Смысл: appoint

appoint[əʹpɔınt]
v
<Í> 1. 1) назначать (на пост); утверждать (в должности)
to appoint smb. ambassador [head-master] - назначать кого-л. послом [директором школы]
to appoint smb. to a post - назначать кого-л. на пост /на должность/
they appointed White manager /to be manager, as manager/ - Уайта сделали управляющим
2) создавать
to appoint a committee - создать комиссию
2. договариваться, условливаться (о месте или времени); назначать
to appoint a day for the wedding [for the meeting, for the trial] - назначить день свадьбы [собрания, суда]
3. арх., поэт. предписывать
law appoints that the criminal shall be punished - по закону преступник должен понести наказание

point Идиома

at this point in time

now, at this time At this point in time, ten cases of AIDS have been reported.

beside the point

not relevant to the subject that you are considering or discussing "What you are saying is beside the point. We are not talking about salary now."

brownie points

points for doing extra work for the manager Bruno earns brownie points by offering to help the manager.

case in point

an example to support my point or thesis Social democracy can succeed. Sweden is a case in point.

come to the point

say what is important, get to the point When you make a speech, come to the point quickly.

get the point

understand the idea or the message Did you get the point of his talk? What was the main idea?

get to the point

say what is important, come to the point When answering questions, get to the point. Be direct and brief.

in point of fact

(See in fact)

make a point of

do or say something with a definite intent He always makes a point of visiting his aunt when he is in town.

miss the point

not understand, not get the point I missed the point of his remark. Do you know what he meant?

pinpoint

locate the exact place or point, determine the time Lawrence is trying to pinpoint the time of the plane crash.

point-blank range

close range, only a few feet away The report stated that the gorilla was shot at point-blank range.

point is well taken

opinion is true, statement is logical Your point about smoking is well taken. It is expensive.

point of no return

(See the point of no return)

point of view

opinion, what you think of it This is my point of view: Religion is a private matter.

point out

tell, show, indicate The teacher pointed out that the word run has several meanings.

pointed remark

a remark clearly aimed at a particular person or thing He made a pointed remark during the meeting that was clearly designed to get my attention.

put too fine a point on

be too precise, split hairs If you want to put too fine a point on it, the color is actually russet.

selling point

best feature, nicest part The Peugeot's strongest selling point is comfort.

stretch a point

agree to something beyond the limit of what is normally allowed I think it is stretching a point to think you can go and take a two-hour lunch break.

the breaking point

the time you cannot go on, the point where you quit My job was so stressful I reached the breaking point. I had to quit.

the point of no return

a time when it is too late to stop or turn back, change horses in... Our offer to purchase the business has been accepted. We've reached the point of no return.

the turning point

the second or minute when things go better or worse, tip the scales When Tanya hit the ball over the fence - that was the turning point in the game.

turning point

(See the turning point)

brownie point

a hypothetical award for achievement, usually given as a backhanded compliment for sycophantic behaviour

point blank

1. at close range
2. right now, right here, in your face; used when someone is trying to prove a point or something:"She told me point blank that I was rude"

at/on/upon the point of

at the moment of； just before正在…之时；就在…之际
He told his son the secret at the point of death．他在临死前把秘密告诉了儿子。
I was on the point of asking who he was， when he told me his name．我正要问他是谁时，他把他的名字告诉了我。

at the point of

beside the point/mark/question

having nothing to do with离题；与本题无关
That question was beside the mark and need not be answered．那个问题与本题无关，没有必要回答。
What you have said is beside the point．你所说的与题无关。

disappointed about

unhappy at sth．；not seeing hopes come true对某事感到失望
He felt very much disappointed at his failure to pass the examination．他对考试不及格感到非常沮丧。
What are you looking so disappointed about？什么事使你显得如此失望？
We were disappointed in our hopes．我们的希望落空了。

