detailed ♦︎ comprehensive ♦︎ careful ♦︎ thorough ♦︎ close ♦︎ rigorous ♦︎ minute ♦︎ in-depth ♦︎ exhaustive ♦︎ full-scaleThese words all describe an act of considering, studying or testing sth in a way that pays great attention to detail and/or includes everything that might be considered.这些词均表示仔细的、全面的、彻底的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a detailed / a comprehensive / a careful / a thorough / a close / a rigorous / a minute / an in-depth / an exhaustive analysis◆a detailed / a comprehensive / a careful / a thorough / a close / a rigorous / an in-depth / an exhaustive / a full-scale study / investigation◆a detailed / a comprehensive / a careful / a thorough / a close / a rigorous / a minute / an exhaustive examination of sth◆a detailed / a comprehensive / a careful / a thorough / a close / an in-depth look at sth◆a detailed / a careful / a thorough / a rigorous / an exhaustive / a full-scale search◆detailed / comprehensive / careful / thorough / rigorous / in-depth / exhaustive research◆detailed / comprehensive / thorough / rigorous / exhaustive tests◆a detailed / a comprehensive / a thorough / an in-depth / an exhaustive survey◆detailed / comprehensive / thorough / in-depth / exhaustive coverage◆detailed / comprehensive / careful / minute instructions◆a detailed / a comprehensive / a thorough / an in-depth / an exhaustive discussion◆detailed / comprehensive / thorough / in-depth / exhaustive knowledge◆detailed / careful / thorough / close consideration◆detailed / careful / close / rigorous / minute attention■detailedgiving many details and a lot of information; paying great attention to details详细的;细致的;精细的◆She was able to give a detailed description of her attacker.她能够把袭击她的人详细地描述出来。◆He gave detailed instructions on what to do in an emergency.他详细地告诉大家遇到紧急情况时该怎么做。 see also detail ⇨ information■comprehensive ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv; NAmEˌkɑːmprɪˈhensɪvincluding all, or almost all, the items, details, facts or information that may be concerned全面的;综合的;详尽的◆a comprehensive list of addresses详尽的地址目录◆You are advised to take out comprehensive insurance(= covering all risks).建议你购买综合保险。▸comprehensively
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◆The matter has been comprehensively discussed.这个问题已经全面讨论过了。■carefulgiving a lot of attention to details when considering, studying or explaining sth细致的;精心的;慎重的◆This is a very careful piece of work.这是一件精雕细琢的作品。◆After careful consideration we have decided to offer you the job.经过慎重考虑,我们决定给你这份工作。OPPcareless ⇨ lax see also care ⇨ carenoun▸carefully
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◆Read the contract carefully before signing it.仔细阅读合同之后再签字。◆He chose his words carefully.他措辞审慎。■thoroughincluding everything and with great attention to detail完全的;透彻的;细致的◆You will need a thorough understanding of the subject.你需要对这个学科有透彻的了解。◆The police carried out a thorough investigation.警方展开了全面的调查。 see also thorough ⇨ conscientiousⓘ Thorough is used especially to describe sb's knowledge or understanding or the way they carry out a task. * thorough尤与knowledge或understanding搭配,或修饰执行任务的方式。▸thoroughly
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◆Wash the fruit thoroughly before use.把水果仔细清洗后再用。◆The work had not been done very thoroughly.这工作做得不太认真。■close [only before noun] giving careful attention to detail when looking at or considering sth(查看或考虑时)细致的,严密的,周密的◆Take a close look at this photograph.仔细看看这张照片。◆On closer examination the painting proved to be a fake.经过更为仔细的查看,那幅画被证实是赝品。▸closely
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◆I sat and watched everyone very closely.我坐着仔细观察每个人。■rigorousˈrɪgərəs very thorough, especially when studying or testing sth or dealing with a problem(尤指研究、测试或处理问题时)彻底的,严谨的,细致的◆Few people have gone into the topic in such rigorous detail.很少有人如此严谨地讨论这个题目。◆The second team adopted a much more rigorous approach to the problem.第二组处理这个问题时审慎得多。▸rigorously
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◆Each product is rigorously tested before being put on sale.每件产品销售前都经过严格检验。▸rigour (BrE) (NAmErigor) ˈrɪgə(r) ◆academic / intellectual / scientific rigour学术/思想/科学上的严谨■minute maɪˈnjuːt, NAmE also maɪˈnuːtgiving very detailed attention to sth细致入微的;详细的◆A minute inspection of the vase revealed tiny cracks in the glaze.通过细致的检验,发现花瓶的釉上有细微的裂纹。◆She remembered everything in minute detail / in the minutest detail(s).她记得每一件事的细节。▸minutely
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◆The agreement has been examined minutely.该协议经过了细致入微的审查。■ˌin-ˈdepth [usually before noun] knowing or considering a subject in a lot of detail彻底的;深入详尽的◆We will be providing in-depth coverage of the election as the results come in.等选举结果出来后,我们将会作详细报道。◆Tonight's programme is an in-depth look at the long-term effects of unemployment.今晚的节目将深入探讨失业问题的长远影响。■exhaustiveɪgˈzɔːstɪv very complete, especially when discussing, studying or testing sth(尤指讨论、研究或测试时)详尽的,彻底的,全面的◆Exhaustive research has been carried out into the effects of the drug.对这种药的作用已进行了彻底的研究。◆The information in this leaflet is not intended to be exhaustive, but it does tell you the basic facts.这本小册子里的信息并非详尽无遗,但确实提供了一些基本事实。▸exhaustively
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◆Every product is exhaustively tested before being sold.每件产品销售前都经过全面检验。■full-scale [only before noun](of an organized activity) that is as complete as possible(有组织的活动)全面的,彻底的◆Rebel troops launched a full-scale attack on the city.叛军对这座城市发动了全面进攻。◆The police made a full-scale search of the area.警方对该地区进行了彻底搜查。 see also scale ⇨ levelNOTE辨析 Which word?In most cases there are several different words from this group that you could use. Some of these words focus more on depth, that is the quality of understanding or providing a lot of details about sth: these include detailed, close, minute and in-depth. Some of these words focus more on range, that is the quality of including everything about a subject from every possible point of view: these include comprehensive, exhaustive and full-scale. Thorough and rigorous focus on both depth and range.大多数情况下,本组词语中都有几个可以通用。有些词侧重指深度,即理解或所供细节的翔实程度,如detailed、close、minute和in-depth;有些词侧重指广度,即详尽包含事情各个方面的所有内容,如comprehensive、exhaustive和full-scale;thorough和rigorous则兼顾深度和广度两方面。