point一词的用法
1）point可作及物和不及物动词,常用于下列短语.
（1）point out意为“指出,使注意”,后面可接名词,也可接从句作宾语.如：
①The teacher pointed out the mistakes in the composition．
老师指出了这篇作文中的错误.
②He pointed out that it was important to remove weeds before sowing seed in the soil．他指出在土壤里播种以前先除草的重要性.
1 ) point out that ……
He pointed out that it was important to remove weeds before sowing seed in the soil . 他指出,播种前清除杂草是很重要的.
At the meeting , he pointed out that agriculture should be put at the first place .
2 ) point …… out 或 point out …指出 ( 某人或某事 )
He quickly pointed out a mistake .
Can you point out the finest pictures to me ? = Can you point me out the finest pictures ?
（2）point to意为“指向”,强调方向,并不是指着该物体.而 point at 表示“指着某一物体,指人时一般表示粗鲁或不礼貌”.如：
①He pointed to the door and there I saw a girl smiling at me．
他指向门,我发现那里有一位姑娘朝我微笑着.
②The teacher pointed at the map and told me where Britain was．
老师指着地图告诉我英国的位置.
2）point作名词时,有以下几种含义.
①Please pay attention to the study of the language points in each unit请注意每一单元中语言重点的学习.
②I failed to catch his point of view． 我没能领会他的观点.
③You've missed the point of the joke．
你没听出那个笑话的可笑之处.
④His talk is short but quite to the point． 他的发言简洁切题.
