punctual
adj.严守时刻的,准时的
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副词:punctually 名词:punctuality
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punct=to prick(刺)
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punctual
/'pʌŋktʃʊəl; `pʌŋktʃuəl/
adj happening or doing sth at the agreed or proper time 按时的; 准时的; 守时的
*a punctual start to the meeting 会议准时开始
* be punctual for an appointment 准时赴约
* The tenants are punctual in paying the rent. 房客都能按时缴纳房租.
punctual
adj formal[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Medieval Latin;Origin: punctualis, from
Latin punctum;
POINT1]
arriving, happening, or being done at exactly the time that has been arranged
=
on time She's always very punctual for appointments. the punctual payment of invoices>punctuallyadv>punctuality [,pʌŋktʃu'ælɪti/
1. We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual. 我们都习以为常地料想火车总会准时的 。
2. We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual. 我们已经习惯于相信火车总是准点的。
3. The over-punctual can be as much a trial to others as the unpunctual. 早到的人同迟到的人一样令人讨厌。
4. Trains are more punctual, as they're not delayed by bad weather. 因不受恶劣天气的影响,火车更准点。
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