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单词 precise
释义

pre·cise

adjective
 OPAL W
/prɪˈsaɪs/
/prɪˈsaɪs/
Idioms
  1.  
    clear and accurate准确的;确切的;精确的;明确的 synonym exact
    • precise details/instructions/measurements确切的细节;明确的指令;精确的尺寸
    • Can you give a more precise definition of the word?你能给这个词下个更确切的定义吗?
    • I can be reasonably precise about the time of the incident.我可以相当准确地说出这件事发生的时间。
    Extra Examples
    • Are the measurements precise enough?测量的结果够准确吗?
    • These estimates will become more precise.这些估计将更为准确。
    • You need to use legally precise terms.你需要使用准确的法律术语。
    • Please give precise details about your previous experience.请细说一下你以前的经历。
    • We will need a more precise description of the accommodation.我们需要更准确的住宿描述。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • make something
    adverb
    • extremely
    • incredibly
    • infinitely
    preposition
    • about
    • in
  2.  
    [only before noun] used to emphasize that something happens at a particular time or in a particular way(强调时间或方式等)就,恰好
    • We were just talking about her when, at that precise moment, she walked in.我们正谈论着她,恰好在这个时候,她走进来了。
    • Doctors found it hard to establish the precise nature of her illness.医生们难以判定她的确切病因。
  3.  
    taking care to be exact and accurate, especially about small details细致的;精细的;认真的;一丝不苟的 synonym meticulous
    • a skilled and precise worker熟练而认真的工人
    • small, precise movements细微的动作
    • We've tried to make the process as precise as possible.我们努力使该过程尽可能准确。
    • (disapproving) She's rather prim and precise.她拘谨严肃,一丝不苟。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • make something
    adverb
    • extremely
    • incredibly
    • infinitely
    preposition
    • about
    • in
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French prescis, from Latin praecis- ‘cut short’, from the verb praecidere, from prae ‘in advance’ + caedere ‘to cut’.
Idioms
to be (more) precise
  1. used to show that you are giving more detailed and accurate information about something you have just mentioned更确切地说;更严格地说
    • The shelf is about a metre long—well, 98cm, to be precise.架子长约一米。嗯,精确地说,是 98 厘米。
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