英语词汇“exact”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adjective | verb

exactexact1 /ɪgˈzækt/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective

ETYMOLOGYexact¹

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin exactus, past participle of exigere

COLLOCATIONS► the exact location/position/spot etc.

The exact location of the hostages is not known.

► the exact date/time/number/amount etc.

Her birthday is in July, but I can’t remember the exact date.

► exact same thing

Carla was saying the exact same thing (=spoken) yesterday.

1CORRECT completely correct in every detail SYN precise: Doctors do not know the exact cause of the disease. What were his exact words?the exact location/position/spot etc. The exact location of the hostages is not known.the exact date/time/number/amount etc. Her birthday is in July, but I can’t remember the exact date.2the exact color/moment/type etc. used to emphasize that something is the same as something else: That’s the exact color I’ve been looking for. He came in at the exact moment I mentioned his name. Carla was saying the exact same thing (=spoken) yesterday.3to be exact formal used to emphasize that what you are saying is correct in every detail: It was more than 20 years ago, to be exact.4the exact opposite someone or something that is as different as possible from another person or thing: exact of Gina’s the exact opposite of her little sister.5something is not an exact science used to say that an activity involves opinions, guessing, etc. rather than just calculating and measuring things: Predicting the weather is not an exact science.6CAREFUL someone who is exact is very careful and thorough in everything he or she does SYN precise[Origin: 1500–1600 Latin exactus, past participle of exigere]

adjective | verb

exactexact2 verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYexact²

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of exigere to drive out, demand, measure, from agere to drive

VERB TABLE

exact

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	exact
	he, she, it	exacts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	exacted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have exacted
	he, she, it	has exacted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had exacted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will exact
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have exacted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am exacting
	he, she, it	is exacting
	you, we, they	are exacting
Past	I, he, she, it	was exacting
	you, we, they	were exacting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been exacting
	he, she, it	has been exacting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been exacting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be exacting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been exacting

1formal to demand and get something from someone by using threats, force, etc.: exact something from somebody He exacted a promise from us that we wouldn’t tell anyone.2exact revenge on somebody to do something to get revenge for something bad that someone has done to you3exact a high price/a heavy toll to have a very bad or harmful effect: The years of war have exacted a heavy price.