correct
- adj.对的;合适的;精确的;恰当的;准确无误的;(举止言谈)符合公认准则的，得体的;正确的
- v.纠正;修正;改正;改;批改;指出错误
派生词： correctly adv.;correctness n. 过去式： corrected 现在分词： correcting 过去分词： corrected 第三人称单数： corrects
cor- 共同 + rect 直,正
correctadj.
准确无误的；精确的；正确的
accurate or true, without any mistakes
Do you have the correct time?
你的表走得准吗？
the correct answer
正确答案
Please check that these details are correct.
请检查这些细节是否准确无误。
‘Are you in charge here?’ ‘That's correct.’
“你是这里的负责人吗？”“是的。”
Am I correct in saying that you know a lot about wine?
你对酒了解颇深，我说得对吧？
恰当的；合适的
right and suitable, so that sth is done as it should be done
Do you know the correct way to shut the machine down?
你知道这台机器该怎么关吗？
I think you've made the correct decision.
我认为你的决定是正确的。
（举止言谈）符合公认准则的，得体的
taking care to speak or behave in a way that follows the accepted standards or rules
a correct young lady
举止得体的年轻女士
He is always very correct in his speech.
他说话总是很有分寸。
Have you spelled it correctly?
你把它拼写对了吗？
They reasoned, correctly, that she was away for the weekend.
他们的推断没错，她出去度周末了。
He was looking correctly grave.
他表情严肃得体。
The correctness of this decision may be doubted.
此项决定是否正确值得怀疑。
used to say that all the things or people who should be there are now there
verb
改正；纠正；修正
to make sth right or accurate, for example by changing it or removing mistakes
Read through your work and correct any mistakes that you find.
从头至尾看一遍你们的作业，发现的错误都要改正过来。
Their eyesight can be corrected in just a few minutes by the use of a laser.
他们的视力用激光只要几分钟就可矫正。
They issued a statement correcting the one they had made earlier.
他们发表了一份声明，更正早先声明中的错误。
批改；改
to mark the mistakes in a piece of work (and sometimes give a mark/grade to the work)
I spent all evening correcting essays.
我整个晚上都在批改论文。
指出错误
to tell sb that they have made a mistake
Correct me if I'm wrong , but isn't this last year's brochure?
这不是去年的小册子吗？若是我说错了就请指出。
Yes, you're right─ I stand corrected (= I accept that I made a mistake) .
是的，你说得对。承蒙你指正。
‘It's Yates, not Wates,’ she corrected him.
“那是Yates而不是Wates。”她纠正他道。
These words all describe sth that cannot be doubted as fact and includes no mistakes.以上各词均指某事确实、真实、确切。
connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed指合乎事实的、确实的、如实的：
Are the following statements true or false ?
下列说法是对还是错？
Is it true (that) she's leaving?
她要走是真的吗？
that is true and cannot be doubted as a fact指正确的、真实的：
I got about half the answers right.
我的回答约有一半是正确的。
What's the right time?
现在的准确时间是几点？
right according to the facts and without any mistakes指准确无误的、正确的：
Only one of the answers is correct.
这些答案中只有一个是正确的。
Check that all the details are correct.
检查所有这些细节是否准确无误。
Correct is more formal than right and is more likely to be used in official or formal instructions or documents. |
[usually before noun] giving all the details correctly指精确的、准确的：
She gave an exact description of the attacker.
她对袭击者的特征作了精确的描述。
giving all the details clearly and correctly指准确的、确切的、精确的、明确的：
Please give precise details about your previous experience.
请准确提供你过去经历的详情。
correct in every detail指准确无误的、精确的：
Accurate records must be kept at all times.
任何时候都必须保存准确的记录。
Accurate can often be used before a noun in the same way as exact and precise . |
When the words are used after a linking verb, there is a slightly different emphasis, especially in negative statements. A description that is not very exact/precise lacks details; a description that is not very accurate gives details, but the details are wrong. Precise includes the idea of being clear and certain as well as correct and can be used to talk about people in the phrase be precise about sth . Exact is not usually used in this way. |
[not before noun] ( BrE informal ) exactly right指完全正确、对极了：
His guess was spot on.
他的猜测完全正确。
correct
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ADJ 准确无误的;正确的
If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8...
正确答案在第8页末尾。
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Did I pronounce your name correctly?...
你的名字我念对了吗？
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Ask the investor to check the correctness of what he has written.
让投资人检查一下他所写的是否正确。
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ADJ (说法或想法)对的，正确的
If someone is correct, what they have said or thought is true.You are absolutely correct. The leaves are from a bay tree...
你说得很对，这是月桂树的叶子。
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ADJ 恰当的;合适的
The correct thing or method is the thing or method that is required or is most suitable in a particular situation.The use of the correct materials was crucial...
使用恰当的材料至关重要。
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If correctly executed, this shot will give them a better chance of getting the ball close to the hole.
如果出手准确，这一击将使他们有机会把球打得离球洞更近。
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ADJ (行为)被人认可的，赞许的
If you say that someone is correct in doing something, you approve of their action.You are perfectly correct in trying to steer your mother towards increased independence...
你试图让自己的母亲变得越来越独立，这样做很正确。
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When an accident happens, quite correctly questions are asked.
