exact

adj.

1. 精确的；准确的
   correct in every detail
   1. She gave an exact description of the attacker.
      她对袭击者的特征作了精确的描述。
   2. an exact copy/replica of the painting
      那幅画的精确复制品
   3. We need to know the exact time the incident occurred.
      我们需要了解事情发生的确切时间。
   4. What were his exact words?
      他的原话是什么？
   5. She's in her mid-thirties─thirty-six to be exact .
      她三十五岁左右——确切地说是三十六岁。
   6. The colours were an exact match.
      颜色极为协调。
   7. He started to phone me at the exact moment I started to phone him (= at the same time) .
      他开始给我打电话时，我也正好开始给他打电话。
   8. Her second husband was the exact opposite of her first (= completely different) .
      她的第二任丈夫与第一任截然不同。
2. 严谨的；严格的；一丝不苟的
   very accurate and careful about details
3. 精密的；严密的
   using accurate measurements and following set rules
   1. Assessing insurance risk can never be an exact science.
      估定承保的风险永远不会成为一门精确的科学。

verb

1. 要求；索取
   to demand and get sth from sb
   1. She was determined to exact a promise from him.
      她决意要他作出许诺。
2. 迫使；强迫；强求
   to make sth bad happen to sb
   1. Stress can exact a high price from workers (= can affect them badly) .
      压力可能迫使工人付出昂贵的代价。
   2. He exacted (= took) a terrible revenge for their treatment of him.
      他因受他们的虐待而痛加报复。

1. ADJ-GRADED 精确的;正确的;确切的
   Exact means correct in every detail. For example, an exact copy is the same in every detail as the thing it is copied from.
   1. I don't remember the exact words...
      我不记得确切的话语。
   2. The exact number of protest calls has not been revealed...
      抗议电话的确切数量并未透露。
   3. It's an exact copy of the one which was found in Ann Alice's room.
      这正是在安·艾丽斯房间里找到的那份文件的副本。
2. ADJ （用于名词前表强调）刚好的，确切的
   You use exact before a noun to emphasize that you are referring to that particular thing and no other, especially something that has a particular significance.
   1. I hadn't really thought about it until this exact moment...
      直到这时我才真正开始考虑它。
   2. Do you really think I could get the exact thing I want?...
      你真的认为我能够得到我想要的东西么？
   3. It may be that you will feel the exact opposite of what you expected.
      可能你的感觉将和你的期盼刚好相反。
3. ADJ-GRADED 一丝不苟的;严谨的
   If you describe someone as exact, you mean that they are very careful and detailed in their work, thinking, or methods.
   1. Formal, exact and obstinate, he was also cold, suspicious, touchy and tactless.
      严肃、严谨、倔强的他同时又冷漠、多疑、敏感、不会变通。
4. VERB 强求;勒索;强迫
   When someone exacts something, they demand and obtain it from another person, especially because they are in a superior or more powerful position.
   1. Already he has exacted a written apology from the chairman of the commission...
      他已经强行要求委员会主席作出书面道歉。
   2. They, too, would be likely to exact a high price for their cooperation.
      他们也可能会为提供合作而索要高价。
5. VERB 实施，施加（报复）
   If someone exacts revenge on a person, they have their revenge on them.
   1. She uses the media to help her exact a terrible revenge.
      她利用媒体帮助自己进行可怕的复仇。
6. VERB 对…有害；使…付出代价
   If something exacts a high price, it has a bad effect on a person or situation.
   1. The sheer physical effort had exacted a heavy price...
      纯粹的体力劳动已经产生了极其不利的影响。
   2. The strain of a violent ground campaign will exact a toll on troops.
      激烈的地面战役带来的紧张压力将让军队付出代价。
7. See also: exactly
8. PHRASE 确切地说;精确地说
   You say to be exact to indicate that you are slightly correcting or giving more detailed information about what you have been saying.
   1. A small number — five, to be exact—have been bad...
      一小部分——确切地说是5个——已经坏了。
   2. I consider myself to be a liberal democrat, or to be more exact, a democratic liberal.
      我认为自己是个自由主义的民主党人，或者更准确地说，是倡导民主的自由主义者。

