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。
• 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。
• Computers pinpointed where the shells were coming from.
  计算机确定了炮弹发射的位置。
• 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。
• Researchers have pinpointed the trigger that turns a disordered assembly of locusts into a coordinated marching army capable of devastating vast expanses of crops and natural vegetation.
  科学家发现了让一大群无序的蝗虫变为有秩序行军的蝗群的原因。这种蝗群可以破坏大面积的作物和自然植被。
• 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。
• 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。
• He's pinpointed the national reservoirs.
  他精确标示出全国水库位置。
• 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。
• You're right in your criticism. you've pinpointed my main weakness.
  你批评得对，击中了我的要害。