adj.(形容词)

1. 正确的，不错的，对的
2. 恰当的，合适的，适合，符合（公认准则）的，得体的，端庄的，有礼貌
3. 端正的
4. 确有其事
5. 一本正经的，道貌岸然
6. 有礼貌
7. 准确无误的，精确的

v.(动词)

1. 修正，改正，纠正，更正，订正，补正，修改
2. 校正，校准，校订，使符合标准
3. 矫正
4. 惩治，惩罚，训斥，责备
5. 调整
6. 制止
7. 使中和
8. 解（毒），消解
9. 改（错），纠正错误
10. 修理
11. 精确
12. 扭转
13. 弥补
14. 批改
15. 指出错误，找出差错
16. 抵制，克服
17. 医治，治愈（疾病）

n.(名词)

1. 遮瑕膏

adj.(形容词)

1. 正确的,对的 right; without mistakes
2. 合适的,符合的 keeping to proper standards of manners; fit

v.(动词)

1. vt. 改正,纠正 make right; take out mistakes from; mark the mistakes in

Adjective:

1. 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"
   

2. socially right or correct;

   "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"
   "correct behavior"
   

3. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure;

   "what's the right word for this?"
   "the right way to open oysters"
   

4. correct in opinion or judgment;

   "time proved him right"
   

Verb:

1. make right or correct;

   "correct the mistakes"
   "rectify the calculation"
   

2. make reparations or amends for;

   "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
   

3. censure severely;

   "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
   

4. adjust for;

   "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
   

5. punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience;

   "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
   

6. go down in value;

   "the stock market corrected"
   "prices slumped"
   

7. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard;

   "Adjust the clock, please"
   "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
   

8. treat a defect;

   "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"
   

1.准确无误的;正确的
If something iscorrect, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.

e.g. Thecorrect answers can be found at the bottom of page 8...
正确答案在第8页末尾。
e.g. The following information wascorrect at time of going to press...
下列信息在付印时准确无误。

correctly
Did I pronounce your name correctly?...
你的名字我念对了吗？
You have to correctly answer each question.
你必须正确回答每一个问题。correctness
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。

2.(说法或想法)对的，正确的
If someone iscorrect, what they have said or thought is true.

e.g. You are absolutelycorrect. The leaves are from a bay tree...
你说得很对，这是月桂树的叶子。
e.g. If Casey iscorrect, 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。

3.恰当的;合适的
Thecorrect thing or method is the thing or method that is required or is most suitable in a particular situation.

e.g. The use of thecorrect materials was crucial...
使用恰当的材料至关重要。
e.g. White was in no doubt the referee made thecorrect decision.
怀特确信裁判作出了公正的判罚。

correctly
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。

4.(行为)被人认可的，赞许的
If you say that someone iscorrect in doing something, you approve of their action.

e.g. You are perfectlycorrect 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。
e.g. I think the president wascorrect to reject the offer.
我认为总统拒绝这一提议是正确的。

correctly
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。

5.纠正(问题);改正，修正(错误)
If youcorrect a problem, mistake, or fault, you do something which puts it right.

e.g. He may need surgery tocorrect the problem...
要解决这个问题，他可能需要做外科手术。
e.g. He has criticised the government for inefficiency and delays in correcting past mistakes.
他批评政府在纠正过去的错误问题上效率低下，并且拖拖拉拉。

correction
...legislation to require the correction of factual errors...
要求改正与事实不符的错误的立法
We will then make the necessary corrections.
我们届时会作出必要的修改。

6.纠正;指出…的错误
If youcorrect someone, you say something which you think is more accurate or appropriate than what they have just said.

e.g. 'Actually, that isn't what happened,' George corrects me...
“实际上，并不是那样，”乔治纠正我。
e.g. I mustcorrect him on a minor point.
我必须纠正他的一处小错误。

7.批改，修改(文章等)
When someonecorrects a piece of writing, they look at it and mark the mistakes in it.

e.g. 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。

8.(行为)符合社会公认标准的，得体的
If a person or their behaviour iscorrect, their behaviour is in accordance with social or other rules.

e.g. I think English men are very polite and verycorrect...
我认为英国人很有礼貌，举止非常得体。
e.g. We were rather surprised by their sporting andcorrect behaviour.
他们富有体育精神而且举止得体，让我们感到相当惊讶。

correctly
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。correctness
...his stiff-legged gait and formal correctness.
他拘谨的步态和郑重其事的举止

9.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.

e.g. As I recall, butcorrect 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。

1.correct：corr; 抵消

Your answer to the question is correct.

