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

• 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。
• However, he said it's likely that subepicardial aneurysm is not pinpointed as the cause of death in many patients who die from this condition.
  但是，他认为心外膜下动脉瘤很可能并不是很多胸痛患者的死亡原因。
• Google Earth: Download and install Google Earth which offers maps and satellite images for complex or pinpointed regional searches.
  GoogleEarth：下载并安装GoogleEarth，它为复杂或精确的区域探测提供地图和卫星图像。
• 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。
• 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。
• This binding capability can be pinpointed to a characteristic base sequence known as a homeobox.
  这种能力与被称为同源框的特定碱基序列有关。
• By learning from patients who nod off unexpectedly during the day, researchers have pinpointed a chemical that could help people who can't sleep at night.
  通过对白日发作性睡眠患者的研究，研究人员指出一种化学物质将对夜间失眠患者有帮助。
• We pinpointed the flaws in his argument.
  我们突出他辩论中的错误。
• 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。
• His refusal to help simply pinpointed his cowardice.
  他拒绝帮助正显示他的胆小。