Giao Vien 4
EXACTLY & ACCURATELY
I. EXACTLY
1. used when you are giving or asking for information that is completely correct:
It's exactly three o'clock.
The wood should measure five centimeters exactly.
The journey took exactly three hours.
She sounds exactly like her mother.
She was standing exactly where you are now.
That'll be £15 exactly, please.
It tastes exactly the same as the real thing, but has half the fat.
The building looks exactly as it did when it was built in 1877.
"What you seem to be saying is that more should be invested in the road system and less in the railways." "Exactly" (= that is correct).
2. used to emphasize what you are saying:
Do exactly what I tell you and no one will get hurt!
Exactly how do you propose to achieve this?
What exactly do you mean?
3. used as a reply for saying that you completely agree with someone:
'If he does that again, he could lose his job.' 'Exactly!'
"So that's how it really happened?" "Yes, exactly."
II. ACCURATELY:
"Accurately" describes the extent to which something has been done correctly.
"accurately" mô tả phạm vi/quy mô/sự đánh giá một cái gì đó... được hoàn tất một cách đúng đắn/chính xác.
We need to get an accurate estimate of what the new building will cost.
Would it be more accurate to say that the plan failed?
He's very accurate in his calculations.
For the experiment to be valid, it is essential to record the data accurately.
Great precision is required to align the mirrors accurately.
It's still not possible to accurately predict the occurrence of earthquakes.
There is a trade-off between doing the job accurately and doing it quickly.
It was my brief to make sure that the facts were set down accurately.
The plans should be drawn as accurately as possible.