precise
adjective OPAL W
/prɪˈsaɪs/
/prɪˈsaɪs/
Idioms - clear and accurate
准确的；确切的；精确的；明确的 - precise details/instructions/measurements
确切的细节；明确的指令；精确的尺寸 - 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？ - 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。
- Are the measurements precise enough?
测量的结果够准确吗？ - These estimates will become more precise.
这些估计将更为准确。 - You need to use legally precise terms.
你需要使用准确的法律术语。 - Please give precise details about your previous experience.
请细说一下你以前的经历。 - We will need a more precise description of the accommodation.
我们需要一份更精确的住宿描述。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- make something
- …
- extremely
- incredibly
- infinitely
- …
- about
- in
- precise details/instructions/measurements
- [only before noun] used to emphasize that something happens at a particular time or in a particular way
（强调时间或方式等）就，恰好 - 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。 - 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。
- We were just talking about her when, at that precise moment, she walked in.
- taking care to be exact and accurate, especially about small details
细致的；精细的；认真的；一丝不苟的 - a skilled and precise worker
熟练而认真的工人 - small, precise movements
细微的动作 - We've tried to make the process as precise as possible.
我们努力使该过程尽可能准确。 - (disapproving) She's rather prim and precise.
她拘谨严肃，一丝不苟。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- make something
- …
- extremely
- incredibly
- infinitely
- …
- about
- in
- a skilled and precise worker
词源late Middle English: from Old French prescis, from Latin praecis- ‘cut short’, from the verb praecidere, from prae ‘in advance’ + caedere ‘to cut’.
Idioms
to be (more) precise
- used to show that you are giving more detailed and accurate information about something you have just mentioned
确切地说；准确地说 - 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。
- The shelf is about a metre long—well, 98cm, to be precise.