| 单词 | tip |
| 释义 | tip tip // noun, verb
■ noun [C]
1 a small piece of advice about sth practical or about what is likely to happen: Can you give me any tips for dealing with a customer who won't pay? The book offers some tips on writing a good business plan. investment/share tips for 2006 (= the ones that are likely to do well)
❖ to give (sb)/offer (sb)/pass on tips ◆ to get/pick up/take/use tips ◆ good/helpful/money-saving/practical tips
2 a small amount of extra money that you give to sb, for example sb who serves you in a restaurant: We get rather poor tips on weeknights. He gave the waiter a generous tip.
a generous/large/small tip ◆ to give/leave (sb) a tip
IDIOMS
the tip of the iceberg only a small part of a much larger problem: The fraud cases that are discovered are only the tip of the iceberg.
■ verb (-pp-)
1 [+ obj] to say in advance that sb/sth will be successful or that sth will happen: She has been tipped as a possible future chief executive. He was widely tipped for the top job. Some analysts had tipped shares of companies that were about to collapse. They were accused of share tipping for fees. the company that was tipped to buy the supermarket chain
2 [+ obj or no obj] to give sb an extra amount of money to thank them for sth they have done for you as part of their job: The French always tip very generously. How much should I tip? I tipped the cab driver €2. |
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