你对这个问题的回答是正确的。

So far no correct conclusion has arrived at.

到目前为止,还没有得出任何正确的结论。

Such casual dress would not be correct for a formal occasion.

这样的便服不宜在正式的场合穿。

correct the errors in the following sentences, if any.

如果下列句子中有错,请改正。

She criticizes him. She is trying to correct his bad habits.

她批评他,想纠正他的坏习惯。

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。

['u4e0d'u53ef'u6570'u540d'u8bcd]The correctness of this decision may be doubted.

此项决定是否正确值得怀疑。

He was looking correctly grave.

他表情严肃得体。

They reasoned, correctly, that she was away for the weekend.

他们的推断没错，她出去度周末了。

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。

'u2018Are you in charge here? 'u2019 'u2018That's correct. 'u2019

“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？

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。

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？

The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8...

正确答案在第8页末尾。

The following information was correct at time of going to press...

下列信息在付印时准确无误。

You are absolutely correct. The leaves are from a bay tree...

你说得很对，这是月桂树的叶子。

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。

The use of the correct materials was crucial...

使用恰当的材料至关重要。

White was in no doubt the referee made the correct decision.

怀特确信裁判作出了公正的判罚。

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。

I think the president was correct to reject the offer.

我认为总统拒绝这一提议是正确的。

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。

He has criticised the government for inefficiency and delays in correcting past mistakes.

他批评政府在纠正过去的错误问题上效率低下，并且拖拖拉拉。

'Actually, that isn't what happened,' George corrects me...

“实际上，并不是那样，”乔治纠正我。

I must correct him on a minor point.

我必须纠正他的一处小错误。

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。

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。

We were rather surprised by their sporting and correct behaviour.

他们富有体育精神而且举止得体，让我们感到相当惊讶。

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。

用作定语～+ n.

1. The correct thing to do is to say “sorry” to him.
   正确的做法是对他说声“对不起”。
2. The above principles are the only correct policy for solving this problem.
   只有上述原则才是解决这个问题的正确方针。
3. The party's correct leadership is the guarantee of our victory.
   党的正确领导是我们成功的保证。
4. This has afterwards proved to be the correct explanation.
   事后证实这种解释是恰当的。
5. Yours is a correct manner in this situation.
   在这种情境下,你的举止还是得体的。
6. She is a correct young lady.
   她是一个品行高尚的年轻女士。

用作表语S+be+～

1. This page is correct.
   这一页没有错误。
2. The thing turned out to be correct.
   这事证实是对的。
3. Your reply is not quite correct.
   你的回答不完全正确。
4. He was convinced that his theories were correct.
   他确信他的学说是正确的。
5. My uncle was correct when he called your son a wonder child.
   我叔父说你的儿子是神童,他说对了。
6. I give my guarantee what she told you is correct.
   我保证她告诉你的话是对的。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. I think her dress is correct for the party.
   我认为她的连衣裙适合在这个聚会上穿。
2. The detective is completely correct in his surmises.
   这个侦探所推测的完全正确。
3. You are partially correct in saying this.
   你这么说有一部分是正确的。
4. He is correct in saying so.
   他这样说是正确的。
5. You are correct in thinking he is an honest man.
   你认为他是一个诚实的人,你是正确的。

It is/was+～+(for sb) to- v

1. It is correct for you to keep it secret.
   你不把事情说出来是对的。
2. Is it correct for you to wear a shirt waist with a skirt?
   穿宽松的上衣配裙子是否合适?
3. It's not correct to speak while one's mouth is full.
   一边吃饭一边说话是不雅观的。

