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 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。
• 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。
• Areas where fertilisers and pesticides are being applied excessively can be pinpointed, studied and regulated by environmental and land-use agencies.
  政府可以针对那些过分使用化肥和杀虫剂的地区，让环境和土地资源部门进行研究和监管。
• Israeli researchers have pinpointed a human brain region that keys in overcoming fear.
  以色列科学家在人的大脑中定位到一个区域，认为这里对克服恐惧感起重要作用。
• 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。
• 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。
• You're right in your criticism. you've pinpointed my main weakness.
  你批评得对，击中了我的要害。
• Computers pinpointed where the shells were coming from.
  计算机确定了炮弹发射的位置。
• The exact day of the Christ child's birth has never been pinpointed.
  确切的一天，基督孩子的出生从来没有确定。
• We pinpointed the flaws in his argument.
  我们突出他辩论中的错误。