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

• 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。
• Finally, entertainment featuring killers on TV screen has been pinpointed as the chief culprit of modern crime.
  最后，人们强调指出，电视屏幕上的凶杀节目是导致现代犯罪的罪魁祸首。
• 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。
• Generally, however, the cause is then even more difficult to pinpoint or cannot be pinpointed at all.
  但是，通常很难查明原因或者根本不能查明原因。
• 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。
• 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。
• The scientists pinpointed three more genes that influence our perception of cilantro: Two of the genes are involved with tasting bitter foods and one gene detects pungent compounds, like those in wasabi.
  通过研究，这些科学家又指出三个影响我们对香菜接受度的基因。其中有两个和品尝苦味有关，第三个和探测类似芥末的刺激性气味有关。
• 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。
• 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。
• Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have pinpointed a protein that triggers hair loss, BBC reported.
  据英国广播公司报道，宾夕法尼亚大学的研究人员找到了一种引起脱发的蛋白质。