用作宾语补足语S+V+O+～

1. We accept the conclusion as correct.
   我们认为这个结论是正确的。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. Regardless of how often I correct him, he always makes the same mistake.
   不管我怎样经常告诫他,他总是犯同样的错误。
2. A lot of parents seem unwilling to correct their children these days.
   现在许多父母似乎不愿管教自己的孩子。
3. The father harshly corrected his child for disobedience.
   那位父亲严厉地训斥着那个不听话的孩子。
4. Some teachers corrected pupils by making them stay after school.
   有的老师用放学后不让学生回家的方法来惩罚学生。
5. He is listening to the news while correcting the students' exercise books.
   他一边听新闻,一边批改学生的作业。
6. The teacher is correcting the examination papers agreeably because all her students have done well in the examination.
   老师非常高兴地批改着考卷,因为她的学生都考得不错。
7. With this new typewriter you can correct mistakes at the touch of a button.
   这种新型打字机只要轻轻地按一下键就可以改掉错字。
8. Would you please correct any wrong spellings that you find?
   请改正你发现的拼写错误好吗?
9. She has corrected all the mistakes in my manuscript.
   她把我手稿中的错误全部改正了。
10. I spent much time correcting my students' grammar.
    我花了很多时间纠正学生的语法错误。
11. He is now correcting the sheets for the press.
    他现在为报纸校对。
12. I have corrected the proof.
    我已校正了样稿。
13. I corrected my watch by the clock.
    我按钟调我的表。
14. Father corrected his watch by the time signal.
    父亲照报时信号校正他的手表。
15. You'd better wear glasses which will correct your vision.
    你最好还是戴上眼镜,戴上眼镜可以矫正你的视力。
16. Turn the wheel to the right to correct the steering.
    把方向盘往右边转转,好修正驾驶上的偏差。
17. Add salt to correct the seasoning.
    加点盐把味道调好。
18. The medicine can correct stomach trouble.
    这种药物可医治胃病。
19. This medicine is effective in correcting liver trouble.
    这种药对医治肝炎有效。
20. His head corrects his heart in the choice of friends.
    在选择朋友时,他的理智战胜了情感。
21. You should correct your errors and make a fresh start.
    你应该改正错误,重新做人。
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22. The mistake has been corrected.
    这个错误已经改正。

correct to (v.+prep.)

把…改成… change sth into sth
correct sth to sth

Please correct a to the .

请把a改成the。

You should correct the small letter i to capital letter I .

你应该把小写的i改为大写的I。

～+名词

• correct%20account">correct account正确的说明
• correct%20answer">correct answer正确的答案
• correct%20calculation">correct calculation精确的计算
• correct%20conduct">correct conduct端正行为
• correct%20decision">correct decision正确的决定
• correct%20dress">correct dress得体的服装
• correct%20explanation">correct explanation正确的解释
• correct%20exposure">correct exposure适当的曝光
• correct%20figure">correct figure正确的数字
• correct%20grinding">correct grinding精磨
• correct%20judgement">correct judgement准确的判断
• correct%20level">correct level校正水准
• correct%20line">correct line正确路线
• correct%20manner">correct manner适当的举止
• correct%20mixture">correct mixture适当混合
• correct%20oil">correct oil合格油
• correct%20thing">correct thing正事,应该的事
• correct%20time">correct time正确的时间,合适的时间
• correct%20usage">correct usage正确的用法
• correct%20young%20man">correct young man品行端正的年轻人

副词+～

• correct">quite correct相当正确
• correct">absolutely correct绝对正确
• correct">absurdly correct正确得不合情理
• correct">approximately correct大体上正确
• correct">avidly correct渴望正确
• correct">completely correct完全正确
• correct">dependably correct绝对可靠
• correct">entirely correct全部正确
• correct">fashionably correct适于流行的
• correct">formally correct形式上正确
• correct">habitually correct习惯性正确
• correct">infallibly correct一贯正确
• correct">insatiably correct满足于一贯正确
• correct">insistently correct坚持正确
• correct">mathematically correct绝对正确
• correct">meticulously correct细致正确
• correct">ordinarily correct(行为)正常适度
• correct">ostentatiously correct炫耀正确
• correct">partially correct部分正确
• correct">pompously correct夸大正确
• correct">positively correct确信正确
• correct">pretentiously correct正确而骄傲
• correct">rigidly correct一贯正确
• correct">stiffly correct绝对正确
• correct">strictly correct绝对正确
• correct">uncannily correct正确得不可思议
• correct">uncompromisingly correct正确得无懈可击

～+介词

• correct%20in_2E_2E_2E%28%E2%80%A6">correct in...(…是)正确的
• correct%20in%20one%27s%20thinking">correct in one's thinking思想正确
• correct%20to%20zero%20point">correct to zero point精确到零点

～+名词

• correct%20a%20child">correct a child训斥孩子
• correct%20a%20mistake">correct a mistake改正错误
• correct%20compositions">correct compositions改作文
• correct%20errors">correct errors改正错误
• correct%20examination%20papers">correct examination papers批改试卷
• correct%20exercises">correct exercises改作业
• correct%20grammar">correct grammar改语法
• correct%20homework">correct homework批改作业
• correct%20one%27s%20fault">correct one's fault改正过错
• correct%20one%27s%20pronunciation">correct one's pronunciation纠正发音
• correct%20one%27s%20watch">correct one's watch对表
• correct%20pain">correct pain消除疼痛
• correct%20the%20answer%20sheets">correct the answer sheets批改答题
• correct%20the%20proof">correct the proof校对清样
• correct%20the%20sheets">correct the sheets校正清样
• correct%20the%20spelling">correct the spelling纠正拼写错误

