precise

英 [prɪˈsaɪs]

美 [prɪˈsaɪs]

adj.  准确的; 确切的; 精确的; 明确的; (强调时间或方式等)就，恰好; 细致的; 精细的; 认真的; 一丝不苟的

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2761 / COCA.3826

同义词辨析

preciseaccurateexact【导航词义：准确的】

习惯用语

adj.

to be (more) precise
• 确切地说；准确地说
  used to show that you are giving more detailed and accurate information about sth you have just mentioned
• 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。

牛津词典

adj.

• 准确的；确切的；精确的；明确的
  clear and accurate
  1. precise details/instructions/measurements
     确切的细节；明确的指令；精确的尺寸
  2. 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？
  3. 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。
• （强调时间或方式等）就，恰好
  used to emphasize that sth happens at a particular time or in a particular way
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 细致的；精细的；认真的；一丝不苟的
  taking care to be exact and accurate, especially about small details
  1. a skilled and precise worker
     熟练而认真的工人
  2. small, precise movements
     细微的动作
  3. She's rather prim and precise.
     她拘谨严肃，一丝不苟。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 明确的；确切的
  You usepreciseto emphasize that you are referring to an exact thing, rather than something vague.
  1. 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。
  2. The precise location of the wreck was discovered in 1988...
     残骸的确切位置是在1988年发现的。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 精确的；准确的
  Something that ispreciseis exact and accurate in all its details.
  1. They speak very precise English...
     他们讲一口非常地道的英语。
  2. He does not talk too much and what he has to say is precise and to the point.
     他话不多，但他说的话既准确又中肯。
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
  1. a precise image
  2. a precise measurement
  Synonym:accurateexact
• sharply exact or accurate or delimited
  1. a precise mind
  2. specified a precise amount
  3. arrived at the precise moment

双语例句

• This was a necessary precursor to the development of calculus and a precise quantitative science of physics.
  这是一个必要的前体的发展，微积分和精确的定量科学的物理学。
• IT must support more precise forecasting and delivery of end results.
  IT必须支持对最终结果更准确的预测和交付。
• It is written in a detached, precise style.
  行文冷静客观，一针见血。
• Accurate carrier phase measurement is an important research direction in precise ranging.
  精确的载波相位测量是精密测距中一个很重要的研究点。
• They speak very precise English
  他们讲一口非常地道的英语。
• It is used to normal precise measure and measure equipment, temperature compensation of transistor circuit.
  用于一般精度的温度测量和在计量设备，晶体管电路中的温度补偿。
• Her movements in Callisthenics were precise and nimble.
  她的体操动作准确而灵巧。
• I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions
  我好像记得给过你非常明确的指示。
• Each motion must be delicate and precise, involving tiny movements.
  每一个动作都必须小心、准确，一点点地移动。
• 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。