exactly

adverb

/ɪɡˈzæktli/

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used to emphasize that something is correct in every way or in every detail精确地；准确地；确切地 synonym precisely
- It's exactly nine o'clock.现在是九点整。
- It happened almost exactly a year ago.这事情发生差不多正好一年了。
- Your answer is exactly right.你的回答完全正确。
- It was a warm day, if not exactly hot.这一天即使算不上热，也是一个暖和的日子。
- exactly how, what, why, etc… I know exactly how she felt.我完全清楚她的感受。
- It's impossible to say exactly what happened.很难说到底发生了什么。
- exactly as… Do exactly as I tell you.严格按照我说的办。
- You haven't changed at all—you still look exactly the same.你一点没变，看上去依然是老样子。
- His words had exactly the opposite effect.他的话产生了截然相反的效果。
(informal) used to ask for more information about something（要求得到更多信息）究竟，到底
- Where exactly did you stay in France?你究竟待在法国什么地方？
- (disapproving) Exactly what are you trying to tell me?你到底想对我说什么？
used as a reply, agreeing with what somebody has just said, or emphasizing that it is correct（答语，表示赞同或强调正确）一点不错，正是如此，完全正确
- ‘You mean somebody in this room must be the murderer?’ ‘Exactly.’“你的意思是这屋子里肯定有人是凶手？” “正是。”
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Idioms

not exactly (informal)

used when you are saying the opposite of what you really mean（说反话时用）根本不，决不，一点也不
- He wasn't exactly pleased to see us—in fact he refused to open the door.他根本不愿见我们，事实上他连门都不开。
- It's not exactly beautiful, is it? (= it's ugly)这一点也不美，是吗？
used when you are correcting something that somebody has said（纠正对方刚说过的话）不完全
- ‘So he told you you'd got the job?’ ‘Not exactly, but he said they were impressed with me.’“如此看来，他对你说你得到这份工作了？” “不完全是这样，不过他说我给他们留下了深刻的印象。”

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