1.
ADJ
Exact means correct in every detail. For example, an exact copy is the same in every detail as the thing it is copied from. 精确的; 确切的
例:
I don't remember the exact words.
我不记得确切的话了。
例:
The exact number of protest calls has not been revealed.
抗议电话的确切次数尚未披露。
2.
exactly
ADV
精确地; 确切地
例:
Try to locate exactly where the smells are entering the room.
设法确定气味是从哪里进入房间的。
例:
Both drugs will be exactly the same.
两种药将会完全一样。
3.
ADJ
You use exact before a noun to emphasize that you are referring to that particular thing and no other, especially something that has a particular significance. 正好的 (用于名词前表示强调)
[ADJ n]
[强调]
例:
I hadn't really thought about it until this exact moment.
一直到此时此刻我才真正考虑它。
4.
exactly
ADV
正好
[ADV n/wh]
例:
These are exactly the people who do not vote.
这些正好是那些不投票的人。
5.
V-T
When someone exacts something, they demand and obtain it from another person, especially because they are in a superior or more powerful position. (尤指因处于上级地位而) 强行要求并获得
[正式]
例:
Already he has exacted a written apology from the chairman of the commission.
他已经通过强行要求得到了委员会主席的书面道歉。
6.
V-T
If someone exacts revenge on a person, they have their revenge on them. 实施
例:
She uses the media to help her exact a terrible revenge.
她利用媒体帮助她实施一次可怕的报复。
7.
V-T
If something exacts a high price, it has a bad effect on a person or situation. 使…付出 (代价)
例:
The sheer physical effort had exacted a heavy price.
纯粹的体力支出已付出了沉重的代价。
8.
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exactly
9.
PHRASE
You say to be exact to indicate that you are slightly correcting or giving more detailed information about what you have been saying. 确切地说
例:
A small number – five, to be exact – have been bad.
一个小数目–确切地说是5–已经很糟了。