pinpointing

英 [ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪŋ]

美 [ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪŋ]

v.  明确指出，确定(位置或时间); 准确解释(或说明)
pinpoint的现在分词

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

• Barclays is also planning to announce a broad-based review of its operations, pinpointing underperforming units and setting strict improvement targets.
  巴克莱还计划对其业务进行一次全面评估，找出表现不佳的业务，制定严格的改进目标。
• To assist us in pinpointing the source of this issue we ask that you provide us with the results of a "trace route".
  为了协助针对这个问题，我们要求您提供一个“跟踪路由”的结果我们源我们。
• Pinpointing supernovae in the faraway universe is similar to watching fireflies in your back yard.
  在遥远的宇宙中精确定位超新星就像在你的后院中观察萤火虫。
• Pinpointing specific environmental or contagious pathogens can help in the selection of the most effective mastitis therapy and protocol to improve cow health and reduce overall treatment costs.
  针对具体的环境或传染病病原体可有助于选择最有效的乳腺炎治疗方法，和改善奶牛健康、降低整体医疗费用的方案。
• This information is much more valuable than merely pinpointing the quake epicenter.
  这一信息比仅仅确定震中的位置要有价值得多。
• Satellite data provided by London-based company Inmarsat have been crucial, but not enough, in the task of pinpointing the plane.
  位于伦敦的国际海事卫星组织（Inmarsat）提供的卫星数据非常关键，但还不足以准确定位失联航班。
• Pinpointing the social dimension of climate change is not easy because many of the impacts have multiple repercussions.
  准确界定气候变化的社会影响并非易事，因为很多影响均会造成多种连环影响。
• Pinpointing the true source of power in Japan is a notoriously slippery task.
  要准确指出日本真正的权力来源，是一项非常困难的任务。
• For months, scientists have treated the city like a laboratory, testing wind patterns and atmospheric structure, while pinpointing local and regional pollution sources.
  一连好几个月，科学家将整个城市当作实验室，测试风的形态和大气结构，查明市内和市外的各种污染源。
• "We wanted to find another method for pinpointing when humans might have first started wearing clothing," Reed said.
  “我们想要找到另一种方法，以确定人类可能从何时开始穿衣服，”里德说。