/ˈpʌŋktʃuəl ||; ˈpʌŋktʃυəl/adj
doing sth or happening at the right time; not late 准时;守时:
It is important to be punctual for your classes.准时上课很重要。☞We say the train, bus, etc was on time not punctual. 说火车、公共汽车等准点时,用on time而不用punctual。 ➔punctuality /ˌpʌŋktʃuˈæləti/ noun [U]:
Japanese trains are famous for their punctuality.日本的火车以准点著名。 ➔punctuallyadv
punctual/ˋpʌŋktʃUəl; ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/adj arriving at exactly the time that has been arranged 准时的﹐守时的: Ted's always very punctual. 泰德总是非常守时。 —punctually adv —punctuality /͵pʌŋktʃUˋælətI; ˌpʌŋktʃuˈæləti or ˌpʌŋktʃuˈælIti/n [U]
punctualadjectivearriving or doing something at the right time; not late: Please try to be punctual for your classes.▶ punctuallyadverb: They arrived punctually at seven o'clock.