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

• One senior US official said the Pentagon had pinpointed the exact origins of the attack.
  一位美国高层官员表示，五角大楼已查明此次攻击的确切来源。
• You're right in your criticism. you've pinpointed my main weakness.
  你批评得对，击中了我的要害。
• 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。
• US scientists have pinpointed a type of nerve cell in mice which appears to generate the itch sensation.
  美国科学家在老鼠身上精确的找到一种可以产生痒痒感觉的神经细胞。
• 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。
• 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。
• Computers pinpointed where the shells were coming from.
  计算机确定了炮弹发射的位置。
• 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。
• 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。
• Finally, entertainment featuring killers on TV screen has been pinpointed as the chief culprit of modern crime.
  最后，人们强调指出，电视屏幕上的凶杀节目是导致现代犯罪的罪魁祸首。