adj. 正确的;恰当的,合适的;(品行等)端正的。 a correct account 正确的说明。 a correct young man 品行端正的青年。 the correct card 〔俚语〕(运动会等的)节目单,次序表;礼仪,规章。 the correct thing 〔俚语〕正事,应该的事。 vt. 改正,更正,修正,订正;调整,补正(机件等);校正(印件等);矫正,制止(恶劣倾向等),使中和,解(毒);惩罚,训斥。 correct the proof sheets 改正校样。 correct a child for disobedience 训斥不听话的孩子。 I stand corrected. 我承认错误,接受改正。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision" 同义词:right,
correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right" 同义词:right,
socially right or correct; "it isn''t right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" 同义词:right,
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what''s the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters" 同义词:right,
treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"
make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation" 同义词:rectify, right,
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" 同义词:adjust, set,
censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" 同义词:chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten,
go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped" 同义词:decline, slump,
make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" 同义词:right, compensate, redress,
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" 同义词:discipline, sort out,
adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" 同义词:compensate, counterbalance, make up, even out, even off, even up,
例句与用法
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The psychiatrist corrected him gently . 精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。
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Mistakes were corrected and gaps filled . 错误改正了,缺点也弥补了。
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She assisted him in correcting the proof . 她帮助他做改校样的工作。
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She set to work to correct all her defects . 她开始努力弥补这些不足。
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Put everything away in its correct place . 把东西放到该放的地方去。
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Correct ideas come from social practice . 正确的思想来自社会实践。
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Only the correct key will move bolt . 只有钥匙对头,才能转动锁眼。
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My original concept was proving correct . 我原先的设想被证明是正确的。
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Such a view is not the least bit correct . 这种见解半点也不正确。
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I hope this estimate of you is correct . 我希望对您的这种评价是正确的。