1 clear and accurate 明确的;精确的;确切的:
precise details/instructions/measurements确切的细节;明确的指示;精确的尺寸He's in his forties -- well, forty-four, to be precise.他四十多岁─嗯,确切地说,四十四岁。She couldn't be very precise about what her attacker was wearing.她无法十分确切描述袭击她的人的衣着。 [OPP] imprecise 反义词为imprecise
2 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) exact; particular 恰好的;特定的:
I'm sorry. I can't come just at this precise moment.对不起,恰好这个时候我不能来。
3 (used about a person) taking care to get small details right (指人)一丝不苟的:
He's very precise about his work.他对工作一丝不苟。