exact
adjective
uk/ɪɡˈzækt/us/ɪɡˈzækt/B1
ingreatdetail, orcomplete,correct, ortruein every way:
精确的;确切的;正确的The exactdistanceis 1.838metres.精确距离是1.838米。
The exacttimeof theaccidentwas 2.43 p.m.事故发生的确切时间是下午2点43分。
"I stilloweyou £7, don't I?" "Actually, it's £7.30to beexact."“我还欠你7英镑,是不是?”“实际上,确切地说应该是7.3英镑。”
The exactlocationof thefactoryhasyetto bedecided.该工厂的确切位置尚未确定下来。
Unlikeastronomy,astrologycannot bedescribedas an exactscience.占星术与天文学不同,严格来说,占星术不能称为一门科学。
Synonym
precise(EXACT)
Opposites
imprecise
inaccurate
inexact
agreeing with facts
- correctThat answer is correct.
- rightAll his answers were right.
- accurateHer novel is an accurate reflection of life in Spain.
- exact"I still owe you £7.00, don't I?" "Actually, it's £7.30 to be exact."
- Ilookedthe word up in thedictionarytocheckthe exactmeaning.
- We don'tyetknowthe exactwordingof theagreement.
- The exactnumberofcasualtiesstill hasn't beenconfirmed.
- Iforgetthe exactagedifferencebetweenMarkand hisbrother- they're two or threeyearsapart.
- Mystery stillsurroundsthe exactcircumstancesof Stalin'sdeath.
Accurate and exact
- accuracy
- accurate
- accurately
- aright
- authoritative
- Goldilocks
- got it in one!idiom
- in so many wordsidiom
- infallible
- infallibly
- literally
- nose
- precisely
- sharp
- strictly speakingidiom
- superaccurate
- synchronization
- technically
- tightness
- truly
exact
verb[T]
formaluk/ɪɡˈzækt/us/ɪɡˈzækt/todemandand get something, sometimes usingforceorthreats:
勒索;强要to exactrevengeon someone报复某人
The blackmailers exacted atotalof $100,000 fromtheirvictims.敲诈者从几名受害人那里总共勒索钱款10万美元。
to make somethingnecessary:
迫切需要Heartsurgeryexactstremendousskillandconcentration.心脏外科手术要求手术者技术高超且精神高度集中。
Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- boss
- bossily
- bossiness
- bossyboots
- call forsomeone
- decree
- defy
- demand
- dictate
- expect
- harry
- importunate
- lay down the lawidiom
- officious
- ordain
- prescribe
- shovesomeonearound
- stick
- stick out forsomething
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Essential or necessary