pinpoint

verb

1. 明确指出，确定（位置或时间）
   to find and show the exact position of sb/sth or the exact time that sth happened
   1. He was able to pinpoint on the map the site of the medieval village.
      他能在地图上准确找出那个中世纪村庄的位置。
2. 准确解释（或说明）
   to be able to give the exact reason for sth or to describe sth exactly
   1. The report pinpointed the areas most in need of help.
      报告精确说明了亟待援助的地区。

adj.

1. 准确的；精确的
   if sth is done with pinpoint accuracy , it is done exactly and in exactly the right position
   1. The pilots bombed strategic targets with pinpoint accuracy.
      飞行员准确地轰炸了战略目标。

noun

1. 极小的范围；光点
   a very small area of sth, especially light

1. VERB 确认；准确解释（或说明）
   If you pinpoint the cause of something, you discover or explain the cause exactly.
   1. It was almost impossible to pinpoint the cause of death.
      几乎不可能确认死因。
   2. ...if you can pinpoint exactly what the anger is about...
      如果你能确切地解释愤怒从何而来
   3. The commission pinpoints inadequate housing as a basic problem threatening village life.
      该委员会明确指出住房不足是威胁村民生活的根本问题。
2. VERB 精确地确定（或指明）…的位置
   If you pinpoint something or its position, you discover or show exactly where it is.
   1. I could pinpoint his precise location on a map...
      我能在地图上指明他的准确位置。
   2. Computers pinpointed where the shells were coming from.
      计算机确定了炮弹发射的位置。
3. ADJ 定点的；定位精确的；非常精确的
   If something is placed with pinpoint accuracy, it is placed in exactly the right place or position.
   1. ...the pinpoint accuracy of the bombing campaigns.
      战略性轰炸的精确定位

1. It was almost impossible to pinpoint the cause of death.
   几乎不可能确认死因。
2. The commission pinpoints inadequate housing as a basic problem threatening village life.
   该委员会明确指出住房不足是威胁村民生活的根本问题。
3. Computers pinpointed where the shells were coming from.
   计算机确定了炮弹发射的位置。
4. Data recorders also pinpoint mechanical faults rapidly, reducing repair times.
   数据记录仪还能迅速查明机械故障，减少维修次数。
5. These missles can be fired with pinpoint accuracy.
   这些导弹可精确地命中目标。
6. There is only a pinpoint of light in the cave.
   山洞中只能见到一丝光线。
7. Memory analysis allows users to pinpoint memory leaks in Java and J2EE applications.
   内存分析允许使用者精确地查找Java和J2EE应用程序中的内存泄漏。
8. You can use conditional expressions in XPath to further pinpoint the location of specific nodes.
   您还可以使用XPath中的条件表达式来进一步精确定位特定节点的位置。
9. This functionality enables you to pinpoint the performance culprit easily and efficiently by analyzing the online or extracted reports.
   这一功能性使您能够通过分析在线的或者解压的报告轻易地和有效地查明性能问题。
10. This helps pinpoint the modules in which you're likely to find problems.
    这有助于查找可能会发生问题的模块。
11. Google Maps work with coordinates you know, latitude and longitude those numbers that essentially pinpoint anything on earth.
    Google地图使用的是坐标&纬度和经度，这些数字实际上可以精确定位地球上的任何地方。
12. They cannot pinpoint where you are or what you want, so the information they provide is not game-changing.
    它们不能定位你在什么地点，你需要什么，所以它们提供的都不是具有颠覆性意义的信息。
13. This is another way to pinpoint problems and detect unmet needs.
    这是找出问题，发现未满足需要的又一个途径。
14. This article presents a crater landmark detection and matching method for pinpoint navigation for planetary exploration.
    针对深空探测器光学导航技术的需要，提出了行星表面陨石坑导航路标的提取与匹配方法。
15. Using DNA data from the PDAY study, the scientists will work to pinpoint specific atherosclerosis genes.
    利用PDAY研究的DNA数据，科学家们试图精确地找到特定的动脉粥样硬化基因。
16. You will examine tracing output, and then include custom tracing messages that will help you pinpoint page errors.
    您将检查跟踪输出，然后包含将帮助您查明页错误的自定义跟踪消息。
17. This can be used to pinpoint network problems or performance bottlenecks, and provides cohesive management for server farms.
    这就能用来指出网络问题或性能瓶颈，为服务器群提供集中的管理。
18. Melvin found one that helped him pinpoint North Korea's aeronautical beacons.
    梅尔文发现的一份文件帮助他准确地定位了朝鲜的航空信号灯位置。
19. He discovered some pinpoint particles in the liquid.
    他在液体中发现了一些极其微小的细粒。
20. With this device, we can pinpoint your exact location.
    有了这个仪器，我们可以精确地标出你的位置。
21. There is no way I can pinpoint these attacks.
    要想准确找出以后的袭击就更不可能了。
22. Clock-timing adjustments can pinpoint problems with crosstalk as well as with bus timing.
    时钟选择调整能查明总线时间和干扰问题。
23. All of this diversity makes it difficult to separate out and pinpoint just the type of information you want.
    这一切的多样性，难以分开并针对刚刚类型的信息你想。
24. Already, they have been able to pinpoint four of these out of the virus's total of eight.
    在这种病毒总共8个基因中，这些科学家已经找到了4个能让病毒变得致命的基因。
25. It's difficult to pinpoint the cause of the accident.
    很难清楚地找到事故发生的原因。
26. But these maps pinpoint areas where arsenic has not been tested for.
    但是这些地图指出了那些尚未进行砷测试的地区。
27. These allow us to pinpoint any spot on the surface of the Earth.
    这些线使我们能精确地给地球表面的每一个点定位。
28. We need to pinpoint our target market.
    我们需要明确指出我们的市场目标。
29. You can pinpoint any danger and we can deal with it.
    你可以指出任何危险，我们都能对付。
30. I could practically pinpoint the day you're going to die.
    我几乎可以精确地指出你的死亡时间。

noun

1. the sharp point of a pin

2. a very small spot
   1. the plane was just a speck in the sky

   Synonym:    speck

3. a very brief moment
   1. they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together

verb

1. locate exactly
   1. can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?
   2. The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome

   Synonym:    nail