accurate
gb/ˈækjɚɪt/ us/ˈækjɚɪt/
B1
英语
~ 2800
义项
0 个义项
adjective
B1
property
1
Correct and without mistakes
Correct and without any mistakes.
用法模式：
[something] is accurate
常见错误：
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.
近义词
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.)
反义词
inaccurate (Means not correct or containing mistakes.)
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wrong (More general term for being incorrect or false.)
搭配
accurate information
|accurate data
|accurate description
|accurate measurement
|accurate prediction
主题
communication
|education
|science
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
用法模式：
[instrument/method] is accurate
近义词
exact (Matches the true value exactly, often used in scientific or technical contexts.)
反义词
imprecise (Not exact in measurement or execution.)
搭配
accurate reading
|accurate instrument
|accurate timing
|accurate calibration
主题
science
|technology
|engineering
例句
- This scale is accurate to within one gram.
- The GPS system provides highly accurate positioning data.
- An accurate clock is essential for the experiment.
学习者例句
- The ruler is very accurate.
- This watch is accurate to the second.
- The machine makes accurate cuts.
语法
词典原形
accurate
IPA
GB/ˈækjɚɪt/
US/ˈækjɚɪt/
音节与重音
ac - cur - ate （3 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (ac)
词形变化
Adjective
- Base: accurate
词族
Core family
accuracy
noun B1
accurately
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
相关表达
fair and accurate
1/fˈɛɹ ˈænd ˈækjɚɪt/
fixed phrase
Both just and correct
Both fair (not biased) and correct without mistakes.
例句
- 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.
例句
- He was born in 1980—or, to be accurate, late 1979.
- The meeting is tomorrow, or to be accurate, at 9 a.m. tomorrow.