pointedly

adv.

1. 明确地；尖锐地；直言不讳地
   in a way that is clearly intended to show what you mean or to express criticism
   1. She yawned and looked pointedly at her watch.
      她打了个哈欠，又刻意地看了看手表。

1. ADJ-GRADED 有尖头的；尖的
   Something that is pointed has a point at one end.
   1. ...a pointed roof.
      尖屋顶
   2. ...pointed shoes.
      尖头鞋
2. ADJ-GRADED 尖锐的；直截了当的；批评性的
   Pointed comments or behaviour express criticism in a clear and direct way.
   1. I couldn't help but notice the pointed remarks slung in my direction...
      我不能不注意到针对我的尖锐言辞。
   2. Her new book is a pointed look at life in a small community, and the position of women within it.
      她的新书对狭小社区的生活和其中女性的地位进行了犀利的剖析。

1. She pointedly dismissed Mrs Bournes depiction of her future daughter-in-law as opening a can of worms.
   她尖锐地反驳了Bourne女士对这位准儿媳的一团糟描述。
2. And the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, an industry body recently created by the banks to discuss cyber attacks, last week pointedly told its members there was no need to panic.
   金融部门信息共享与分析中心（FS-ISAC）是最近一家由银行创立的讨论网络攻击的行业机构。上周，该中心意有所指地告诉其会员，没有恐慌的必要。
3. At an impromptu press conference on her stoep in searing heat, a black journalist pointedly insinuated that Mandela was frittering away his time in office.
   曼德拉冒着炙热高温在贝齐屋前的门廊上举行了一场临时记者招待会。一位黑人记者在会上含沙射影地说道，曼德拉浪费了办公时间。
4. Mr Obama pointedly avoided using the word war last week.
   在近日的讲话中，奥巴马刻意避免使用战争一词。
5. The move pointedly omitted the big five banks.
   这一举措刻意地遗漏了五大银行。
6. The day before, Beijing pointedly pressed Malaysia to accelerate its probe.
   前一天，北京以尖锐的措辞敦促马来西亚加快调查工作。
7. Pointedly referring to or concerning a person's individual personality or intimate affairs especially offensively.
   尖锐直接的谈及或涉及一个人的个人品格或私人事务，特指无礼的令人讨厌的谈及和涉及。
8. Madonna swiftly denied lip-synching and pointedly said she did not spend her time trashing other artists.
   麦当娜随即否认假唱，并尖锐地指出她没有花时间诋毁其他艺术家。
9. A supply chain executive I spoke with recently pointedly summed the gist of the matter this way: another round of incremental change in supply could kill his company.
   我最近和一位供应链管理人员谈话时，他尖锐地指出了其要旨：再来一轮供应链增量改革将导致企业破产。
10. She stared pointedly at me.
    她严厉地瞪着我。
11. She aimed her voice very pointedly at the colourless couple.
    她话锋一转，锐利地指向那对平庸的夫妇。
12. Mr Medvedev also pointedly said that he saw and spoke to Mr Putin "less than some people think& maybe once a week."
    梅德韦杰夫先生同时也已有所指的说他和普京先生会面和谈话的次数“比有些人想的要少，可能是每周一次。”
13. "You're not using these books, are you?" she asked pointedly.
    “不是你自己用这些书吧？”她直率地问。
14. As for the owners, what have they done for CICC? Mr Ding asked pointedly, these people say.
    与会者表示，丁玮尖锐地问道，至于公司所有者，他们为中金做了什么？
15. Looking at him pointedly, she accepted the few sheets of paper.
    她注意地看了他一眼，接过那几张纸来。
16. Ms Blears pointedly refused to say a good word about the prime minister as she resigned.
    她在离任时曾很决绝的拒绝对首相发表一句赞美之词。
17. A look of surprise and irritation passed between them, and then they pointedly ignored each other.
    他们之间交换了一下惊奇和气恼的眼色，然后明显流露出无视对方的神色｡
18. He pointedly reminded lawmakers that Bush is commander in chief.
    他还特别向国会议员强调，布什总统才是总指挥。
19. To understand the thinking of the specially-recruited college students is a prerequisite by which we can educate them pointedly.
    了解特招大学生的思想情况，是有针对性进行教育的前提。
20. Finally sol pointedly asked if he could come to our house. I had to say yes. I knew nothing would make mama happier.
    索尔终于明明白白地问我他是否可以到我们家来。我只能说可以。我知道没有什么能比这个更令妈妈高兴的了。
21. Pointedly, he did not rule out resorting to the use of tools other than interest rates to stimulate the economy, such as government bond purchases.
    显然，他没有排除采用利率以外的其它工具例如购买政府债券来刺激经济的可能。
22. He took from his lips his cigarette, which had gone out, and stared pointedly at the girl.
    他从嘴角取下熄了的纸烟，专注地望着姑娘。
23. In the soft moonlight, he looked down pointedly at her mouth for several seconds.
    柔和的月光下，他俯看着她的嘴，凝滞数秒。
24. He pointedly has avoided passing judgment on bryant.
    他巧妙的避开了对科比的评判。
25. Finally Sol pointedly asked if he could come to our house.
    索尔终于明明白白地问我他是否可以到我们家来。
26. It's good that the Chinese are taking the EU institutions seriously, Graham Watson, leader of the liberals in the European parliament, told reporters. The weakness of their position is the belief that they can split the Europeans by pointedly not visiting Paris.
    中国正认真对待欧盟机构，这是好事，欧洲议会自由派领袖格雷厄姆•沃森（GrahamWatson）对记者们表示，他们立场的不足之处，是以为通过故意不访问巴黎，可以分裂欧洲人。
27. The demand for an apology was pointedly refused.
    让对方道歉的要求遭到了断然拒绝。
28. Vladimir Putin pointedly declined to attend the opening ceremony but came in an unofficial capacity to watch judo.
    弗拉基米尔普京（vladimirputin）刻意拒绝参加奥运开幕式，但以非官方身份观看了柔道比赛。
29. Unhappily, Japan was pointedly excluded from the list of 14 nations whose ships were invited to Qingdao.
    遗憾的是，在应邀访问青岛的14国海军中，日本被刻意排除在外。
30. Queen Elizabeth captured the mood when she asked pointedly why no one ( in particular economists) had seen the crisis coming.
    伊丽莎白女王（queenelizabeth）捕捉到了这一情绪：她尖锐地问道，为何没有一个人（尤其是经济学家）预测到危机的来临。

adv

1. in such a manner as to make something clearly evident
   1. he pointedly ignored the question