precise, accurate, exact
这三个词都有“准确,精确”的意思。accurate强调“准确性”,即“与事实无出入”; exact指数量上或质量上高度准确,强调各细节均与事实或标准完全符合,“丝毫不差”; precise是正式用词,含意是“明确,精密”,强调定义或界限的鲜明和准确,含有刻板的意味。
accurate，exact，precise，right，true，correct
这些形容词都含“准确的，正确的”之意。
accurate指通过谨慎的努力达到符合事实或实际，侧重不同程度的准确性，与事实无出入。
exact着重在质与量方面的准确，语气比accurate强。
precise侧重极端准确，更强调细节的精确无误。
right使用广泛，可与这些词中的correct换用，但常暗示道德、理解、行动等方面的正确。
true暗指绝对准确，尤指复制品与原件丝毫不差。
correct最常用词，主要指按一定标准或规则来衡量，没有谬误和差错或无缺点错误。
At the precise moment that I put my foot on the step, the bus started.
恰好就在我登上公共汽车台阶的时候, 车开动了.
——《简明英汉词典》
The precise details of the origins of life remain hidden.
生命起源的确切详情仍是个谜。
柯林斯例句
He is especially emphatic about the value of a precise routine.
他特别强调严格按程序走的意义。
——柯林斯例句
She gave me clear and precise directions.
她给了我清晰而准确的指示。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Can you give a more precise definition of the word?
你能给这个词下个更确切的定义吗？
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
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。
——柯林斯例句
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。
——柯林斯例句
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。
——柯林斯例句
The confession was not a precise record taken down contemporaneously during the interview.
这份告白并非采访期间同期记录下来的一份一字不差的东西。
——柯林斯例句
It is written in a detached, precise style.
行文冷静客观，一针见血。
——柯林斯例句
They speak very precise English.
他们讲一口非常地道的英语。
——柯林斯例句
Elgar supplied his works with precise indications of tempo.
埃尔加给自己的作品标上了精确的节奏标记。
——柯林斯例句
I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions.
我好像记得给过你非常明确的指示。
——柯林斯例句
Each motion must be delicate and precise, involving tiny movements.
每一个动作都必须小心、准确，一点点地移动。
——柯林斯例句
He is precise and mildly donnish in manner.
他一丝不苟，带着几分学究气。
——柯林斯例句
It was difficult to measure the precise impact of the labor action.
此次罢工影响几何，难以作出准确的评估。
——柯林斯例句
The precise location of the wreck was discovered in 1988.
残骸的确切位置是在1988年发现的。
——柯林斯例句
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。
——柯林斯例句
The satellite enables us to calculate their precise location anywhere in the world.
卫星使我们能够计算出他们在世界上任何地方的精确位置。
——柯林斯例句
With her precise use of language and intimidating aspect, she was a typical traditional schoolmistress.
她说话咬文嚼字,样子咄咄逼人, 真是一个典型的传统式的女教师.
——《简明英汉词典》
At that precise moment, Miss Pulteney came into the office.
就在那时, 普尔特尼小姐走进了办公室.
——《简明英汉词典》
These precise instruments have already gone into mass production.
这些精密仪器已经大规模投入生产.
——《简明英汉词典》
A scientist must be precise in making tests.
科学家做试验必须精确.
——《简明英汉词典》
A lawyer needs a precise mind.
律师需要有周密的头脑.
——《简明英汉词典》
We cannot make a precise calculation of the price until we have all the costs.
除非我们知道所有成本,否则不能准确地计算出价格.
——《简明英汉词典》
He is precise in everything.
他在一切方面都太仔细了.
——《用法词典》
He gave the workers precise directives about what to do and how to do it.
关于做什么和怎样做,他给工人们作了明确的指示.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
I can't give you a precise date.
我不能告诉你一个确切的日期.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
Such undertakings require the precise planning and foresight of military operations.
此举要求军事上战役中所需要的准确布置和预见.
——《用法词典》
Her judgements on the present situation in the middle east are precise.
她对中东目前局势的看法很是精准.
——期刊摘选
英语网(www.yingyuw.cn)为您提供在线词典、英语翻译、单词大全、英译汉、汉译英等英语服务！
