fingertip

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fin·ger·tip /ˈfɪŋɡəˌtɪp $ -ɡər-/ noun [countable]  1  HBHthe end of your finger that is furthest away from your hand 指尖 She touched his cheek gently with her fingertips. 她用指尖轻轻地触摸他的脸颊。 →4  See picture of 见图 HAND2  have something at your/their etc fingertips KNOW somethingto have knowledge or information ready and available to use very easily 手头有某物〔可供随时使用〕，对某物了如指掌 We have all the facts and figures at our fingertips. 我们手头掌握所有的详细资料。3  to his/her fingertips British EnglishVERY in all ways; completely 完全，十足 She’s British to her fingertips. 她是地道的英国人。

Examples from the Corpus

fingertip• A large part of the area was sealed off following the arrests as police carried out a fingertip search for bullets.• Gusts of freezing wind bite at exposed skin while stinging darts of cold assault gloved fingertips.• Traces of her red nail varnish, he noticed, could still be seen where her fingertips hadn't been eaten.• Darla touched Tom's ear with her fingertip.• Truman had unprecedented power at his fingertips and a program for the world that he believed was self-evidently good.• Norm sat down and drummed his fingertips on the table.• Crumble butter with fingertips to coarse cornmeal-like consistency, keeping butter well-coated with flour to prevent it from becoming greasy.

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fingertip
fin‧ger‧tip /ˈfɪŋɡəˌtɪp $ -ɡər-/ noun [countable]
1. the end of your finger that is furthest away from your hand:
    She touched his cheek gently with her fingertips.
2. have something at your/their etc fingertips to have knowledge or information ready and available to use very easily:
    We have all the facts and figures at our fingertips.
3. to his/her fingertips British English in all ways; completely:
    She’s British to her fingertips.

fin·ger·tipBrE /ˈfɪŋɡətɪp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɪŋɡərtɪp/ 🔊 noun [usually plural] the end of the finger that is furthest from the hand 指尖●have sth at your ˈfingertipsto have the information, knowledge, etc. that is needed in a particular situation and be able to find it easily and use it quickly 掌握（信息等）；熟悉，精通（知识等）；对…了如指掌；有…随时可供使用●to your ˈfingertips(BrE) in every way 完全；十足◆She's a perfectionist to her fingertips. 她是个道道地地的完美主义者。🔊🔊