单词 | not exactly |
释义 | not exactlyused for saying that someone or something isslightlydifferent from aparticularway ofdescribingthem or it: He's notexactlygood-looking, but he has acertainattraction. It's notexactlythebestpictureof them, ut it's thebestof the lot. She wasn'texactlytypecastas anageingsocialite, but it cameclose. The system's not hard tolearnbut it's notexactlyintuitive. Thebookwasn'texactlydull, but Icertainlywouldn'tdescribeit as apage-turner. B2 used for saying that something is notcompletelytrue: "So you gave heryouriPod?" "Notexactly, Ilentit to her." "So the Britishwonthewar?" "Well, notexactly." "You wereplanningonleavingthearea." "Notexactly. Iplannedon coming backeventually." Was he the first tocrossthe Sierra Nevadamountains? Notexactly-NativeAmericanstraversedthemountainrangeregularlybefore Europeansarrived. Has myretirementbeenrelaxing? Well, I'vestartedbuildinga newhouse, so notexactly. used for saying that something is theoppositeof aparticularway ofdescribingit: Answer thequestion- it's notexactlydifficult. Journalists aren'texactlyknownfortheircompassion. Smokedsalmonandfreshfigsaren'texactlythekindof things weeatmostdays. He's adrugdealerand aliar. Notexactlywhat I washopingfor in aboyfriend. Ourcampervan's notexactlyspeedy, but weloveit. See also exactly |
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