not exactly

not exactly
1. (precisely, just) 准确地；确切地；正好
- He gave us exactly £32. 他给了我们32英镑整。
- It's exactly ten o'clock. 现在十点整。
- at five o'clock exactly 在五点整
- Try to locate exactly where the water is coming from. 试着找出水源的确切地点。
- That's exactly what they told me. 那正是他们告诉我的。
- Exactly what are you looking for? 你到底在找什么？
2. (in an exact way) 精确地；准确地
- It's got to fit very exactly. 它应该贴合得严丝合缝。
- Barton couldn't remember exactly. 巴顿记不准了。
3. exactly!
(as answer) 一点不错！
- Do you mean we're lost?—Exactly. 你的意思是我们迷路了？——正是。
- Eve nodded, almost approvingly. 'Exactly.' 伊夫几乎是赞许地点点头。“正是。”
- We don't know the answer to that.—Exactly, so shut up. 我们不知道答案。——一点没错, 所以闭嘴吧。
4. (in questions) 到底；究竟
- What exactly do you mean? 你到底是什么意思？
- What exactly goes wrong with those suffering from senile dementia? 那些患老年痴呆的病人到底是哪里出了问题？
5. not exactly
(not precisely) 不见得；不一定；不完全
- It's not exactly bad, it's just a bit dull. 它算不上糟糕, 只是有点无聊。
- He's not exactly homeless, he just hangs out in this park. 他算不上无家可归, 只是在这个公园中游荡而已。
<讽> (not at all) 根本不；完全不
- He's not exactly rich. 他一点儿也不富有。
- Neil is not exactly Aristotle, is he? 尼尔又不是亚里士多德, 对吧？
- This was not exactly what I wanted to hear. 这根本不是我所想要听到的。
(as answer) 不完全；不一定
- Do you understand?—Not exactly. 你明白了吗？—— 不太明白。
- And you refused?—Well, not exactly. I couldn't say yes. 所以你拒绝了？—— 也不完全是这样。我没法答应。
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not exactly
adv. 不完全，不全是，未必就

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