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



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 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。
  2. (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。
  3. 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

  1. ADJ-GRADED 明确的;确切的
    You use precise to 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。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 精确的;准确的
    Something that is precise is 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。
  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.
    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。

双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. It is written in a detached, precise style.
    行文冷静客观,一针见血。
  3. He is precise and mildly donnish in manner.
    他一丝不苟,带着几分学究气。
  4. He is especially emphatic about the value of a precise routine.
    他特别强调严格按程序走的意义。
  5. The precise details of the origins of life remain hidden.
    生命起源的确切详情仍是个谜。
  6. It was difficult to measure the precise impact of the labor action.
    此次罢工影响几何,难以作出准确的评估。
  7. 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。
  8. The precise location of the wreck was discovered in 1988
    残骸的确切位置是在1988年发现的。
  9. 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。
  10. 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。
  11. They speak very precise English
    他们讲一口非常地道的英语。
  12. 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。
  13. 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。
  14. I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions
    我好像记得给过你非常明确的指示。
  15. Elgar supplied his works with precise indications of tempo.
    埃尔加给自己的作品标上了精确的节奏标记。
  16. The text is precise and informative.
    正文内容准确,信息量大。
  17. The satellite enables us to calculate their precise location anywhere in the world.
    卫星使我们能够计算出他们在世界上任何地方的精确位置。
  18. 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。
  19. Her movements in Callisthenics were precise and nimble.
    她的体操动作准确而灵巧。
  20. I find that type gives me more precise information, which I sometimes need in a shell script.
    我发现type为我提供了更准确的信息,我需要在某个shell脚本中使用到。
  21. 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。
  22. 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。
  23. These researches provide powerful guarantee for precise analysis and design4G.communication system.
    这些研究为准确分析与设计4G通信系统提供了有力的保障。
  24. Cloning is a very precise and complicated procedure.
    克隆是一个非常精细和复杂的过程。
  25. You are a very precise person.
    你是一个很严谨的人。
  26. With the new technique, measurement was claimed to be much more precise.
    有了这种技术,人们断言测量的结果精确得多。
  27. In the small range precise engineering and deformation survey, more and more high precisions are required.
    在小范围的精密工程与形变测量问题中,对测量精度的要求越来越高。
  28. 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。
  29. This paper studies and designs a precise photoelectric measurement device for dimension integrated with optics and signal proceeding technology.
    本文结合光学技术、信号处理技术,研究和设计了一种精密的光电尺寸几何量测量系统。

同义词辨析

  precise accurate exact【导航词义:准确的】

  precise adj. 准确的,精确的

〔辨析〕强调信息、细节等准确无误的。

〔例证〕
He stayed up all night in order to get the precise sales figures.
为了得到准确的销售数据他一宿没睡。
To be precise, the train leaves at 10:28.
准确地说,这趟火车10点28分开出。

  accurate adj. 准确的,精确的

〔辨析〕指报道、描述等符合事实的,也指测量数据、计算结果、记录内容等没有差错的。

〔例证〕
Was the old man able to give the police an accurate description of the thief?
那位老人能向警方准确描述小偷的情况吗?
It is important to keep accurate records.
作精确的记录很重要。

  exact adj. 确切的,精确的

〔辨析〕指每个细节都正确无误的,多作定语。

〔例证〕
an exact description of the attacker
对袭击者的精确描述
The exact location of the plane crash is still unknown.
飞机失事的确切位置还不清楚。

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
    1. 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。

英英释义

adj

  1. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
    1. a precise image
    2. a precise measurement

    Synonym:    accurateexact

  2. sharply exact or accurate or delimited
    1. a precise mind
    2. specified a precise amount
    3. arrived at the precise moment