point up
point up — 片語動詞
- point upbase form
- points up3rd person singular
- pointing up-ing form
- pointed uppast simple
1. to draw people's attention to a problem, flaw, or failure that might otherwise b
凸顯問題
強調被忽略的問題或缺失
to draw people's attention to a problem, flaw, or failure that might otherwise be overlooked, so that it is more widely noticed and discussed.
The school's low test scores pointed up serious problems with the reading programme.
該校偏低的考試成績凸顯了閱讀課程的嚴重問題。
pointed up + noun phrase (serious problems)
Kenji's audit pointed up several accounting errors the company had missed for years.
Kenji 的審計揭露了公司多年來未能發現的幾項會計錯誤。
pointed up + noun phrase (accounting errors)
The documentary pointed up the gap between rich and poor in the capital city.
這部紀錄片凸顯了首都地區貧富之間的差距。
Marta's resignation pointed up how unhappy the staff had become under the new manager.
Marta 的辭職讓人注意到在新主管帶領下員工有多麼不滿。
The winter power cuts pointed up the weakness of the country's energy grid.
冬季的停電凸顯了該國電網的脆弱。
- gloss over
to hide or avoid mentioning a problem
- downplay
to make something seem less important
文法句型
point up + noun phrase
point + noun + up
用法筆記
Subject is usually a situation, event, or report; the object is typically a problem, weakness, flaw, or contradiction. Separable: the noun object can follow 'up' ('point up the problem') or sit between 'point' and 'up' ('point the problem up').
常見錯誤
2. to make a neutral or beneficial quality, contrast, or fact more clearly noticeab
突顯；彰顯
使某特質或事實更清晰可見
to make a neutral or beneficial quality, contrast, or fact more clearly noticeable or appreciated — for example, a comparison that reveals the elegance of one option over another, or a case that illustrates a general principle.
The contrast between the two designs pointed up the elegance of the simpler option.
兩種設計之間的對比突顯了較簡約選項的優雅。
pointed up + noun phrase (the elegance)
Noa's success in the competition points up the value of daily practice.
Noa 在比賽中的成功彰顯了每日練習的價值。
The case of the lost hikers points up the need for better safety equipment in national parks.
登山客迷路的案例突顯了國家公園需要更好的安全裝備。
Beatriz's report pointed up the difference between the two teaching methods more clearly than any earlier study.
Beatriz 的報告比任何早期研究都更清楚地突顯了兩種教學方法的差異。
The museum exhibition points up how craft traditions from different countries influenced one another.
這場博物館展覽突顯了不同國家的工藝傳統如何互相影響。
- emphasise
more common; broader register range
- demonstrate
suggests evidence or proof is provided
- illustrate
suggests making something clear through an example
- obscure
to make something harder to notice or understand
文法句型
point up + noun phrase
point + noun + up
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1 (which highlights problems or flaws), this sense draws attention to positive or neutral qualities — worth, elegance, importance, instructive contrasts. Subject is typically a report, comparison, case, or exhibition; the object is an abstract noun such as 'need', 'value', 'importance', 'difference', 'contrast'.