当事故发生时，理所当然要询问一些情况。
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VERB 纠正(问题);改正，修正(错误)
If you correct a problem, mistake, or fault, you do something which puts it right.He may need surgery to correct the problem...
要解决这个问题，他可能需要做外科手术。
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...legislation to require the correction of factual errors...
要求改正与事实不符的错误的立法
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VERB 纠正;指出…的错误
If you correct someone, you say something which you think is more accurate or appropriate than what they have just said.'Actually, that isn't what happened,' George corrects me...
“实际上，并不是那样，”乔治纠正我。
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VERB 批改，修改(文章等)
When someone corrects a piece of writing, they look at it and mark the mistakes in it.It took an extraordinary effort to focus on preparing his classes or correcting his students' work.
备课和批改学生的作业花费了他很多精力。
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ADJ-GRADED (行为)符合社会公认标准的，得体的
If a person or their behaviour is correct, their behaviour is in accordance with social or other rules.I think English men are very polite and very correct...
我认为英国人很有礼貌，举止非常得体。
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The High Court of Parliament began very correctly with a prayer for the Queen.
议会最高法院按照常规，开庭前先为女王祈祷。
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...his stiff-legged gait and formal correctness.
他拘谨的步态和郑重其事的举止
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CONVENTION 若是我说错了就请指出
You say 'correct me if I'm wrong' to indicate that you are not entirely sure that what you are about to say is true.As I recall, but correct me if I'm wrong, it was in a car park in Carmarthen.
如果我没记错的话，那是在卡马森的一个停车场内。
verb
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- treat a defect
- The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia
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- make right or correct
- Correct the mistakes
- rectify the calculation
- Synonym: rectify right
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- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- Adjust the clock, please
- correct the alignment of the front wheels
- Synonym: adjust set
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- censure severely
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- Synonym: chastise castigate objurgate chasten
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- go down in value
- the stock market corrected
- prices slumped
- Synonym: decline slump
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- make reparations or amends for
- right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
- Synonym: right compensate redress
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- punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
- The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently
- Synonym: discipline sort out
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- adjust for
- engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
- Synonym: compensate counterbalance make up even out even off even up
adj
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- 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
- Synonym: right
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- correct in opinion or judgment
- time proved him right
- Synonym: right
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- socially right or correct
- it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
- correct behavior
- Synonym: right
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- in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
- what's the right word for this?
- the right way to open oysters
- Synonym: right
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If Casey is correct , the total cost of the cleanup would come to $ 110 billion .
如果凯西是对的，清理的总花费将达1,100亿美元。
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His insistence upon strict obedience is correct .
他坚持绝对服从是对的。
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These prices are correct at the time of going to press .
这些价格在付印时是准确无误的。
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I think you 've made the correct decision .
我认为你的决定是正确的。
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Do you have the correct time ?
你的表走得准吗？
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What 's the correct way to shut the machine down ?
这台机器该怎么关呢？
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Do you know the correct way to shut the machine down ?
你知道这台机器该怎么关吗？
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Read through your work and correct any mistakes that you find .
从头至尾看一遍你们的作业，发现的错误都要改正过来。
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He is always very correct in his speech .
他说话总是很有分寸。
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They issued a statement correcting the one they had made earlier .
他们发表了一份声明，更正早先声明中的错误。
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Each correct answer will score two points .
每答对一题得两分。
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Am I correct in saying that you know a lot about wine ?
你对酒了解颇深，我说得对吧？
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Only one of the answers is correct .
这些答案中只有一个是正确的。
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Yes , you 're right ─ I stand corrected .
是的，你说得对。承蒙你指正。
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The number is correct to three decimal places .
这个数目精确到小数点后三位数。
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There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be .
对于应该采取什么正确步骤，还是有些不明确。
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Please check that these details are correct .
请检查这些细节是否准确无误。
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Check that all the details are correct .
检查所有这些细节是否准确无误。
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Correct me if I 'm wrong but didn 't you say you two knew each other ?
我若说错了请你纠正，可你不是说过你们彼此认识吗？
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I don 't think she 's correct to say he 's incompetent .
我认为她说他无能是不对的。
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Yes , that 's basically correct .
对，基本正确。
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He has to wear a brace to correct his bite .
他得戴着牙箍矫正牙齿的咬合。
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This procedure ensures correct placement of the catheter .
这个程序可保证导液管的正确置入。
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Be sure to wear the correct footwear to prevent injuries to your feet .
一定要穿合适的鞋，以免脚受伤。
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Correct me if I 'm wrong , but isn 't this last year 's brochure ?
这不是去年的小册子吗？若是我说错了就请指出。
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Put a tick if the answer is correct and a cross if it 's wrong .
答案正确打钩，错误打叉。
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Ring the correct answer in pencil .
用铅笔圈出正确答案。
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Neither answer is correct .
两个答案都不对。
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Their eyesight can be corrected in just a few minutes by the use of a laser .
他们的视力用激光只要几分钟就可矫正。
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The sender of the first correct entry drawn will win a weekend for two in Venice .
第一个被摇出的寄出正确答案的竞赛答题者将获得两人在威尼斯度周末的机会。
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