precisely
adverb
uk/prɪˈsaɪs.li/us/prəˈsaɪs.li/preciselyadverb(EXACTLY)
B2
exactly:
精确地,准确地,确切地Thefireworksbeginat eight o'clock precisely.烟花在8点整开始燃放。
What do youthinktheproblemis, precisely?确切地说,你认为问题在哪里?
B2
used toemphasizewhat you are saying:
(用于强调)恰恰,正"Youlooktired- you should gohomeandrest." "I'm going to do precisely that."“你看起来累了——应该回家休息。”“我正打算这么做。”
But it's precisely because of thenoisethat they'rethinkingofmoving.说实在的,就是那些噪声使他们想搬家。
C1
used toexpresscompleteagreementwith someone orsuggestthat what they have said isobvious:
(用于表示完全同意)对,正是,的确"It would bestupidtoattemptthejourneyin thedark." "Precisely!" heanswered.“想在黑暗中走这段路很傻。”“的确如此,”他答道。
- It's precisely thatsortofslicksalestalkthat Imistrust.
- It is notpossibletopinpointprecisely thetimeofdeath.
- That's precisely thesortofbehaviourthat I reallydislike.
- She told you that precisely because shewantsyou tofeelsorryfor her.
- And how, precisely, do youproposewe shoulddealwith thisproblem?
Accurate and exact
- accuracy
- accurate
- accurately
- aright
- authoritative
- exact
- Goldilocks
- got it in one!idiom
- in so many wordsidiom
- infallible
- infallibly
- literally
- nose
- sharp
- strictly speakingidiom
- superaccurate
- synchronization
- technically
- tightness
- truly
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Words & phrases expressing agreement & acceptance
preciselyadverb(CAREFULLY)
approving
carefullyandaccurately:
严谨地,细致地Heworksslowlyand preciselywhereasItendtorushthings and makemistakes.他是慢工出细活儿,而我则匆匆了事常常出错。
Cautious and vigilant
- abundance
- an abundance of cautionidiom
- askance
- attentive
- attentively
- conservative
- conservatively
- diligence
- diligent
- discreet
- methodically
- meticulous
- meticulously
- meticulousness
- mindful
- scrupulous
- sedulous
- sedulously
- slowly
- super-cautious
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Detailed and careful