1. When he closed his eyes, he could conjure up in exact colour almost every event of his life
   他闭上眼睛时，几乎他一生中经历的每一件事情都会真切地浮现在他的脑海。
2. I don't remember the exact words
   我不记得确切的话语。
3. The exact number of protest calls has not been revealed
   抗议电话的确切数量并未透露。
4. It's an exact copy of the one which was found in Ann Alice's room.
   这正是在安·艾丽斯房间里找到的那份文件的副本。
5. I hadn't really thought about it until this exact moment
   直到这时我才真正开始考虑它。
6. Do you really think I could get the exact thing I want?
   你真的认为我能够得到我想要的东西么？
7. It may be that you will feel the exact opposite of what you expected.
   可能你的感觉将和你的期盼刚好相反。
8. Formal, exact and obstinate, he was also cold, suspicious, touchy and tactless.
   严肃、严谨、倔强的他同时又冷漠、多疑、敏感、不会变通。
9. Already he has exacted a written apology from the chairman of the commission
   他已经强行要求委员会主席作出书面道歉。
10. They, too, would be likely to exact a high price for their cooperation.
    他们也可能会为提供合作而索要高价。
11. She uses the media to help her exact a terrible revenge.
    她利用媒体帮助自己进行可怕的复仇。
12. The sheer physical effort had exacted a heavy price
    纯粹的体力劳动已经产生了极其不利的影响。
13. The strain of a violent ground campaign will exact a toll on troops.
    激烈的地面战役带来的紧张压力将让军队付出代价。
14. I consider myself to be a liberal democrat, or to be more exact, a democratic liberal.
    我认为自己是个自由主义的民主党人，或者更准确地说，是倡导民主的自由主义者。
15. Forecasting floods is not an exact science.
    对洪水的预测并不是一门精确科学。
16. Find the exact grip that allows you to hit the ball hard
    找到能让你大力击球的准确握拍方法。
17. If you cannot remember the exact date give a rough idea of when it was.
    如果你记不清确切日期，就说一下大致的时间吧。
18. The exact length of each period may vary
    每一阶段的确切时长可能会有所不同。
19. She knew the exact location of The Eagle's headquarters.
    她知道“飞鹰”总部的确切地点。
20. It has taken until now to pin down its exact location
    直到现在才确定了它的准确位置。
21. It is difficult to quantify an exact figure as firms are reluctant to declare their losses.
    由于各家公司都不愿意公布所受的损失，所以很难得出一个精确的数字。
22. The exact locations are being kept secret for reasons of security.
    确切地点因为安全原因要保密。
23. Royce Hall was an exact replica of the basilica of Sant Ambrogio in Milan
    罗伊斯大厅是位于米兰的圣安布洛乔大教堂的原样复制建筑。
24. I stumbled across an extremely simple but very exact method for understanding where my money went
    我意外发现了一个非常简单却能精确了解我所花钱去向的方法。
25. They haven't totalled the exact figures.
    他们还没有对确切数据进行总计。
26. Why can't I remember the exact year we married?
    为什么我记不起我们结婚的准确年份了？
27. Cut it into two exact halves.
    把它切成准确的两半儿。
28. The exact quantity cannot be determined at present.
    确切数量目前尚不能确定。
29. This answer is only approximate, not exact.
    这个回答大致不差，但不精确。

  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。

  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。

  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。

verb

1. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
   1. the accident claimed three lives
   2. The hard work took its toll on her

   Synonym:    claimtake

2. claim as due or just
   1. The bank demanded payment of the loan

   Synonym:    demand

adj

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

   Synonym:    accurateprecise

2. marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact
   1. an exact mind
   2. an exact copy
   3. hit the exact center of the target