pinpointed

英 [ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪd]

美 [ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪd]

v.  明确指出，确定(位置或时间); 准确解释(或说明)
pinpoint的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 确认；准确解释（或说明）
  If youpinpointthe cause of something, you discover or explain the cause exactly.
  1. It was almost impossible to pinpoint the cause of death.
     几乎不可能确认死因。
  2. ...if you can pinpoint exactly what the anger is about...
     如果你能确切地解释愤怒从何而来
  3. The commission pinpoints inadequate housing as a basic problem threatening village life.
     该委员会明确指出住房不足是威胁村民生活的根本问题。
• VERB 精确地确定（或指明）…的位置
  If youpinpointsomething or its position, you discover or show exactly where it is.
  1. I could pinpoint his precise location on a map...
     我能在地图上指明他的准确位置。
  2. Computers pinpointed where the shells were coming from.
     计算机确定了炮弹发射的位置。
• ADJ 定点的；定位精确的；非常精确的
  If something is placed withpinpointaccuracy, it is placed in exactly the right place or position.
  1. ...the pinpoint accuracy of the bombing campaigns.
     战略性轰炸的精确定位

双语例句

• We pinpointed the flaws in his argument.
  我们突出他辩论中的错误。
• Many of the dates above can be pinpointed quite accurately but some have some uncertainty, usually by a few months one way or the other.
  以上大部分日期可以很精确的指出，但是也有一些还不能确定，不管怎样，总是要经过几个月时间。
• His refusal to help simply pinpointed his cowardice.
  他拒绝帮助正显示他的胆小。
• A new study has pinpointed the mosquito species responsible for most malaria cases in southwestern Cameroon& an area where little is known about the transmission of the disease.
  一项新的研究锁定了造成喀麦隆西南部绝大多数疟疾病例的蚊子类型。此前科学家对于该地区疟疾的传播情况知之甚少。
• US scientists have pinpointed a type of nerve cell in mice which appears to generate the itch sensation.
  美国科学家在老鼠身上精确的找到一种可以产生痒痒感觉的神经细胞。
• Our radar has pinpointed the planes.
  我们的雷达确定了飞机的精确位置。
• You're right in your criticism. you've pinpointed my main weakness.
  你批评得对，击中了我的要害。
• From one perspective, his enthusiasm is hardly surprising: he has pinpointed this area as Google's next big market and has plenty of reason to talk up the prospects.
  从某种角度而言，他的这种热情没什么值得惊讶的：他已瞄准这个领域，将其作为谷歌的下一个大市场，而且有很多理由畅谈未来的前景。
• The exact day of the Christ child's birth has never been pinpointed.
  确切的一天，基督孩子的出生从来没有确定。
• One senior US official said the Pentagon had pinpointed the exact origins of the attack.
  一位美国高层官员表示，五角大楼已查明此次攻击的确切来源。