exact

adjective

/ɪɡˈzækt/

correct in every detail精确的；准确的 synonym precise
- The new palace is an exact replica of the original building.这座新宫殿是原建筑的精确复制品。
- It is an exact copy of the original document.这是原始文件的精确副本。
- The model is exact in every detail. 这个模型每个细节都很精确。
- For now they are keeping the exact date and location of the wedding a secret.目前，他们对婚礼的确切日期和地点保密。
- The exact nature of her illness (= precisely what her illness is) has not been made public.她的确切病情尚未公开。
- 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。
- The colours were an almost exact match.这些颜色几乎完全匹配。
- 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。
- (informal) I had the exact same problem as you when I first started.我开始时也遇到了和你完全相同的问题。
- What were his exact words?他的原话是什么？
- A clear definition requires very exact wording.一个清晰的定义需要非常精确的措辞。
- Nobody knows the exact number of people affected, but it is over 10 000. 没有人知道受影响的确切人数，但已超过1万人。
- He started to phone me at the exact moment I started to phone him (= at the same time).他给我拨电话时，我也正好在给他拨电话。
- 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。
- She gave an exact description of the attacker.她对袭击者的特征作了精确的描述。
- The two men were exact contemporaries at university.这两个人在大学里是同时代的人。
(of people人) very accurate and careful about details严谨的；严格的；一丝不苟的 synonym meticulous, precise
- He was very exact about everything he did.他对自己所做的一切都非常严格。
(of a science科学) using accurate measurements and following set rules精密的；严密的 synonym precise
- 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。

词源late Middle English (as a verb): from Latin exact- ‘completed, ascertained, enforced’, from the verb exigere, from ex- ‘thoroughly’ + agere ‘perform’. The adjective dates from the mid 16th cent. and reflects the Latin exactus ‘precise’.

exact

verb

/ɪɡˈzækt/

(formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they exact	/ɪɡˈzækt/ /ɪɡˈzækt/
he / she / it exacts	/ɪɡˈzækts/ /ɪɡˈzækts/
past simple exacted	/ɪɡˈzæktɪd/ /ɪɡˈzæktɪd/
past participle exacted	/ɪɡˈzæktɪd/ /ɪɡˈzæktɪd/
-ing form exacting	/ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/ /ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/

exact something (from somebody) to demand and get something from somebody要求；索取
- She was determined to exact a promise from him.她决意要他作出许诺。
- No doubt they will exact payment in due course.毫无疑问，他们会在适当的时候要求付款。
to make something bad happen to somebody迫使；强迫；强求
- exact something He exacted (= took) a terrible revenge for their treatment of him.他因受他们的虐待而痛加报复。
- exact something from somebody 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。