fingertip

fingertip
noun
  1. the tip of a finger
    (手)指尖
adjective
  1. [attrib.]using or operated by the fingers
    用手指的;用手指操作的
    police made a fingertip search of the area.
    警察用手指搜查了那个区域。
常用词组
at one's fingertips
  1. (especially of information) readily available; accessible
    (尤指信息)近在手边的,唾手可得的
    until we have more facts at our fingertips, there is no use in speculating.
    除非我们手边有更多的事实,否则猜测是毫无用处的。
by one's fingertips
  1. only with difficulty
    困难地,艰难地,举步维艰地
    the prime minister clung on by his fingertips.
    首相举步维艰地坚持着。
to one's fingertips
  1. completely
    彻底地,完全地
    he is a professional to his fingertips.
    他是一个地地道道的专业人士。
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