n (1)(末)尖(pointed end or extremity of sth)[C]：a house on the northern～of the island 島上北端的房子;the～of an umbrella/an iceberg 雨傘/冰山尖;the～of flint/asparagus 打火石的尖端/蘆筍尖;the～s of one's fingers/one's toes/one's nose 手指/腳趾/鼻子尖;the～of the Iceberg 重要情況、重大問題等顯露出的小部分;〖同〗point，head;
(2)裝在末端的小物(piece or attachment meant to be fitted to the end of sth)[C]：a cane/pencil with a rubber～帶橡皮頭的拐杖/鉛筆;cigarettes with filter～s 有過濾嘴的香煙; shoes with metal～s 裝有金屬后跟的鞋;
on the tip of one's tongue 話到嘴邊：It was on the～of my tongue to tell him. 我差點(diǎn)就要告訴他了。
vt 放在某物的尖端上 (furnish with a tip) [T+n，T+n+prep(with)]：a white-～ped tail 末端為白色的尾巴;～cigarettes with filters 給香煙加過濾嘴;sth～ped with rubber/an iron point 裝著橡皮頭/鐵尖的東西