词汇 | exact |
释义 | exact (verb) exact 3 ENTRIES FOUND: exact (adjective) exact (verb) exacting (adjective) 1 exact /ɪgˈzækt/ adjective 1 exact /ɪgˈzækt/ adjective Learner's definition of EXACT 1 : fully and completely correct or accurate准确的;精确的 the exact time确切的时间 an exact copy/duplicate/replica/reproduction精确复制品 Those were his exact words.那是他的原话。 The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.火灾的确切起因仍在调查中。 We don't know the exact nature of the problem.我们不知道这个问题的确切性质。 Predicting the path of hurricanes is not an exact science.预测飓风路径不是一门精确的科学。 2 [more exact; most exact] : very careful and accurate严谨的;精密的;严密的 The police have an exact description of the killer.警方对杀手的描述非常严谨准确。 Please take the most exact measurements possible.请尽量测量得精准些。 exact [=precise] instruments精密仪器 He is very exact in the way he solves a problem.他解决问题十分严谨。 exact opposite : the complete opposite截然相反 I realize now that I have tried to make my work the exact opposite of my father's. [=to make my work as different as possible from my father's]我现在意识到,我一直在努力使自己的作品与父亲的作品截然不同。 He used to be romantic, but now he's the exact opposite. [=now he is not at all romantic]他过去很浪漫,但现在却截然不同了。 exact same or US same exact — used as a more forceful way to say “same”(用于加强same的语气)完全相同 We grow the exact same vegetables in our garden every year.我们每年都在园子里种完全同样的蔬菜。 They showed up at the party in the same exact outfits.他们穿着一模一样的衣服出现在聚会上。 to be exact — used to indicate that a statement is accurate and specific准确地说;确切地说 that afternoon, June 22, to be exact那天下午,准确地说,是6月22日 They had many children—seven, to be exact.他们有很多孩子,确切来说是七个。 He came a long way—from Nome, Alaska, to be exact—to attend the wedding.他远道而来,确切地说是从阿拉斯加的诺姆来参加婚礼。 — exactness noun [noncount] mathematical exactness [=precision]数学的精准 2 exact /ɪgˈzækt/ verb exacts; exacted; exacting 2 exact /ɪgˈzækt/ verb exacts; exacted; exacting Learner's definition of EXACT [+ object] formal 1 : to demand and get (something, such as payment or revenge) especially by using force or threats强取;勒索;强求 They would not rest until they had exacted revenge.他们决不罢休,直到报了仇为止。 He was able to exact a promise from them.他逼迫他们做了承诺。 2 — used in phrases like exact a terrible toll and exact a high/heavy price to say that something has caused a lot of suffering, loss, etc.造成重大苦难(或损失等) The war has exacted a terrible toll.这场战争造成重大灾难。 These mistakes have exacted a heavy price.这些错误已经造成了严重的损失。 |
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