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This flashcard defines the word "correct," covering its meanings as an adjective (accurate, proper, appropriate) and a verb (to fix mistakes, to inform someone of an error). It includes example sentences and related forms like "correctly" and "correctness."
This flashcard teaches the word "correct" and its various meanings and uses as both an adjective and a verb. It provides examples of its usage in sentences, including its forms like "correctly" and "correctness." The definitions cover being accurate, proper, appropriate, and the act of fixing mistakes or informing someone of an error.
[ADJ 形容词]准确无误的;正确的 If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
[FORMAL 正式]
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。
Doctors examine their patients thoroughly in order to make a correct diagnosis.
为了作出准确的诊断,医生会对病人进行彻底的检查。
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。
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[ADJ 形容词](说法或想法)对的,正确的 If someone is correct, what they have said or thought is true.
[v-link ADJ]
[FORMAL 正式]
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。
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[ADJ 形容词]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.
[ADJ n]
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。
...the correct way to produce a crop of tomato plants.
栽种一季西红柿的正确方法
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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 形容词](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.
[usu ADJ in -ing/n]
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。
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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 动词]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.
[V n]
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。
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。
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[VERB 动词]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.
[V n with quote]
[V n]
[Also V with quote]
'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。
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[VERB 动词]批改,修改(文章等) When someone corrects a piece of writing, they look at it and mark the mistakes in it.
[V n]
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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](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。
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。
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
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[CONVENTION 惯用语]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.
[vagueness]
[SPOKEN 口语]
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。
Oxford
cor·rect★/kəˈrekt; NAmEkəˈrekt/
adjective
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verb
correctcorrectscorrectedcorrectingadjective★1★accurate or true, without any mistakes 准确无误的;精确的;正确的SYN
right
◆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?OPP
incorrect
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2★right and suitable, so that sth is done as it should be done 恰当的;合适的◆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。☞synonyms at
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3taking care to speak or behave in a way that follows the accepted standards or rules (举止言谈)符合公认准则的,得体的◆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。OPP
incorrect
☞see also
politically correct
▶cor·rect·ly★/kəˈrektli; NAmEkəˈrektli/adverb◆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。cor·rect·ness/kəˈrektnəs; NAmEkəˈrektnəs/noun[uncountable ]◆The correctness of this decision may be doubted.此项决定是否正确值得怀疑。☞see also
political correctness
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adj.verb★1★correctsth to make sth right or accurate, for example by changing it or removing mistakes 改正;纠正;修正◆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。2★correctsth (of a teacher 教师)to mark the mistakes in a piece of work (and sometimes give a mark/grade to the work) 批改;改◆I spent all evening correcting essays.我整个晚上都在批改论文。3to tell sb that they have made a mistake 指出错误correctsb ◆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。correct(sb) + speech ◆‘It's Yates, not Wates,’ she corrected him.“那是 Yates 而不是 Wates。”她纠正他道。cor·rect/kəˈrekt; NAmEkəˈrekt/cor·rect·ly/kəˈrektli; NAmEkəˈrektli/cor·rect·ness/kəˈrektnəs; NAmEkəˈrektnəs/
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correct1 adjective
correct2 verb
correctcor‧rect1 /kəˈrekt/ ●●●S1W2 adjective
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1having no mistakesSYN rightOPP incorrect: If my calculations are correct, we’re about ten miles from Exeter. Score one point for each correct answer. You are absolutely correct, the Missouri is the longest river in the US.factually/grammatically/anatomically etc correct The sentence is grammatically correct, but doesn’t sound natural.► see thesaurus at
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RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say right rather than correct:· Are you sure you’ve got the right address?2suitable and right for a particular situation: What’s the correct procedure in cases like this? The correct way to lift heavy weights is to make sure that your back is straight.3correct behaviour is formal and politeSYN proper: It was not considered correct for young ladies to go out on their own.—correctly adverb: If I remember correctly, he’s Spanish. We must make sure that things are done correctly.—correctness noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONSnounsa correct answer· Lucy got fourteen out of twenty correct answers.a correct entry (=correct answer in a competition)· The first five correct entries will win £50.correct information· I’m not sure that I’ve been given the correct information.correct spelling (=the correct way of writing words)· Copying does not teach correct spelling.correct pronunciation (=the correct way of saying words)· The dictionary will help you learn the correct pronunciation.adverbsabsolutely/perfectly/entirely correct (=completely correct)· What he said was perfectly correct.not strictly correct (=not correct according to some standards)· The grammar in this sentence is not strictly correct.grammatically correct (=written or spoken with correct grammar)· Simple sentences are more likely to be grammatically correct than long complex ones.factually correct (=having all the correct facts)· Articles in the newspaper are not always factually correct.broadly/essentially correct (=correct in most ways, but possibly not all)· All the evidence suggests that the results of his research are essentially correct.verbsprove correct (=be shown to be true)· Fortunately, my memory proved correct.
correct1 adjective
correct2 verb
correctcorrect2 ●●○S3 verb [transitive]
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1to make something right or to make it work the way it should: Some eyesight problems are relatively easy to correct. You have the right to see a copy of your file, and to correct any mistakes you may find.RegisterIn everyday British English, people usually say put something right rather than correct something:· The problem should be fairly easy to put right.2to show someone that something is wrong, and make it right: Correct my pronunciation if it’s wrong. ‘She’s in Ireland now.’ ‘She was,’ Farrell corrected him.correct yourself ‘I,’ Lady Deverill corrected herself, ‘we are very happy here.’3if a teacher corrects a student’s written work, he or she writes marks on it to show the mistakes in it4correct me if I’m wrong spoken used when you are not sure that what you are going to say is true or not: Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t you say you’d never met him before?5I stand corrected formal spoken used to admit that something you have said is wrong after someone has told you it is wrong
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correct
[kəˈrekt]corrected, correcting, corrects
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VERB3045
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corrected[2848] correcting[774]
正确的(55%),纠正(22%),改正(21%),得体的(2%)
adj.正确的;恰当的;端正的
vt.改正;告诫
vi.调整;纠正错误
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