- (informal) a piece of advice提示；建议
- Here are some pointers on how to go about the writing task.关于这项写作任务，有以下几点建议。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- He offered a few pointers on starting your own business.关于自主创业，他出了几个点子。
- I was trying to get some pointers on what I should do.我在设法得到一些我该做什么的建议。
- The examiner's comments include pointers for future study.考官的评论包括对以后学习的建议。
Topics Suggestions and advicec2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + pointer- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
preposition- pointer for
- pointer on
- pointer to
- …
phrasesSee full entry - pointer (to something) a sign that something exists; a sign that shows how something may develop in the future标志；迹象；兆头；动向
- The surge in car sales was regarded as an encouraging pointer to an improvement in the economy.汽车销售量的激增被视为经济回升的指标。🔊🔊
- His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.对他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + pointer- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
preposition- pointer for
- pointer on
- pointer to
- …
phrasesSee full entry - a thin piece of metal that points to the numbers on a dial on a piece of equipment for measuring something （刻度盘的）指针
- a stick used to point to things on a map or picture on a wall指示杆
- She used a laser pointer during her presentation.她在做演示时使用了激光笔。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryadjectiveSee full entry - (computing计算机) a small symbol, for example an arrow, that marks a point on a computer screen指针（光标）
- Move the mouse pointer to the menu bar.将鼠标光标移到菜单栏。
Topics Computersc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryadjectiveSee full entry - a large dog used in hunting, trained to stand still with its nose pointing towards the birds that are being hunted指示猎狗，指示犬（经训练用以指示猎物等）Topics Animalsc2