1 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] 明确的;确切的 You use precise to emphasize that you are referring to an exact thing, rather than something vague. 明确的;确切的 [emphasis]
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I can remember the precise moment when my daughter came to see me and her new baby brother in hospital.
我能清楚地回想起我女儿来医院看我和她刚出生的弟弟的那一刻。
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The precise location of the wreck was discovered in 1988.
残骸的确切位置是在1988年发现的。
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He was not clear on the precise nature of his mission.
他对自己使命的确切性质还不清楚。
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We will never know the precise details of his death.
我们永远都不会知道他死亡的确切细节。
SYN exact, specific, actual, particular
2 ADJ-GRADED 精确的;准确的 Something that is precise is exact and accurate in all its details. 精确的;准确的
SYN strict, particular, exact, nice
3 PHRASE 确切地说;准确地说 You say 'to be precise' to indicate that you are giving more detailed or accurate information than you have just given. 确切地说;准确地说
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More than a week ago, Thursday evening to be precise, Susanne was at her evening class.
一个多星期以前,确切地说是周四晚上,苏珊在夜校上课。
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The restaurant in which we ate that night had more people in it at 11pm, 51 more to be precise, than it did at 10pm.
那天晚上我们去吃饭的那家餐馆晚上11点时比10点时人更多,准确地说多了51人。
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