～+副词

• correct%20adequately">correct adequately适当地修改
• correct%20agreeably">correct agreeably令人愉快地纠正
• correct%20carefully">correct carefully用心地校阅
• correct%20casually">correct casually马马虎虎地校阅
• correct%20constructively">correct constructively建设性的修改
• correct%20courteously">correct courteously客客气气地修改
• correct%20crudely">correct crudely粗糙地修改,残酷地惩罚
• correct%20dependably">correct dependably有根据地纠正
• correct%20desperately">correct desperately拼命地矫正
• correct%20formally">correct formally正规地纠正
• correct%20grammatically">correct grammatically在语法上做修正
• correct%20harshly">correct harshly严厉地训斥
• correct%20hastily">correct hastily草率地批阅
• correct%20helpfully">correct helpfully有益地修改
• correct%20immediately">correct immediately立即修改
• correct%20infallibly">correct infallibly确实可靠地修改
• correct%20painstakingly">correct painstakingly细心地修改
• correct%20reasonably">correct reasonably适度地纠正
• correct%20rudely">correct rudely粗暴地训斥
• correct%20sharply">correct sharply严厉地训斥
• correct%20sincerely">correct sincerely诚恳地加以修改
• correct%20strictly">correct strictly严格地纠正
• correct%20sufficiently">correct sufficiently充分地修改
• correct%20tactfully">correct tactfully得体地修改

～+介词

• correct_2E_2E_2Eby">correct...by靠…校正或惩罚
• correct%20sb%27s%20watch%20by%20the%20time%20signal">correct sb's watch by the time signal按报时信号校正某人的表
• correct%20for">correct for做…修正
• correct%20to">correct to改正为

• Mr. Hunt is..quite correct in saying that [etc.]

  出自：Ld Macaulay

• Trying to open a safe without knowing the correct combination.

  出自：. G. Gordon

• Having made a mistake..he went back and corrected it.

  出自：W. S. Churchill

时间和日期

correct的解释

A：What is thecorrect time, please?
请问现在标准时间几点？

B：It’s exactly twelve minutes past seven.
现在是七点十二分。

A：When will the lecture begin?
讲座什么时候开始？

B：It’ll begin at nine o’clock sharp.
正九点开始。

求职面试

B：How do you handle your failure？
你怎样对待自己的失敗？

correct是什么意思

A：None of us was born "perfect". I am sure I will be given a second chance tocorrect my mistake.
我们大家生来都不是十全十美的，我相信我有第二个机会改正我的错误。

Advertising-(广告)

correct的解释

A：We want to use the right marketing mix to reach our target market.
我们想要使用正确的行销媒体来达到市场目标。

B：Certainly. We've done some tactical planning already. We think we've come up with a good plan.
当然。我们已经完成一些战略计划。我们认为我们已经提出一项不错的计划。

A：What media do you plan to use?
你们准备使用何种媒体？

B：Well, taking into account the image you want to project, we've asked our copywriters to prepare copy for computer magazines and the internet first.
考虑到你们想要表现的形象，我们已要求撰写文案的同事准备好计算机杂志稿及网际网络用稿。

A：So that way, our advertising dollars would be focused on people we know are computer users.
这样一来，我们的广告花费就会针对在，如我们所知，计算机使用者身上。

B：Yes. We'll also run billboard and newspaper ads to help create broad brand recognition.
是的。我们还同时刊登广告看板及报纸广告来帮助创立明显的品牌识别。

A：Will there be any direct mail?
会有任何广告邮件吗？

B：No. That would not becorrect for a manufacturer like you. Leave that to the retailers.
没有。对像你们这样的制造商来说，那并不是正确的作法。把这种方式留给零售商吧。

correct什么意思

A：Good point. Please prepare a more detailed proposal, and then I'll pitch it to the higher-ups.
说得没错。请准备一份更详细的提案，然后我会把它推销给高阶主管。

B：Great. We'll get started right away.
太好了。我们马上准备。

adj.(形容词)

1. correct的基本意思是“正确的”,指没有错误或过失,按照惯例或公认的标准衡量是正确无误的,没有感情色彩; 也可表示“恰当的”,可用于真理和时尚。
2. correct在句中可用作定语、表语或宾语补足语。
3. correct本身已表明极限意义,故没有比较级和最高级形式。

v.(动词)

