Word · Frequency #2631
tipping
给小费
tipping is the present participle of tip.
核心释义
to give someone a small amount of money for their service; to give a gratuity to
- 1.
提供小费；覆盖尖端
To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.
- 2.
通过倾斜使容器的内容物倒出
To cause the contents of a container to be emptied out by tilting it.
- 3.
给小费,尤其是给提供服务的员工
To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.
- 4.
向某人提供私人信息；告知线索或秘密知识
To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.
- 5.
倾倒(垃圾)
To dump (refuse).
- 6.
给予,传递
To give, pass.
- 7.
用手指,尤其是指尖拨动
To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.
把…倒出来；使倾斜倒空；向…透露消息；给…通风报信；倾倒（垃圾）；丢弃；给…装尖端；包住…末端；用手指轻拨；轻触使变向
用法In use
I tipped the waiter 15% because the service was excellent.
用法提示：tip 作动词，表示“给小费”，此处为过去式 tipped。
She always tips the hairdresser before she leaves.
用法提示：tips 是 tip 的第三人称单数形式，表示“给小费”。
Would you tip the taxi driver if the ride was short?
用法提示：tip 为动词原形，用在 would 后，表示“给小费”。
tip sb sth
表示给某人小费，也可说 tip sb for sth，如 tip sb for good service。
He tipped the bartender a dollar.
他给了酒保一美元小费。
tip sth into sth
表示倾斜容器使内容物倒出，常与 into、out of 等介词连用。
She tipped the flour into the bowl.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- tip the waiter
- 给服务员小费
- We should tip the waiter at least 15 percent.我们至少应该给服务员百分之十五的小费。
- tip generously
- 慷慨地给小费
- She always tips generously at restaurants.她在餐厅总是慷慨地给小费。
- tip over
- 打翻；使翻倒
- The wind tipped over the beach umbrella.风把沙滩伞吹倒了。
- tip out
- 倒出；倒掉
- He tipped the old coffee out of the pot.他把壶里的旧咖啡倒掉了。
- tip off
- 向…泄露消息；告密
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
tip像服务员端着盘子倾斜(tip)倒出饮料，客人给点小费(tip)，一词两用记牢。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：restaurant service、everyday physical actions、waste collection、news or police investigations 作动词时，tip 的用法根据搭配变化：在服务场所通常指给小费；日常口语里指使容器倾斜倒空；垃圾处理语境指倾倒；tip off 则指透露消息。实际使用需通过宾语或介词搭配判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with tip: they share the stressed vowel /ɪ/ followed by final /p/. Beware lookalikes such as tape /teɪp/ and type /taɪp/, which end in -p but have different vowel sounds and therefore do not rhyme with tip.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.