disappointed about/at/in

disappointed at

disappointed in

disappointed with

unhappy／unsatisfied with sb．or sth．对某人或某事感到失望
He is quite disappointed with his secretary．他对他的秘书感到很失望。
I am very disappointed with my new bicycle．我对我的新自行车感到很失望。

off the point

not related to the subject离题的；不切题的
I understand what you are trying to say，but I think it's off the point．我知道你想讲什么，但是我认为你要讲的与本题无关。

on the point of

ready to begin立即；马上
The baby was on the point of crying when her mother came home．婴儿正要哭，正在这时妈妈回家了。
We were on the point of callin you when your telegram arrived．我们正要给你打电话时，你的电报来了。at the moment of； just before正在…之时；就在…之际
He told his son the secret at the point of death．他在临死前把秘密告诉了儿子。
I was on the point of asking who he was， when he told me his name．我正要问他是谁时，他把他的名字告诉了我。

point at

1． hold out a finger towards sb． or sth．用手指
She was pointing at me．她用手指着我。
2．aim用（枪）瞄准
She pointed a gun at his head．她用枪瞄准他的头。
3．indicate（意思）指
What's he pointing at？他指的是什么意思？

point to

1．direct to指向
The needle of a compass points to the north．罗盘的指针指向北方。
Not far from there，you'll see a signpost pointing to the town you want to go to．离那儿不远，你就可以看到一个路标，指明你所要去的那个镇的方向。
2． direct attention to指明；表明
Everything points to his guilt．一切表明他有罪。
Everything points to a bright future for us all．种种迹象表明我们都有光明的前途。

point up

show clearly清楚地表明
Johnny's report card points up his talent for math．约翰尼的成绩单显示他在数学方面很有才华。
His rudeness just points up her good manners．他的鲁莽更显出她的彬彬有礼。

to sb's disappointment

resulting in sb．'s disappointment 使某人失望
To her great disappointment，it rained on the day of the picnic．野餐那天下了雨，使她大失所望。

to the point

relevant中肯
His speech was very long and not to the point．他的演讲冗长而且不切题。

upon the point of

point the finger at

Idiom(s): point the finger at sb

Theme: BLAME

to blame someone; to identify someone as the guilty person.
• Don't point the finger at me! I didn't take the money.
• The manager refused to point the finger at anyone in particular and said that everyone was sometimes guilty of being late.

point sth up

Idiom(s): point sth up

Theme: EMPHASIS

to emphasize something; to demonstrate a fact.
• I'd like to point your approach up by citing some authorities who agree with you.
• This kind of incident points up the flaws in your system.

make points

Idiom(s): make points (with sb)

Theme: FAVOR

to gain favor with someone. (Slang.)
• Tom is trying to make points with Ann. He wants to ask her out.
• He's trying to make points by smiling and telling her how nice she looks.

make an appointment

Idiom(s): make an appointment (with sb)

Theme: MEETING

to schedule a meeting with someone.
• I made an appointment with the doctor for late today.
• The professor wouldn't see me unless I made an appointment.

make a point

Idiom(s): make a point

Theme: COMMUNICATION

to state an item of importance. (As in sports and games.)
• You made a point that we all should remember.
• He spoke for an hour without making a point.

jumping-off point

Idiom(s): jumping-off point AND jumping-off place

Theme: DEPART

a point or place from which to begin something.
• The local library is a good jumping-off point for your research.
• The office job in that company would be a good jumping-off place for a job in advertising.

have a low boiling point

Idiom(s): have a low boiling point

Theme: ANGER

to anger easily. (Informal.)
• Be nice to John. He's upset and has a low boiling point.
• Mr. Jones sure has a low boiling point. I hardly said anything, and he got angry.

belabor the point

Idiom(s): belabor the point

Theme: PERSISTENCE

to spend too much time on a point of discussion.
• I don't want to belabor the point, but the sooner we get these things settled, the better.
• If the speaker would agree not to belabor the point further, I will place it on the agenda for the next meeting.