exactly
adverb uk/ɪɡˈzækt.li/ us/ɪɡˈzækt.li/
A2 精确地；确切地；完全准确地
used when you are giving or asking for information that is completely correct
The journey took exactly three hours. 正好是3个小时的路程。
That'll be £15 exactly, please. 正好15英镑，请付款。
It tastes exactly the same as the real thing, but has half the fat. 它跟真品的口味完全一样，但脂肪含量却只有其一半。
The building looks exactly as it did when it was built in 1877. 这座建筑物看上去和1877年建成时完全一样。
"What you seem to be saying is that more should be invested in the road system and less in the railways." "Exactly" (= that is correct). “你的意思好像是说应该在公路系统上多投资，而在铁路系统上少投资。”“完全正确。”
B1 （用于强调）正好，恰好;究竟
used to emphasize what you are saying
Do exactly what I tell you and no one will get hurt! 严格照我说的去做，就不会有人受伤！
Exactly how do you propose to achieve this? 你究竟打算怎样做到这一点？
What exactly do you mean? 你到底什么意思？
not exactly 算不上…，并非十分…
used for saying that someone or something is slightly different from a particular way of describing him, her, or it
He's not exactly good-looking, but he has a certain attraction. 他算不上英俊，但有着一种魅力。
- More examples
- Please describe to the court exactly what you saw.
- No one knows exactly what happened but several people have been hurt.
- I don't know exactly what's wrong with her - I think it's some sort of virus.
- This jug holds exactly one pint.
- I wanted to tell him exactly what I thought of him, but I managed to stop myself.