exact

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

I don't remember the exact words. 我不记得确切的话了。

The exact number of protest calls has not been revealed. 抗议电话的确切次数尚未披露。

2. exactlyADV 精确地; 确切地

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。

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]

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. exactlyADV 正好[ADV n/wh]

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]

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

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)

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. →see also 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

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。