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

• As a result, the Framingham Study has pinpointed as many as200 factors associated with increased risk of the disease, particularly high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking.
  结果，弗兰明翰研究一针见血地指出：多达200种因素与患心脏病的上升危险有关，特别是高血压，高胆固醇和抽烟。
• Computers pinpointed where the shells were coming from.
  计算机确定了炮弹发射的位置。
• 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。
• The study pinpointed 10 of the hottest management jobs now.
  调查得出了2013年十大热门管理职位。
• Then those findings were later reviewed, the old location pinpointed, and the remnants of a supernova found.
  这些记录被后人加以分析，找到了准确的位置，并发现了一颗超新星的残骸。
• Our radar has pinpointed the planes.
  我们的雷达确定了飞机的精确位置。
• American researchers pinpointed a part of the brain-the anterior cingulate-that controls the storage and retrieval of distant recollections.
  美国研究人员发现大脑的一部分-扣带前区-负责远期记忆的存储和提取的管理。
• 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。
• 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。