 5p at 417p, and Dorling Kindersley, 8p better at 253p.• She weighed out the flour and tipped it into the bowl.• What he was looking for was something very small if he was prepared to tip out tiny containers.• She smooths down her hair, tipping the beret back to its original angle.• Don't tip the chair back so far.• How much should I tip the driver?• She tipped the taxi-driver.• A gust of wind tipped the truck over.• Investigators were tipped to watch for two men driving a horse van.• With this in mind, I would appreciate any fuel economy tips you can offer and specifically: 1.
tip forward/back/to etc• He hooks his thumbs in his pockets and tips back and one-eyes that clock up on the wall.• Those boys betting on a high time began to grow ecstatic as the chair tipped back and then came forward.• Juveniles have dark tip to bill.• Mr Zhu has been tipped to replace the cautious Mr Li eventually.• Comb from tip to root, working out the knots at the end before moving up the hair.• I tipped forward so that I rested on both buttocks and heels, my head between my knees.• The filopodia at the tip of the gut guide the tip to the mouth region.• He turns, and now we see the contrast of black tips to the wings.
be tipped to do something• Hashimoto was tipped to become the country's next prime minister.
From Longman Business Dictionary
tiptip1 /tɪp/ noun [countableC]
1a piece of advice about what is likely to happen, for example about which shares are likely to go up or down in value
a stock market tip
Many clients boast about their broker or their man in the City who gives them tips.
2a small amount of additional money that you give to someone such as a waiter in order to thank them for their services
She gave the taxi driver a £5 tip.
tiptip2 verb (tipped, tipping)
1[transitiveT] to say who you think is most likely to do something or be successful
be tipped to do something
He’s tipped to replace the chief executive.
tip somebody for something
Journalists are tipping her for rapid promotion.
2[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to give advice about something, for example about which shares are likely to go up or down in value
These shares were tipped in the Investor’s Chronicle.
be tipped to do something
Technology-company profits, expected to rise by 29% at the start of the quarter, are now tipped to rise by only 10%.
3[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to give a small amount of additional money to someone such as a waiter in order to thank them for their services
He tipped the taxi driver £2.
According to the waiters, she always tips generously.
Origin tip1
1. (1400-1500) Probably from Old Norse typpi
2. (1600-1700) Perhaps from tip “light blow” ((15-21 centuries)), perhaps from Low German tippen “to hit lightly”
3. (1800-1900) tip
TOEFL BNC: 2631 COCA: 1928
tip

noun¹

 1pointed end尖端ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤northern, etc.北端等◇We took a bus to the northern tip of the island.我們乘公交車到了島的北端。➤pointed, sharp尖頭▸➤very最末端◇The cat was black except for a patch of white on the very tip of its tail.那隻貓通身黑色，只有尾巴尖兒上有點兒白。➤finger (usually fingertip) , wing指尖；翼尖PREPOSITION➤tip of⋯的尖端◇the tips of your fingers / toes手指尖；腳趾尖
tip

noun²

 2money錢ADJECTIVE | VERB + TIP ADJECTIVE➤big, generous, good, large大筆的小費；豐厚的小費；優厚的小費▸➤small很少的小費VERB + TIP➤give sb, leave sb給某人小費；給某人留小費◇He left the waitress a large tip.他給女服務員留了很多小費。➤get得到小費◇We get fewer tips on weeknights.週一至週五的晚上我們收到的小費少些。
tip

