| 单词 | precise |
| 释义 | precise (once / 152 pages) adj Precise means strictly correct or very exact. If you need something to be precise, like the positioning of a safety net for a stunt jump over a canyon, there's no room for error. The word precise might make you think of nerdy scientists with rulers or stiff accountants double checking their calculations. But being precise, or painstakingly accurate, has its merits. When making a grilled cheese sandwich, for example, it’s important that the arrangement of ingredients be precise: Place a tomato in each corner and ensure that the cheese covers every inch of bread so that each bite is full of gooey delight. WORD FAMILYprecise: imprecise, precisely, preciseness, preciser, precisest+/imprecise: imprecisely, impreciseness/preciseness: precisenesses USAGE EXAMPLESAs the data becomes more precise, experts believe interventions to combat geographic disparities will become more effective. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Although there are no precise figures, the UK’s Sephardic population is estimated to be in the thousands. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) He further added: “It would’ve helped, really, to publish a thorough, precise, historically informed and technically honest attribution report in plain English.” Salon(Dec 31, 2016) 1adj sharply exact or accurate or delimited a precise mind specified a precise amount arrived at the precise moment Syn|Ant accurate conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy distincteasy to perceive; especially clearly outlined exactmarked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact specific(sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique deadunerringly accurate fineminutely precise especially in differences in meaning finespun, hairsplittingdeveloped in excessively fine detail meticulous, punctiliousmarked by precise accordance with details microscopicextremely precise with great attention to details nice, skillfuldone with delicacy and skill on the button, on the nosebeing precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion veryprecisely as stated imprecise not precise inaccuratenot exact inexactnot exact generalapplying to all or most members of a category or group generalsomewhat indefinite 2adj (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct a precise image a precise measurement Syn accurate, exact correct, right free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth |
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