1 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 精确的;正确的;确切的 Exact means correct in every detail. For example, an exact copy is the same in every detail as the thing it is copied from. 精确的;正确的;确切的
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I don't remember the exact words.
我不记得确切的话语。
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The exact number of protest calls has not been revealed.
抗议电话的确切数量并未透露。
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It's an exact copy of the one which was found in Ann Alice's room.
这正是在安·艾丽斯房间里找到的那份文件的副本。
SYN accurate, very, correct, true
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Try to locate exactly where the smells are entering the room.
找找看气味具体是从什么地方散入房间的。
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The system worked perfectly, exactly as his training and plans had led him to expect.
系统运行非常良好,和他在培训时与计划中预期的一模一样。
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What exactly goes wrong with those suffering from senile dementia?.
那些患老年痴呆症的人到底出了什么问题?
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Both drugs will be exactly the same.
两种药将完全一样。
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Barton couldn't remember exactly.
巴顿记不清楚了。
2 ADJ [ADJ n] (用于名词前表强调)刚好的,确切的 You use exact before a noun to emphasize that you are referring to that particular thing and no other, especially something that has a particular significance. (用于名词前表强调)刚好的,确切的 [emphasis]
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I hadn't really thought about it until this exact moment.
直到这时我才真正开始考虑它。
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Do you really think I could get the exact thing I want?.
你真的认为我能够得到我想要的东西么?
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It may be that you will feel the exact opposite of what you expected.
可能你的感觉将和你的期盼刚好相反。
3 ADJ-GRADED 一丝不苟的;严谨的 If you describe someone as exact, you mean that they are very careful and detailed in their work, thinking, or methods. 一丝不苟的;严谨的
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Formal, exact and obstinate, he was also cold, suspicious, touchy and tactless.
严肃、严谨、倔强的他同时又冷漠、多疑、敏感、不会变通。
4 VERB 强求;勒索;强迫 When someone exacts something, they demand and obtain it from another person, especially because they are in a superior or more powerful position. 强求;勒索;强迫 [formal]
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Already he has exacted a written apology from the chairman of the commission. [V n + from/for]
他已经强行要求委员会主席作出书面道歉。
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They, too, would be likely to exact a high price for their cooperation. [V n from/for n]
他们也可能会为提供合作而索要高价。
5 VERB 实施,施加(报复) If someone exacts revenge on a person, they have their revenge on them. 实施,施加(报复) [Also V n on n]
6 VERB 对…有害;使…付出代价 If something exacts a high price, it has a bad effect on a person or situation. 对…有害;使…付出代价
8 PHRASE 确切地说;精确地说 You say to be exact to indicate that you are slightly correcting or giving more detailed information about what you have been saying. 确切地说;精确地说
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A small number — five, to be exact—have been bad.
一小部分—确切地说是5个—已经坏了。
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I consider myself to be a liberal democrat, or to be more exact, a democratic liberal.
我认为自己是个自由主义的民主党人,或者更准确地说,是倡导民主的自由主义者。
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurus | exact Also look up: |
ADJ. | accurate, clear, precise, true; (ant.) inexact, wrong 1 |
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N. | exact change, exact duplicate, exact number, exact opposite, exact replica, exact science, exact words 1 exact cause, exact location, exact moment 2 exact revenge 4 |
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