Word · Frequency #9530
pinpoint
/ˈpinpɒint/
verb
精确定位；准确查明
to find or identify exactly what or where something is
- 1.
To identify or locate (someone or something) precisely or with great accuracy.
精确地识别或定位(某人或某物)
精确地识别或定位(某人或某物)；精确地找到；准确地轰炸；刺穿；准确描述
In use
The doctor managed to pinpoint the source of the infection.
It's difficult to pinpoint the exact cause of the accident.
Using GPS, we can pinpoint our location within a few meters.
Verb forms
base pinpoint · third person pinpoints · -ing pinpointing · past pinpointed · past participle pinpointed
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- pinpoint the exact location
- 精确定位确切位置
- The team pinpointed the exact location of the wreck.团队精确定位了沉船的准确位置。
- pinpoint the cause
- 查明原因
- Investigators are trying to pinpoint the cause of the fire.调查人员正努力查明火灾的原因。
- pinpoint the source
- 确定来源
- It took engineers days to pinpoint the source of the leak.工程师们花了数天才确定泄漏源。
- pinpoint the problem
- 找出问题所在
- The first step is to pinpoint the problem before making any changes.第一步是在做出任何更改之前找出问题所在。
- pinpoint the moment
- 准确指出时刻
- Can you pinpoint the moment when you first noticed the noise?你能准确指出你第一次注意到噪音的时刻吗？
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把大头针(pin)稳稳扎中地图上的点(point)，pinpoint就是精确定位。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：学术/技术场景、日常对话 该义项在正式和日常场合都可用，语气中性；学术写作、新闻报道和日常对话中均常见，没有强烈的正式或口语色彩。通常用来强调“精确”地找出或定位。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些以 -point 结尾的词（point, appoint, disappoint, viewpoint, standpoint）都含 /pɔɪnt/ 的发音。注意 pinpoint 的重音在第一个音节 pin- 上，所以它们与 pinpoint 只共享末尾音节，而非完全押韵；pint /paɪnt/ 拼写相近但发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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