(-pp-) [] to say in advance that sb/sth will be successful or that sth will happen预言…获胜；事先说…会成功；预言（某事）会发生◆She has been tipped as a possible future chief executive.据猜测她有可能继任总裁。◆He was widely tipped for the top job.据传他会出任高职。◆Some analysts had tipped shares of companies that were about to collapse.一些分析员曾对行将崩盘的股票作出过预言。◆They were accused of share tipping for fees.他们被指控通过预测股票走势收费。 [] to give sb an extra amount of money to thank them for sth they have done for you as part of their job给小费◆The French always tip very generously.法国人付小费一向大方。◆How much should I tip?我该给多少小费？◆I tipped the cab driver €2.我给了出租车司机 2 欧元的小费。