ex·act1 /ɪɡˈzækt/ ●●● S2 W3 adjectiveadj 1 EXACTcompletely correct in every detail 确切的,精确的 Police are still investigating the exact cause of the accident. 警方还在调查这起事故的确切原因。
What were his exact words? 他的原话是什么?
The timing had to be exact. 对时机的把握必须精确。
exact location/position/spot etc The exact location of the hostages is unknown. 人质所处的确切位置并不清楚。
exact date/time/number/amount etc I know her birthday’s in July, but I can’t remember the exact date. 我知道她的生日是在7月,但想不起确切的日子。
exact copy/replica etc It’s not an exact copy, but most people wouldn’t notice the difference. 它不是一模一样的复制品,但大多数人不会察觉到不同之处。
Some concepts in Chinese medicine have no exact equivalent in Western medicine. 中医的一些概念在西医中没有完全一样的对应观念。
► see thesaurus at right 2 to be exact formal used to emphasize that what you are saying is exact 确切地说 She has worked at the bank for many years, nine to be exact. 她已在银行工作多年,确切地说是九年。
to be exact• It was more than 20 years ago, to be exact.• And a bloody enormous hotel, to be exacting.• He had to walk through thorns to find people, but he did find them, three of them to be exact.• Most of it is used for irrigation-80 percent of it, to be exact.• Naples, Florida, to be exact.• But this case appears to be exacting a greater toll.• The paths of two lives, or three to be exact, came together for a little while and then separated.• To be exact, is something missing from their veins?• Jock now behaved, to be exact, Precisely as car-salesmen act. 3 the exact colour/moment/type etc SAMEused to emphasize that the same thing is involved 一样的颜色/时刻/类型等 the exact colour I was looking for 正是我在找的那种颜色
He came into the room at the exact moment I mentioned his name. 我提到他名字时他恰好进了房间。
That’s the exact same thing my dad said. 那跟我爸爸说的一模一样。
4 the exact opposite (of somebody/something) OPPOSITE/REVERSEsomeone or something that is as different as possible from another person or thing (与某人/某事物)正好相反 Gina’s the exact opposite of her little sister. 吉娜和她的小妹妹截然不同。
the exact opposite (of somebody/something)• At 80, you are the exact opposite.• Indeed, when it comes to the relative growth rates of imports and exports, the exact opposite is true.• This may not always be so - indeed, the exact opposite may be the case.• He was lively, witty and darkly handsome - the exact opposite of George.• Gloraida Malave, for example, was the exact opposite of Mones or Abukar.• John Major, he said, had the exact opposite of the Midas touch.• It is the exact opposite of the truth.• I said, which was about the exact opposite of what I really thought. —exactness noun [uncountableU]
n COLLOCATIONSnounsthe exact amount/number/figureI don’t know the exact amount, but it was a lot.
the exact sizeFirst, cut a piece of wood about 1cm x 10cm – the exact size doesn’t matter.
the exact dateHe plans to retire soon, but the exact date is not fixed.
the exact time/momentAt that exact moment, the phone rang.
the exact position/location/spot etcThe satellite pictures showed the enemy’s exact location.
an exact copy/replica (=something which has been made, that is exactly like another thing)The vessel is an exact replica of a Viking longboat.
an exact equivalent (=something that has exactly the same meaning, purpose, value etc as something else)There is no exact equivalent in English for the phrase.
an exact match (=something that is exactly the same as something else)The two DNA samples were an exact match.
the exact details (=details that are correct in every way)Nobody knows the exact details of what happened.
somebody’s exact words (=the words someone actually said)Try to remember his exact words – it’s very important.
the exact wording (=the words that were used in a letter, speech, etc, with nothing changed)What was the exact wording of the message?
phrasesthe exact same thing/way etc informal (=exactly the same thing/way etc)If you’d been there, you’d have done the exact same thing.
n THESAURUSexact an exact number, amount, or time is completely correct and is no more and no less than it should beThe exact weight of the baby at birth was 3.2 kg.
The exact time is 8:16 a.m.
precise precise information is based on clear and exact figures or measurements, especially when it is important that no mistakes are madeWe need to know your precise location.
It’s difficult to be precise about the number of deaths caused by smoking.
accurate completely correct because all the details are trueThe witness tried to give an accurate description of what she had seen.
accurate financial forecasts