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。