1. 正确无误的　correct and true in every detail; exactly correct
2. 精确的；能提供准确信息的　able to give completely correct information or to do sth in an exact way
3. 准确的（掷、射、击等） an accurate throw, shot, weapon, etc.，hits or reaches the thing that it was aimed at

　～ account　准确的叙述
　～ aim　准确的目标
　～ answer　准确的答案
　～ calculations　准确的计算
　～ data　正确无误的资料
　～ description　准确无误的描述
　～ electronic compass　精确的电子罗盘仪
　～ information　正确无误的情报
　～ machine　精确的机器
　～ measurements　精确的测量
　～ report　准确无误的报道
　absolutely ～　绝对准确
　fairly ～　相当准确
　perfectly ～　分毫不差地精确
　～ in　在…方面准确
　～ to within 3 mm　精确得误差不超过3毫米

　She is a very accurate typist.　她打字很准确。
　She gave us an accurate description of the house.　她向我们准确地形容过那房子。
　I'll try to work out a more accurate figure.　我会设法算得再精确一点。
　We need to get some more accurate information.　我们需要得到一些更准确的情报。
　He has made an accurate measurement of my garden.　他精确地丈量了我的花园。
　Accurate records must be kept.　必须保存准确的记录。
　Her novel is an accurate reflection of life in post-war Spain.　她的小说是战后西班牙生活的准确的写照。
　Here is an accurate statement.　这是一个准确的报告。
　Their essays tend to be grammatically accurate.　他们的文章在语法方面往往正确无误。
　His account of what happened is substantially accurate.　他对事情的叙述实质上是准确的。
　His description had been reasonably〔fairly〕 accurate.　他的描述相当准确。
　Do you think her story was accurate? 　你觉得她讲的可信吗?
　Her report is accurate and well-written.　她的报告事实准确，文笔流畅。
　My watch is not very accurate.　我的表走得不很准。
　The figures they have used are just not accurate.　他们使用的数字不精确。
　The numbers in the report are accurate.　报告中的数字是准确的。
　The weather forecast turned out to be accurate.　天气预报很准。
　Her aim was devastatingly accurate.　她的枪法很准，百发百中。
　Submarine-launched missiles are remarkably accurate.　潜艇发射的导弹相当的准确。
　She is very accurate in calculation.　她精于计算。
　Her report of what happened was accurate in every detail of the facts.　她对发生的情况所做的报道全部细节都准确无误。
　She is meticulously accurate in punctuation and spelling.　她在标点和拼写方面非常小心，保证不出差错。
　He is accurate in his conversation.　他谈吐谨慎。
　He is accurate in his judgment.　他的判断正确无误。
　He was accurate in his observation.　他观察准确。
　She is always accurate in her use of language.　她使用语言总是很准确。
　The drawing of the house is accurate in every detail.　这房子的每个细节都画得很准确。
　My secretary is accurate in her typing.　我的秘书打字准确无误。
　We hope to become more accurate in predicting earthquakes.　我们希望能更准确地预测地震。
　He is always accurate in what he says and does.　他说的和做的总是正确无误。
　The kitchen scales were accurate to half a gram.　厨房的天平的准确度可达0.5克。
　It would be strictly accurate to say that he is lazy.　说他懒惰是非常贴切的。
　Would it be more accurate to say that the plan failed? 　说计划失败了是不是更为准确?
　It is accurate to predict that he will be defeated in the game.　预言他这场比赛会输一定错不了。

 ♣ accurate, correct
　参见correct条。
 ♣ accurate, exact, precise
　这三个词都有“准确，精确”的意思。accurate强调“准确性”，即“与事实无出入”; exact指数量上或质量上高度准确，强调各细节均与事实或标准完全符合，“丝毫不差”; precise是正式用词，含意是“明确，精密”，强调定义或界限的鲜明和准确，含有刻板的意味。
 ♣ 下面两个短语意思不同：

　［派生词］ accurately adv.如实地
　［同义词］ correct, exact, faultless, perfect, precise, right, true, truthful, without error
　［反义词］ careless, defective, faulty, imperfect, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, wrong