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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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exact  immediate  precise  prompt  quick    

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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