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Precisely Prɪˈsaɪsli Emphasize 副词 I Sth Adv Graded   [Adv

The flashcard defines "precisely" as an adverb meaning accurately or exactly, used to emphasize a point or confirm something. It also notes its use in phrases like "precisely a decade ago" and "meeting began at precisely 4.00 p.m."

The flashcard defines "precisely" as an adverb meaning accurately or exactly, used to emphasize a point or confirm something. It also notes its use in phrases like "precisely a decade ago" and "meeting began at precisely 4.00 p.m."

word precisely
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/prɪsa͟ɪsli/
1
[ADV-GRADED 副词]精确地;准确地 Precisely means accurately and exactly.
  [ADV with v]
  • Nobody knows precisely how many people are still living in the camp...

    没有人确切知道还有多少人仍住在露营地。

  • The meeting began at precisely 4.00 p.m...

    会议于下午4点整开始。

  • Breakfast television arrived in British life precisely a decade ago.

    准确地说,早间电视节目于10年前进入英国人的生活。

2
[ADV-GRADED 副词]正好,恰恰,确实地(表示强调) You can use precisely to emphasize that a reason or fact is the only important one there is, or that it is obvious.
  [ADV with cl/group]
  [emphasis]
  • Children come to zoos precisely to see captive animals...

    孩子们到动物园就是为了看圈养的动物。

  • That is precisely the result the system is designed to produce.

    那恰恰是设计该系统时所希望达到的结果。

3
[ADV 副词]确实如此;一点没错 You can say 'precisely' to confirm in an emphatic way that what someone has just said is true.
  [as reply]
  [emphasis]
  • 'Did you find yourself wondering what went wrong?' — 'Precisely.'

    “你是不是自己也在想哪儿出了问题?”——“确实如此。”


Oxford pre·cise·ly AWL / prɪˈsaɪsli ; NAmE prɪˈsaɪsli / adverb 1 exactly 准确地;恰好地 They look precisely the same to me. 依我看,他们的长相一模一样。 That's precisely what I meant. 那恰恰是我的意思。 It's not clear precisely how the accident happened. 事故究竟是怎么发生的不是很清楚。 The meeting starts at 2 o'clock precisely. 会议在两点整开始。 2 accurately; carefully 精确地;细心地;仔细地 to describe sth precisely 精确地描述某事物 She pronounced the word very slowly and precisely. 她缓慢而清晰地读出这个字。 3 used to emphasize that sth is very true or obvious (强调真实或明显)正是,确实 It's precisely becauseI care about you that I don't like you staying out late. 正因为我关心你,我才不要你太晚回家。 4 used to emphasize that you agree with a statement, especially because you think it is obvious or is similar to what you have just said (加强同意的语气)对,的确如此,一点也不错 ‘It's not that easy, is it?’ ‘No, precisely.’ “事情并不那么容易吧?”“对,的确不容易。” IDIOM more preˈcisely used to show that you are giving more detailed and accurate information about sth you have just mentioned 更确切地说;更严格地说 The problem is due to discipline, or, more precisely, the lack of discipline, in schools. 问题出在纪律上,或者更确切地说,是学校缺乏纪律。 language bank at
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pre·cise·ly / prɪˈsaɪsli ; NAmE prɪˈsaɪsli /
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preciselypre‧cise‧ly /prɪˈsaɪsli/ ●●○ W3 AWL adverb
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1exactly and correctly SYN  exactly:  Temperature can be measured precisely. He arrived at precisely four o'clock.precisely what/how/where etc It is difficult to know precisely how much impact the changes will have. What, precisely, does that mean? Lathes make wheels, or, more precisely, they make cylindrical objects. see thesaurus at
exactly
2used to emphasize that a particular thing is completely true or correct:  Women in these jobs are paid less precisely because most of the jobs are held by women rather than men. She’s precisely the kind of person we’re looking for.3spoken formal used to say that you agree completely with someone:  ‘It needs to be dealt with now.’ ‘Precisely, before it gets any worse.’
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precisely

[prɪˈsaɪsli]

IELTS
r2595
13770
1822
2207
3038
1311
5392
ADV4664
207252

Spoken:

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精确地(100%)
adv.精确地;恰恰

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