pinpoint

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pin·point1 /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/ verb [transitiveT]

1 EXACTto discover or explain exactly the real facts about something or the cause of a problem 查明，准确地说出，描述〔事实真相〕

It’s difficult to pinpoint the cause of the accident.

事故原因很难查明。

pinpoint what/how/why etc

They need to pinpoint exactly what skills are necessary.

他们应该准确指出何种技能是必需的。

2 FIND OUTto find or show the exact position of something 准确地找出〔某物的位置〕；为…准确定位

Rescue teams have now pinpointed the location of the ship.

救援队现在已经找出那艘船的准确位置。

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pinpoint• Which is precisely why our guests have trouble pinpointing exactly which half they prefer.• She could trace where they were by pinpointing him on Hal's map.• At this very moment, other hoteliers no doubt are busy conducting surveys designed to pinpoint our newest whims.• But the profiles also try to pinpoint physical characteristics, the paper said.• Investigators are trying the pinpoint the cause of the fire.• Scientists have been unable to pinpoint the exact causes of cancer.• There is a chapter later on that will help you pinpoint the good aspects of your everyday eating habits.• Satellite pictures helped to pinpoint the locations of 13,000 troops.• Mechanics are having difficulty pinpointing the problem.• Having already obtained an MoD licence and farmer's permission we set about trying to pinpoint the site.• The test is meant to pinpoint which types of jobs you are suited for.

pinpoint what/how/why etc• It's easy to pinpoint what is wrong.• You can pinpoint what you want to know, you can direct it.

pinpoint2 noun [countableC]

1 LITTLE/NOT MUCHa very small area or dot of something 极小的范围[点]

pinpoint of

tiny pinpoints of light

点点亮光

2 with pinpoint accuracy VERYvery exactly 非常精确地

The missiles can hit targets with pinpoint accuracy.

这种导弹可以精确击中目标。

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with pinpoint accuracy• The device uses radiation to destroy tumors and vascular malformations with pinpoint accuracy.

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pinpoint• It would also not hurt to show what could be done in terms of a pinpoint landing.• I was pressed to a pinpoint, my breath flat.• Similar lesions, although only transient and pinpoint, may be caused by A. caninum larvae.• There are a number of ways in which one may use the individual pinpoints of light to illuminate the territory between them.• Thus the information we have about the five political systems is not limited to areas directly under the little pinpoints of light.• But it was still operating, feeding the antenna the impulses that kept it aimed at the far-off pinpoint of Earth.• Two figures appeared, a long way off under the pinpoints of the ceiling lights, and came towards her.• The device uses radiation to destroy tumors and vascular malformations with pinpoint accuracy.

pinpoint of• Through a telescope, Jupiter's moons will look like pinpoints of light.

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