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单词 pinpoint
释义 pinpoint
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: pin (I) + point, n.
1.
 a. : the point of a pin
  < left impaled upon the pinpoint — Marcia Davenport >
 b. : a very small, infinitesimal, or very sharp point
  < a pinpoint of rock — Wynford Vaughan-Thomas >
  < above the town pinpoints of light twinkled — Eric Ambler >
2.
 a. : something that is relatively of very small size, scope, or importance
  < at this one pinpoint in the heart of the wilderness — Walter O'Meara >
  < not a pinpoint of difference — Irish Digest >
  < his interests and ideals shrink to the pinpoints of the commonplace — H.A.Overstreet >
 b.
  (1) : a precisely identified point that locates a relatively small target, a place for rendezvous, or other strategic position or locality : the coordinates that define such a point
   < fussy to a fault about anchoring on the precise pinpoint assigned — K.M.Dodson >
  (2) : a target, installation, or other place on the ground thus located : a pinpoint target
   < hit his pinpoint >
II. transitive verb
1.
 a. : to locate with great precision or accuracy
  < can pinpoint the position of his aircraft within two miles — Time >
 b. : to make (something) a specific target of bombing, shelling, or air photography by means of precision instruments
  < pinpointed oil refineries and other strategic installations >
 c. : to aim or direct with great precision or accuracy
  < pinpoint very heavy bombs on the most vulnerable point — J.W.Angell >
2.
 a. : to fix, determine, or identify with precision
  < hope to pinpoint promising young engineers by psychometric methods — W.H.Hale >
  < pinpoint and define the procedural rights of a citizen — New Republic >
 b. : to cause to stand out conspicuously : highlight, emphasize
  < pinpointed the obvious fact — Nona B. Brown >
  < scenes that were supposed to pinpoint delicate emotional balances — Cecile Starr >
3. : to punctuate with pinpoints of light
 < the lights of their cigarettes pinpointed the darkness — Robert De Vries >
III. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
1.
 a. : extremely fine or precise
  < functions with pinpoint accuracy — Progress Thru Research >
  < pinpoint localization of the foreign body — Journal American Medical Association >
 b. : located or fixed with great precision or accuracy
  < pinpoint targets >
 c. : directed with extreme precision
  < pinpoint bombardment >
 d. : extremely detailed or specific
  < a revulsion against pinpoint planning — A.M.Schlesinger b. 1917 >
  < opposed to pinpoint price control — New York Herald Tribune >
2. : small as a pinpont
 < little pinpoint creatures — Anthony Standen >
 < millions of pinpoint holes — T.R.Ybarra >
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