pinpoint

/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/· verb

科学/科研/医疗B2

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Chinese meaning

精jīng准zhǔn定dìng位wèi,查chá明míng

精jīng确què定dìng位wèi到dào极jí小xiǎo的de一yì点diǎn

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计jì算suàn模mó型xíng精jīng准zhǔn找zhǎo出chū了le可kě替tì代dài化huà石shí燃rán料liào合hé成chéng氨ān工gōng艺yì的de催cuī化huà剂jì

Example

Computer models pinpoint catalysts for replacing fossil-fueled ammonia production

计jì算suàn机jī模mó型xíng精jīng准zhǔn定dìng位wèi出chū了le可kě替tì代dài化huà石shí燃rán料liào合hé成chéng氨ān工gōng艺yì的de催cuī化huà剂jì。

Source: Phys.org · 22 Aug 2026

Background ✎

氨ān是shì全quán球qiú产chǎn量liàng第dì二èr大dà的de化huà学xué品pǐn,主zhǔ要yào用yòng于yú制zhì造zào化huà肥féi,但dàn其qí生shēng产chǎn高gāo度dù依yī赖lài化huà石shí燃rán料liào、耗hào能néng巨jù大dà。

Roots · etymology

字面为'大头针的针尖',引申为极精确的定位

  • pin(大头针)+ point(尖端)

Collocations

  • pinpoint the cause / pinpoint a location / pinpoint catalysts

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