[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（信息、测量、数据或仪器等）精确的，准确的Accurate information, measurements, and statistics are correct to a very detailed level. An accurate instrument is able to give you information of this kind.
Police have stressed that this is the most accurate description of the killer to date...
警方强调这是迄今对凶手最精确的描述。
This may provide a quick and accurate way of monitoring the amount of carbon dioxide in the air...
这也许能提供一个监测空气中二氧化碳含量的既快又准的方法。
Quartz timepieces are very accurate, to a minute or two per year.
石英钟表走时非常准，年误差仅为一两分钟。
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The test can accurately predict what a bigger explosion would do.
该试验能准确地预测一次更大爆炸的威力。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（说法、描述）确切的，恰当的 An accurate statement or account gives a true or fair judgment of something.
I think it may take sometime before we can have an accurate assessment of the damage...
我认为我们对损失作出准确的估算可能需要一段时间。
They were accurate in their prediction that he would change her life drastically.
他们预测得没错，他使她的生活发生了翻天覆地的变化。
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What many people mean by the word 'power' could be more accurately described as 'control'.
多数人所谓的“权力”，其实更确切地说是“控制”。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（行动、模仿）正确的，到位的 You can use accurate to describe the results of someone's actions when they do or copy something correctly or exactly.
Marks were given for accurate spelling and punctuation.
因拼写及标点正确而得分。
...his maliciously accurate imitation of Hubert de Burgh.
他对休伯特·德伯格到位的恶搞模仿
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（武器、投掷）精准的；（人）射击（或投掷）准的 An accurate weapon or throw reaches the exact point or target that it was intended to reach. You can also describe a person as accurate if they fire a weapon or throw something in this way.
The rifle was extremely accurate...
这把步枪准头极高。
The pilots, however, were not as accurate as they should be.
然而飞行员并不像他们该达到的水平那样精准。
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...the technology to aim bombs accurately from aircraft.
高空精确投弹的技术
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ac·cur·ate★AWL/ˈækjərət; NAmEˈækjərət/adjective1★correct and true in every detail 正确无误的◆an accurate description/account/calculation准确的描述╱叙述╱计算◆accurate information/data正确无误的情报╱资料◆Accurate records must be kept.必须保存准确的记录。2★able to give completely correct information or to do sth in an exact way 精确的；准确的◆a highly accurate electronic compass高度精确的电子罗盘仪◆accurate to within 3 mm精确得误差不超过 3 毫米◆My watch is not very accurate.我的表走得不很准。3★an accuratethrow, shot, weapon, etc. hits or reaches the thing that it was aimed at 准确的（掷、射、击等）OPP
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▶ac·cur·ate·ly★AWL/ˈækjərətli; NAmEˈækjərətli/adverb◆The article accurately reflects public opinion.文章如实反映了公众的意见。◆You need to hit the ball accurately.你必须准确击球。ac·cur·ate/ˈækjərət; NAmEˈækjərət/ac·cur·ate·ly/ˈækjərətli; NAmEˈækjərətli/
1information correct and true in every detailOPP inaccurate: The brochure tries to give a fair and accurate description of each hotel.fairly/reasonably accurate Police believe Derek gave a reasonably accurate account of what happened.not strictly/entirely/completely accurate The evidence she gave to the court was not strictly accurate (=not exactly accurate).► see thesaurus at
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2measurement measured or calculated correctlyOPP inaccurate: It is difficult to get accurate figures on population numbers.3machine a machine that is accurate is able to do something in an exact way without making a mistake: The cutter is accurate to within ½ a millimetre.4well-aimed an accurate shot, throw etc succeeds in hitting or reaching the thing that it is intended to hit: an accurate shot accurate bowling—accurately adverb: It’s impossible to predict the weather accurately.
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