| 单词 | exactly |
| 释义 | exactly (once / 73 pages) adv Something exactly right is precisely, totally, completely right. This is a word with no fuzziness or wiggle room. Isn't it nice when you know exactly the right word for something? Well, exactly is a word for when you're talking about things that fit perfectly or are unquestionably correct. Ten plus ten is exactly twenty. There are exactly fifty states. An astronomer could tell you exactly how far away the moon is. Exactly is the opposite of approximately or roughly. If you don't know for sure what you're talking about, don't use the word exactly. WORD FAMILYexactly: exactlys+/exact: exacted, exacter, exactest, exacting, exactingly, exaction, exactly, exactness, exacts, inexact/exacting: unexacting/exaction: exactions/exactness: exactnesses/inexact: inexactest, inexactly, inexactness/inexactness: inexactnesses/unexacting: unexactingly USAGE EXAMPLESIn spite of its proximity to Hollywood, it is not exactly star-studded. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) “And that's exactly what we've been doing from -- that day on.” Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Serena Williams wins Wimbledon title, loses count of exactly how many that is. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adv indicating exactness or preciseness he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do Syn just, precisely 2adv in a precise manner Syn|Ant incisively, precisely imprecisely, inexactly in an imprecise manner 3adv just as it should be Syn on the button, on the dot, on the nose, precisely |
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