1. | 准确的;确切的;精确的;明确的clear and accurate |
precise details/instructions/measurements 确切的细节;明确的指令;精确的尺寸 | |
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? | |
I can be reasonably precise about the time of the incident. 我可以相当准确地说出这件事发生的时间。 |
2. | [obn] (强调时间或方式等)就,恰好used to emphasize that sth happens at a particular time or in a particular way |
We were just talking about her when, at that precise moment , she walked in. 我们正谈论着她,恰好在这个时候,她走进来了。 | |
Doctors found it hard to establish the precise nature of her illness. 医生们难以判定她的确切病因。 |
3. | 细致的;精细的;认真的;一丝不苟的taking care to be exact and accurate, especially about small details |
a skilled and precise worker 熟练而认真的工人 | |
small, precise movements 细微的动作 | |
She's rather prim and precise. 她拘谨严肃,一丝不苟。 |