tip
verb uk/tɪp/ us/tɪp/ -pp-
(ONE SIDE HIGHER)
C2 [ I or T ]（使）倾斜；（使）倾覆
to (cause to) move so that one side is higher than another side
The table tipped, and all our drinks fell on the floor. 桌子翻了，结果我们所有的饮料都掉在地上。
If you put too many books on one end of the shelf, it'll tip up. 如果你在书架的一头放的书太多，书架会翻掉的。
Don't tip your chair back like that, you'll fall. 不要那样向后仰椅子，你会翻倒的。
tip the scales at 称重量
to weigh
The baby tipped the scales at 3.75 kg. 婴儿称得体重为3.75公斤。
(POUR)
C2 [ T usually + adv/prep ] UK (US dump)倒;倾倒
to pour a substance from one container into another or onto a surface
She tipped the contents of her purse out onto the table. 她把钱包里的东西倒在桌子上。
He tipped his breakfast cereal into a bowl. 他把早餐麦片倒入碗中。
The child picked up the box and tipped the toys out all over the floor. 孩子捡起盒子，把里面的玩具倒了一地。
be tipping (it) downUK informal 大雨倾盆
When it is tipping it down, a lot of rain is falling.
We won't be able to go to the beach today - it's tipping it down. 我们今天无法去海滩了——雨下得很大。
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[ T usually passive ]（用液体、颜色等）覆盖…的尖端
to cover the end of something pointed with a liquid, a colour, etc.
The giraffe was killed with a spear that had been tipped with poison. 长颈鹿被尖上涂有毒药的长矛杀死的。
(PAYMENT)
[ I or T ]小费
to give someone who has provided you with a service an extra amount of money to thank them
The taxi driver was so rude to her that she didn't tip him. 出租车司机对她很无礼，所以她没有给他小费。
[ + two objects ] They tipped the waiter £5. 他们给了这个服务员5英镑的小费。
(INFORMATION)
[ T often passive ] mainly UK称…有可能成功
to say that someone is likely to be successful or achieve something
He is being tipped as the next prime minister. 据称，他有可能成为下一任首相。
[ + to infinitive ] Davis is being tipped to win the championship. 据称，戴维斯有可能夺得冠军。
(RUBBISH)
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] UK (US dump)乱倾倒（垃圾）
to get rid of rubbish by putting it in a place where it should not be
A lot of waste is being tipped into the sea. 大量的废弃物正在被倾入海中。
The sign by the side of the road said "No tipping". 路边的标牌上写着“不准倾倒垃圾”。
Idioms
tip your handidiom US 表明意图（或意见）
If you tip your hand, you say what you are going to do or what you believe when you have been keeping it secret.
Despite weeks of media speculation, the president refused to tip his hand about his plans for re-election. 尽管数周来媒体都在猜测，但总统拒绝透露争取连任的计划。
tip the balance/scalesidiom (also tilt the balance) 打破平衡局面;起决定性作用
If something tips the balance or tips the scales, it is the thing that causes a particular situation to happen or a particular decision to be made, when other situations or decisions are possible.
The teams were evenly matched until two quick goals from Rooney tipped the balance in favour of England. 两队本来势均力敌，直到鲁尼很快攻入两球，形势开始变得对英格兰队有利。
She was a good candidate, but her lack of computer skills tipped the scales against her. 她本来是个不错的候选人，但她缺乏计算机技能，这对她很不利。
tip someone the winkidiom UK informal (also tip the wink to someone) 向…泄露秘密（或内幕消息）
to give someone a piece of secret or private information that might bring an advantage to them
Thanks for tipping me the wink about those cheap tickets, Bill. 比尔，谢谢你向我透露这些廉价票的消息。
Phrasal verbs
tip someone offC2 向（某人）告密;给（某人）通风报信
to warn someone secretly about something that will happen, so that they can take action or prevent it from happening
[ + that ] Somebody must have tipped the burglars off that the house would be empty. 一定是有人给盗贼通风报信，告诉他们房子里到时候会没有人。
The robber was caught when someone tipped off the police. 有人向警方报信后，抢劫者即被抓获。
tip (something/someone) over （使）翻倒
to (cause to) fall over onto one side
Be careful not to tip that cup of coffee over. 小心别把那杯咖啡打翻了。
tip over into something （由…）转变（为…）
If something tips over from something into something else, it stops being the first thing, and becomes the second.
At various points in the play, the action tips over from comedy into farce (= stops being funny and becomes ridiculous). 这出戏中有好多地方，情节由喜剧变成了闹剧。
tip
noun [ C ] uk/tɪp/ us/tɪp/
(INFORMATION)
B1 指点，指导;（关于比赛有望获胜者的）内幕消息
a useful piece of information, especially about how to do something or about the likely winner of a race or competition
gardening/cooking/sewing tips 关于园艺／烹饪／缝纫的指导
She gave me a useful/helpful/valuable/practical tip about/for growing tomatoes. 她给了我种植西红柿的有用／有益／宝贵／实用的指点。
I've got a hot tip for you (= I can tell you about a particular likely winner of a race or competition, or give you a valuable piece of information). 我能告诉你最新内幕消息。
- More examples
- Freezing the butter was a useful tip.
- He gave me some tips about the best way to catch trout.
- Have you got any tips for a new journalist?
- Let me give you a tip: she likes flattery.
- Layla gave me some tips about the best places to visit.
(PAYMENT)
B1 小费
a small amount of money given to someone who has provided you with a service, in addition to the official payment and for their personal use
a 15 percent tip 15% 的小费
He gave the porter a tip. 他给了搬运工小费。
We don't need to leave a tip for the waiter, because there's a service charge included in the bill. 我们不必给服务员留小费，因为账单里已经包括了服务费。
- More examples
- The average cost of a full three-course meal - appetizer, main course and dessert - including tip and a modest wine is about $25.
- She had to give the doorman a tip before he would help her with her suitcases.
- Should I give the driver a tip?
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C1 （尤指细长物体的）末梢，末端，尖
the usually pointed end of something, especially something that is long and thin
We had asparagus tips for dinner. 我们晚饭吃了芦笋尖。
If I stand on the tips of my toes, I can just reach the top shelf. 如果踮起脚尖的话，我刚刚能够到书架的顶层。
The Keys are coral islands off the southern tip of Florida. 基思群岛是佛罗里达半岛南端以外的一群珊瑚岛。
There's paint on the tip of your nose. 你的鼻尖上有油漆。
（尤指细长物体的）顶端附加物
a small part fitted to the end of something, especially something that is long and thin
a walking cane with a metal tip 包有金属头的手杖
the filter tip of a cigarette 香烟过滤嘴
(RUBBISH)
C2 UK (US also UK dump)垃圾倾倒场
a place where especially large pieces of rubbish can be taken and left
a rubbish/waste tip 垃圾／废弃物堆放场
We need to take this old carpet to the tip. 我们得把这条旧地毯扔到垃圾场去。
informal This room is a complete/absolute/real tip (= is very untidy) - tidy it up at once. 这个房间完全／绝对／简直是个垃圾场——马上清理干净。
Idioms
be on the tip of your tongueidiom （想说的话）就在嘴边（很快就会记起来）
If something that you want to say is on the tip of your tongue, you think you know it and that you will be able to remember it very soon.
Her name is on the tip of my tongue. 她的名字就在我的嘴边却一时说不出来。
tip of the icebergidiom C2 （重大问题的）冰山一角，端倪，明显的一小部分
a small, noticeable part of a problem, the total size of which is really much greater
These small local protests are just the tip of the iceberg. 这些小规模的地方性抗议只是冰山的一角。