have sth at one's fingertips
表示某物随时可取用,或对某事完全熟悉、了如指掌;也可说 have sth at your fingertips。
She has all the company's records at her fingertips.
她手边就有公司的全部记录。
指尖
fingertips — plural of fingertip
人类手指的尖端;手指的末端(指尖);指套
the tip of a finger
人类手指的尖端
The tip of the human finger.
手指的末端(指尖)
the end (tip) of a finger
She touched the screen with her fingertip.
她用指尖触摸屏幕。
用法提示:fingertip 作名词,指手指的尖端部位。
He felt a sharp pain in his fingertip after the cut.
割伤后,他感到指尖一阵剧痛。
用法提示:fingertip 作名词,表示手指末端,前面可用形容词修饰。
They used their fingertips to feel the texture of the fabric.
他们用指尖感受织物的质地。
用法提示:fingertips 是 fingertip 的复数形式,指多个手指的尖端。
表示某物随时可取用,或对某事完全熟悉、了如指掌;也可说 have sth at your fingertips。
She has all the company's records at her fingertips.
她手边就有公司的全部记录。
置于名词或形容词之后,表示“完全地、彻底地”,通常带有褒义。
He is a professional to his fingertips.
他是个彻头彻尾的专业人士。
说明动作是借助指尖完成的,强调方式;常见于打字、触摸等场景。
She tapped the screen lightly with her fingertips.
她用指尖轻轻点了点屏幕。
表示用手指尖在某物表面轻轻移动,介词 over 或 along 均可。
He ran his fingertips along the edge of the table.
他用指尖沿着桌边划过。
grammar · medium
易错句子She counted on her fingertip: one, two, three.
正确表达She counted on her fingertips: one, two, three.
fingertip 是可数名词,前面有表示多个事物的语境(数数用的不止一个指尖)时必须用复数 fingertips。汉语名词不随数量变化,学习者容易漏掉 -s。改动只是把单数换成复数,句意不变。
grammar · medium
易错句子He put the ring on his fingertip.
正确表达He put the ring on his finger.
fingertip 只指手指最末端的那一小块,而戒指是戴在整根手指上的,所以此处该用 finger 而不是 fingertip。这是把“指尖”和“手指”混为一谈造成的选词错误;只替换这一个词即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子She has all the company's data in her fingertips.
正确表达She has all the company's data at her fingertips.
表示“资料随手可得、了如指掌”的固定短语是 at one's fingertips,介词固定用 at。汉语“在指尖上”容易让人直译成 in,但英语这个习语不用 in。只改介词,意思和语气都不变。
近在手边;唾手可得
With this app, the whole dictionary is at her fingertips.
有了这个应用,整部词典都近在她手边。
彻底地;浑身都是(强调某人完全具备某种特质)
He's a gentleman to his fingertips.
他是个彻头彻尾的绅士。
(警察手拉手进行的)指尖式地毯式搜查
Police carried out a fingertip search of the woods.
警方对那片树林进行了地毯式搜查。
指尖操控;轻触即可操作
The new camera gives you fingertip control over every setting.
这款新相机让你用指尖就能操控所有设置。
用手指尖轻抚某物
She ran her fingertips over the smooth surface of the stone.
她用手指尖轻轻抚过那块光滑的石头。
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用指尖触摸某物
He felt the fabric with his fingertips to check its quality.
他用指尖摸了摸那块布料,检查它的质地。