accurate
gb/ˈækjɚɪt/ us/ˈækjɚɪt/
B1
Anh
~ 2800
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
adjective
B1
property
1
Correct and without mistakes
Correct and without any mistakes.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[something] is accurate
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'accurate' with 'precise'. 'Accurate' means correct overall, while 'precise' means exact in detail. Something can be precise but not accurate if it is exactly wrong.
Từ đồng nghĩa
precise (Often emphasizes exactness in detail rather than general correctness.)
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correct (General term for being right or true, not necessarily with fine detail.)
Từ trái nghĩa
inaccurate (Means not correct or containing mistakes.)
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wrong (More general term for being incorrect or false.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
accurate information
|accurate data
|accurate description
|accurate measurement
|accurate prediction
Chủ đề
communication
|education
|science
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The report was accurate in every detail.
- Your answer is accurate and matches the facts.
- She gave an accurate description of the suspect.
- The thermometer provides accurate temperature readings.
- This map is highly accurate and up-to-date.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The test results are accurate.
- His answer is accurate.
- This map is accurate.
- Her report is accurate.
- The machine gives accurate numbers.
adjective
technical
B2
property
2
Exact in measurement or performance
Able to measure or work exactly as it should.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[instrument/method] is accurate
Từ đồng nghĩa
exact (Matches the true value exactly, often used in scientific or technical contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
imprecise (Not exact in measurement or execution.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
accurate reading
|accurate instrument
|accurate timing
|accurate calibration
Chủ đề
science
|technology
|engineering
Ví dụ
- This scale is accurate to within one gram.
- The GPS system provides highly accurate positioning data.
- An accurate clock is essential for the experiment.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The ruler is very accurate.
- This watch is accurate to the second.
- The machine makes accurate cuts.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
accurate
IPA
GB/ˈækjɚɪt/
US/ˈækjɚɪt/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
ac - cur - ate (3 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (ac)
Các dạng từ
Adjective
- Base: accurate
Họ từ
Core family
accuracy
noun B1
accurately
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
Cách diễn đạt
fair and accurate
1/fˈɛɹ ˈænd ˈækjɚɪt/
fixed phrase
Both just and correct
Both fair (not biased) and correct without mistakes.
Ví dụ
- We need a fair and accurate report of the events.
- The judge's decision was fair and accurate.
to be accurate
1/tə bˈi ˈækjɚɪt/
fixed phrase
Clarify or correct a statement precisely
Used to make a statement more exact or correct something you just said.
Ví dụ
- He was born in 1980—or, to be accurate, late 1979.
- The meeting is tomorrow, or to be accurate, at 9 a.m. tomorrow.