noun³

 3advice建議ADJECTIVE | VERB + TIP | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤good, handy, helpful, practical, useful好的建議；有用的提示；實用小貼士▸➤quick, simple快捷的／簡單的提示▸➤hot最新的內幕消息◇He said he'd been given a hot tip for that afternoon's race.他說有人給他提供了那天下午賽馬的最新內幕消息。➤beauty, fashion, gardening, money-saving, safety, etc.美容、時尚、園藝、省錢、安全等小貼士▸➤racing (especially BrE) 賽馬內幕消息➤anonymous (NAmE) 匿名舉報◇Police received an anonymous tip from a caller.警方接到一位來電者的匿名舉報。VERB + TIP➤have有建議▸➤give sb, offer (sb), pass on, provide給（某人）建議▸➤take, use接受／採用建議◇Take a safety tip from me－get that light fixed!聽我一句安全建議吧 － 找人修修那盞燈！➤follow遵循指點◇Follow these tips to improve your communication skills.按照這些指點做以提高你的溝通技巧。➤pick up得到建議◇I picked up some useful tips from my ski instructor.我從滑雪教練那裏得到一些有用的指點。PREPOSITION➤tip for給⋯的指點◇some handy tips for gardeners給園藝愛好者的幾個有用小竅門➤tip on關於⋯的指點◇Do you have any tips on buying a second-hand car?對於購買二手車你有何心得？
tip

verb

 (often be tipped) (BrE) ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤hotly, strongly認為⋯是大熱門；強烈看好▸➤widely廣泛看好PREPOSITION➤as預言⋯是◇He has been widely tipped as a future CEO.他被普遍認為是將來的首席執行官。➤for預言⋯◇The band is being hotly tipped for the top.這個樂隊被熱捧為最佳樂隊。
TOEFL BNC: 2631 COCA: 1928
tip noun
⇨ tip (the tip of her finger) ⇨ advice (useful tips) ⇨ gift (leave the waiter a tip)tip verb
⇨ lean 1 tip

noun

tip ♦︎ point ♦︎ spike ♦︎ prong ♦︎ nibThese are all words for the sharp end of an object. 這些詞均表示物體的尖端、尖頭。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a sharp tip / point / spike◆the tip / point of a knife■ tip [countable] the end of sth, especially sth that is long and narrow; a small part that fits on or over the end of sth 尖端；尖兒；端；（裝在頂端的）小部件◆He ran the tips of his fingers over the bruise.他的指尖劃過瘀傷。◆The base is situated at the northern tip of the island.該基地位於島的北端。◆The walking stick was fitted with a rubber tip.手杖裝了一個橡皮頭。■ point [countable] the sharp thin end of sth 尖端；尖頭◆She pressed so hard that the point of the pencil made a hole in the paper.她太使勁了，鉛筆尖兒把紙都戳破了。▸ pointed

adjective

◆the pointed arches used in medieval buildings中世紀建築的尖拱■ spike [countable] a thin object with a sharp point, especially a pointed piece of metal or wood 尖狀物；尖頭；（尤指金屬或木質的）尖刺◆The wall had a row of iron spikes along the top.那堵牆的牆頭有一排尖鐵。◆Her hair stood up in spikes.她的頭發梢翹了起來。   see also spiky ⇨ coarse ■ prong [countable] each of the two or more long pointed parts of a fork 叉子齒◆One of the prongs of the garden fork went through his foot.園藝叉子的一個尖齒把他的腳紮了。■ nib [countable] the metal point of a pen 鋼筆尖◆I dipped the nib into the ink and started to write.我把鋼筆尖蘸上墨水寫了起來。
TOEFL BNC: 2631 COCA: 1928
tip
Parts of objects that stick out from the surface: arm, flap, limb...
Extra payments and benefits in addition to wages: benefit, benefit in kind, bonus...
Advice: advice, guidance, recommendation...
Secrets and secretiveness: secret, confidentiality, stealth...
Sanitation and waste disposal: binman, bonfire, dump...
Dirty and untidy places or things: shambles, hovel, dump...
To move, or to move something downwards: fall, lower, come down...
To empty a place or container, or to become empty: empty, unpack, clear...
To change position: turn, spin, overturn...
To spend or to pay money: disburse, spend, pay...
Predicting and prediction: predict, prediction, forecast...
To hit, or to crash into something: hit, crash, collide...

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