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precise adj.精确的；恰好的；准确的；严格的 (1) 有了这种技术,人们断言测量的结果会精确得多。(2) 恰恰就在我登上公共汽车踏板的时候，车子开动了。(3) 我说不准这个字在这段文章里的确切意义是什么。(4) 我们公司十分欣赏工作态度严谨的员工。 The word precise might make you think of nerdy scientists with rulers or stiff accountants double checking their calculations. But being precise, or painstakingly accurate, has its merits. When making a grilled cheese sandwich, for example, it’s important that the arrangement of ingredients be precise: Place a tomato in each corner and ensure that the cheese covers every inch of bread so that each bite is full of gooey delight.

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英 [prɪ'saɪs] 美 [prɪ'saɪs] (1) With the new technique, measurement was claimed to be much more precise.(2) At the precise moment that I put my foot on the step, the bus started.(3) I am not clear about the precise bearing of the word in this passage.(4) Precise employees are highly appreciated in our company. Precise means strictly correct or very exact. If you need something to be precise, like the positioning of a safety net for a stunt jump over a canyon, there's no room for error. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]明确的；确切的 You use precise to emphasize that you are referring to an exact thing, rather than something vague.   [ADJ n]  [emphasis]I can remember the precise moment when my daughter came to see me and her new baby brother in hospital...我能清楚地回想起我女儿来医院看我和她刚出生的弟弟的那一刻。The precise location of the wreck was discovered in 1988...残骸的确切位置是在1988年发现的。He was not clear on the precise nature of his mission...他对自己使命的确切性质还不清楚。We will never know the precise details of his death.我们永远都不会知道他死亡的确切细节。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]精确的；准确的 Something that is precise is exact and accurate in all its details. They speak very precise English...他们讲一口非常地道的英语。He does not talk too much and what he has to say is precise and to the point.他话不多，但他说的话既准确又中肯。3[PHRASE 短语]确切地说；准确地说 You say 'to be precise' to indicate that you are giving more detailed or accurate information than you have just given.   [cl/group PHR]More than a week ago, Thursday evening to be precise, Susanne was at her evening class...一个多星期以前，确切地说是周四晚上，苏珊在夜校上课。The restaurant in which we ate that night had more people in it at 11pm, 51 more to be precise, than it did at 10pm.那天晚上我们去吃饭的那家餐馆晚上11点时比10点时人更多，准确地说多了51人。

英语单词	precise
英美音标	英 [prɪ'saɪs] 美 [prɪ'saɪs]
中文释义	adj.精确的；恰好的；准确的；严格的
英语例句	(1) With the new technique, measurement was claimed to be much more precise. (2) At the precise moment that I put my foot on the step, the bus started. (3) I am not clear about the precise bearing of the word in this passage. (4) Precise employees are highly appreciated in our company.
中文例句	(1) 有了这种技术,人们断言测量的结果会精确得多。 (2) 恰恰就在我登上公共汽车踏板的时候，车子开动了。 (3) 我说不准这个字在这段文章里的确切意义是什么。 (4) 我们公司十分欣赏工作态度严谨的员工。
vocabulary简明	Precise means strictly correct or very exact. If you need something to be precise, like the positioning of a safety net for a stunt jump over a canyon, there's no room for error.
vocabulary扩展	The word precise might make you think of nerdy scientists with rulers or stiff accountants double checking their calculations. But being precise, or painstakingly accurate, has its merits. When making a grilled cheese sandwich, for example, it’s important that the arrangement of ingredients be precise: Place a tomato in each corner and ensure that the cheese covers every inch of bread so that each bite is full of gooey delight.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]明确的；确切的 You use precise to emphasize that you are referring to an exact thing, rather than something vague. [ADJ n] [emphasis] I can remember the precise moment when my daughter came to see me and her new baby brother in hospital... 我能清楚地回想起我女儿来医院看我和她刚出生的弟弟的那一刻。 The precise location of the wreck was discovered in 1988... 残骸的确切位置是在1988年发现的。 He was not clear on the precise nature of his mission... 他对自己使命的确切性质还不清楚。 We will never know the precise details of his death. 我们永远都不会知道他死亡的确切细节。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]精确的；准确的 Something that is precise is exact and accurate in all its details. They speak very precise English... 他们讲一口非常地道的英语。 He does not talk too much and what he has to say is precise and to the point. 他话不多，但他说的话既准确又中肯。 3 [PHRASE 短语]确切地说；准确地说 You say 'to be precise' to indicate that you are giving more detailed or accurate information than you have just given. [cl/group PHR] More than a week ago, Thursday evening to be precise, Susanne was at her evening class... 一个多星期以前，确切地说是周四晚上，苏珊在夜校上课。 The restaurant in which we ate that night had more people in it at 11pm, 51 more to be precise, than it did at 10pm. 那天晚上我们去吃饭的那家餐馆晚上11点时比10点时人更多，准确地说多了51人。

Precise I Moment Clear Word Cheese Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词