Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #3270
exact
索取；强要；逼取
to demand and get something, such as payment or obedience, often by force or authority
- 1.
To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.
强索；强迫支付或履行
- 2.
claim as due or just
索取应得的
- 3.
To make desirable or necessary.
使必要；使需要
- 4.
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
导致不良后果
- 5.
To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce; to visit.
施加；强取；强迫产生
施加；实施（报复）；造成损失（或伤亡）；使付出代价；需要；使必要；强索；强迫支付或履行；索取应得的
In use
The king exacted heavy taxes from his subjects to fund the war.
She vowed to exact revenge on those who had betrayed her.
The teacher exacts a promise from each student to complete the assignment on time.
exact something from someone
表示从某人处强取或强求某物。
The king exacted heavy taxes from his subjects.
国王向臣民强征重税。
exact something (abstract)
常用于抽象事物如报复、服从等。
She vowed to exact revenge.
她发誓要报仇雪恨。
Verb forms
base exact · third person exacts · -ing exacting · past exacted · past participle exacted
规则动词
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- exact revenge
- 实施报复
- He swore to exact revenge on his enemies.他发誓要向敌人实施报复。
- exact payment
- 强索款项
- The landlord exacts payment at the beginning of every month.房东每月初强索款项。
- exact a price
- 强要代价
- The company exacted a heavy price for the mistake.公司因这个错误强要了沉重的代价。
- exact tribute
- 强征贡品
- The king exacted tribute from the conquered tribes.国王从被征服的部落强征贡品。
- exact obedience
- 强求服从
- The drill sergeant exacts absolute obedience from the recruits.训练教官强求新兵绝对服从。
- exact a toll
Learner notes
Memory Tip
exact 音似“一个扎克特”，想象一个人强求别人给他一个扎克特（硬币），表示强求、急需。
Context & Register
formal
Grammar Note
常与 from 连用，表示'向某人强求'
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'exact' as they share the same stressed /ækt/ ending. The preceding consonant clusters may differ (e.g., /-ks-/ in 'extract' vs /-gz-/ in 'exact'), but the rime is consistent.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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