precise

[pri'sais]

adj.精确的, 恰好的, 准确的, 严格的

a.

1. 精确的; 准确的; 确切的

I can't give you a precise date.

我无法告诉你确切的日期。

2. 明确的; 清晰的

His instructions were not very precise.

他的指示不太明确。

3. 严格的; 细致的

We had precise orders to come home by nine o'clock.

我们得到严格的命令须于九点前回家。

4. 刻板的, 拘泥的

He was very precise in his manners.

他的一言一行都有板有眼。

5. 恰好的, 正是的[B]

At the precise moment the train started.

就在那时, 火车启动了。

词形变化

名词: preciseness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.准确的; 确切的

exact  accurate  

同义参见:

technical  summary  strict  specific  scrupulous  scientific  punctual  faithful  circumstantial  prim  painstaking  distinct  orderly  desired  mathematical  definitive  definite  definable  just  deadly  correct  

反义:

a.准确的; 明确的

vague  incorrect  doubtful  dubious  

英英释义

形容词 precise:

sharply exact or accurate or delimited

(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct

同义词：accurate, exact

短语词组

to be precise

1. 确切地说

To be precise, the train leaves at nine past eleven.

确切地说, 火车十一点零九分开。

补充

preciseprecise英:[priˈsais] 美:[prɪˈsaɪs]adj.1.精确的, 准确的A scientist must be precise in making tests.科学家做试验必须精确。2.恰好的; 正是的At the precise moment that I put my foot on the step, the bus started.恰好就在我登上公共汽车台阶的时候, 车开动了。3.周密的, 细密的, 精细的A lawyer needs a precise mind.律师需要有周密的头脑。

例句

1. To teach its meaning to a computer we must provide it with a precise definition.要使计算机明白它的意义, 我们必须向其提供精确的定义。 2. I'll need precise measurements if you want me to buy the wood for you.如果你想让我帮你买木材, 我需要准确的尺寸。 3. I left very precise instructions about how to deal with the invoices.关于如何处理发票, 我留下了非常明确的指令。 4. He gave me a very precise route to follow.他向我提供了一条非常精确的路线。 5. a precise figure精确的数字 6. 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。 7. the precise location of the wreck失事船只的确切位置 8. at that precise moment恰好在那一刻 9. measurements on a more precise scale用更精确的标尺量得的尺寸 10. She was very precise, an uncluttered woman with an uncluttered mind.她非常严谨, 是位思维清晰的干练女子。 11. He's very precise in everything he does.他做每一件事都一丝不苟。 12. More than a week ago, Thursday evening to be precise, Susanne was at her evening class.一个多星期以前, 确切地说是星期四晚上, 苏珊在上夜校。 13. We had about a dozen people round to dinner, thirteen, to be precise.我们有大约十几个人来吃晚餐, 准确地说是13个人。 14. precise directions.精确的指令。 15. I want as precise a time of death as I can get.我想尽可能确切地知道我的死期。 16. the director was precise with his camera positions.导演对摄像机位置的要求一丝不苟。 17. at that precise moment the car stopped.就在那一刻，车停下来了。 18. there were not many—five, to be precise.数量不多—准确地说，只有五个。 19. precise details/instructions/measurements确切的细节；明确的指示；精确的尺寸 20. She couldn't be very precise about what her attacker was wearing.她无法十分确切描述袭击她的人的衣着。 21. He's very precise about his work.他对工作一丝不苟。 22. Be sure to take precise measurements before you cut the cloth.剪裁布料前务必要量准确。 23. The dating of very old materials has become more precise with new instruments.新仪器让古老材料的年代测定变得更加精确了。 24. a precise definition精确的定义 25. The word has a very precise meaning.这个词有着非常精确的意义。 26. Can you find a more precise term than “good” to describe the movie?你能找到比“好”更精确的词来描述这部电影吗？ 27. Could you be a little more precise about what happened?对于发生的事情你能描述得更准确些吗？ 28. "She quietly closed the door to the baby's room, and at just that precise moment the phone began to ring."她轻轻地关上宝宝房间的门，就在这时电话铃声响了起来。 29. She is very precise in her work.她工作很细致。 30. "one night in early summer—June 22, to be precise"初夏的某个晚上——准确地说，是6月22日的晚上 31. It is precisely [=exactly] two o'clock.现在刚好两点整。 32. He knows precisely how much money he has.他很清楚地知道自己有多少钱。 33. "“Do you mean that the system is outdated?” “precisely.” = “Yes, that's precisely what I mean.”"“你的意思是说这个系统过时了？”“是的，我就是这个意思。” 34. The king was popular precisely because he was so kind and generous.国王受欢迎正是因为他如此和蔼和慷慨。 35. "I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon, or, more precisely, at two o'clock this afternoon."我今天下午约了医生，更准确地说是今天下午两点。 36. the preciseness of the measurements测量的准确性 37. She does her work with preciseness. [=precision]她工作一丝不苟。