1. correct的基本意思是指改正缺点、毛病、错误等不准确、不完善、不真实的事物,使之达到准确、真实和完善的标准。
2. correct也可表示为达到惩戒目的而指出某人的错误,还可表示某事物可以中和或抵制某一事实的不良后果。
3. correct是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。

1. correct可以作为“修改，纠正”的意思使用。

   She has corrected the mistakes in the report.
   她修改了报告里的错误。

2. correct的名词形式correction与conrrectness意思不同。correction是“改正，修正”的意思，而correctness则是指“正确性”。

   The correction of the report took her three hours.
   她用了三个小时来修正报告中的错误。

   I am not sure the correctness of this point.
   我不确定这个观点的正确性。

adj.(形容词)

correct, right

这两个词意思相同,都表示“正确”,多数情况下可互换。例如:

Your answer is right〔correct〕.你的答案是正确的。其区别是：

1.correct含有按标准或规则往往是“正确”的意味; 而right含有按道德规范往往是“正确”的意味。例如:

This sentence is grammatically correct but idiomatically wrong.这句话从语法上讲是对的,但不符合习惯用法。

I don't think it's right to leave children alone in a house.我认为把小孩独自留在房里是不对的。

2.right有“正常的”“正义的”“井井有条的”等意思,而correct没有。例如:

He invited the right persons.他邀请了该请的客人。

correct, corrective

这两个词词根相同,但含义并不相同。correct意为“正确的”; corrective意为“纠正性的”。例如:

The answer is correct.这答案是正确的。

The criminals were sent to prison for corrective punishment.罪犯被关进监狱接受惩罚以改过自新。

correct, accurate

这两个词的共同意思是“准确,正确”。其区别是：

correct指按某种标准衡量是正确的,如问题回答得正确; accurate指新闻工作或判决书等文书要求准确、精确。例如:

She gave me two correct answers.她给了我两个正确的答案。

Journalists are not always accurate in what they write.新闻工作者的报导并非都很准确。

v.(动词)

correct, rectify, remedy

这组词的共同意思是“纠正”“改正”。其区别是：

1.correct意为“改正”,是普通用语,指改正缺点、毛病、错误,使之符合正确的标准; remedy意为“改善”,多指医治,也可指补救缺点、改进条件等; rectify意为“矫正; 整顿”,是正式用语,多用于正式场合,书面语言中较常用。例如:

Please correct my pronunciation.请纠正我的发音。

It is necessary that we (should) rectify the style of writing.我们有必要整顿文风。

2.correct解决的是简单的是非问题; remedy是在多种方案中寻找最佳方案,有时也指局部的改进; rectify语气更强烈,表示彻底地变革。例如:

Has your homework been corrected?你的作业批改了吗?

We are prepared to do whatever is necessary to remedy the situation.我们准备采取一切措施来改变局面。

The Party's style must be rectified now.现在必须整顿党风。

correct, punish

这两个词都可作“惩处”解。其区别是：

前者侧重“惩罚”; 后者意为“惩戒”,使受罚者改过自新。

下面三个句子的意思是相同的:

He was glad to have his fault corrected.

He was glad to have his mistake corrected.

He was glad to have his error corrected.

他乐意接受批评指正。

accurate，exact，precise，right，true，correct

这些形容词均含“准确的，正确的”之意。

accurate指通过谨慎的努力达到符合事实或实际，侧重不同程度的准确性，与事实无出入。

exact着重在质与量方面的准确，语气比accurate强。

precise侧重极端准确，更强调细节的精确无误。

right使用广泛，可与这些词中的correct换用，但常暗示道德、理解、行动等方面的正确。

true暗指绝对准确，尤指复制品与原件丝毫不差。

correct最常用词，主要指按一定标准或规则来衡量，没有谬误和差错或无缺点错误。

correct，rectify，remedy，revise，amend

这些动词均含“纠正，改正”之意。

correct指纠正或改正不正确、不真实或有缺点的东西。

rectify正式用词，意义较抽象，侧重指彻底改正偏离正确标准或规则的东西。

remedy正式用词，通常指在局部范围内进行纠正，尤指对困难或棘手问题的解决。

revise指通过仔细阅读、反复思考后而进行改正、订正或修订，使趋于完善。

amend书面语用词。指进行更正或改变，使之更好，符合更高的要求。

• ☆ 14世纪中期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的corrigere：cor (强调） + regere (规则），意为改进，使符合规则。