ex‧act 1 S3 / ɪɡzækt / 形容词

1 completely correct in every detail :

Police are still investigating the exact cause of the accident.

What were his exact words?

The timing had to be exact.

exact location/position/spot etc

The exact location of the hostages is unknown.

exact date/time/number/amount etc

I know her birthday’s in July, but I can’t remember the exact date.

exact copy/replica etc

It’s not an exact copy, but most people wouldn’t notice the difference.

Some concepts in Chinese medicine have no exact equivalent in Western medicine.

2 to be exact formal used to emphasize that what you are saying is exact :

She has worked at the bank for many years, nine to be exact.

3 the exact colour/moment/type etc used to emphasize that the same thing is involved :

the exact colour I was looking for

He came into the room at the exact moment I mentioned his name.

That’s the exact same thing my dad said.

4 the exact opposite (of somebody/something) someone or something that is as different as possible from another person or thing :

Gina’s the exact opposite of her little sister.

5 something is not an exact science if you say that an activity is not an exact science, you mean that it involves opinions, guessing etc :

Predicting the weather is not an exact science.

6 someone who is exact is very careful and thorough in what they do 同义词 precise

— exactness 名词 [不可数名词]

COLLOCATIONS

名词

the exact amount/number/figure I don’t know the exact amount, but it was a lot.

the exact size First, cut a piece of wood about 1cm x 10cm – the exact size doesn’t matter.

the exact date He plans to retire soon, but the exact date is not fixed.

the exact time/moment At that exact moment, the phone rang.

the exact position/location/spot etc The 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 短语 .

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.

sb’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?

短语

the 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.

THESAURUS

exact an exact number, amount, or time is completely correct and is no more and no less than it should be : The 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 made : We 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 true : The witness tried to give an accurate description of what she had seen. | accurate financial forecasts