[VERB 动词]纠正;修正;矫正 If you rectify something that is wrong, you change it so that it becomes correct or satisfactory.
[V n]
Only an act of Congress could rectify the situation...
只有国会法案才能矫正这种形势。
That mistake could have been rectified within 28 days.
那个错误原本可以在28天内得以纠正。
Oxford
rect·ify/ˈrektɪfaɪ; NAmEˈrektɪfaɪ/verb(rec·ti·fies,rec·ti·fy·ing,rec·ti·fied,rec·ti·fied)rectifysth ( formal) to put right sth that is wrong 矫正;纠正;改正SYN
correct
◆to rectify a fault改正缺点◆We must take steps to rectify the situation.我们一定要采取措施整顿局面。▶rec·ti·fi·able/ˌrektɪˈfaɪəbl; NAmEˌrektɪˈfaɪəbl/adjective◆The damage will be easily rectifiable.所受损坏很容易修复。rec·ti·fi·ca·tionrectificationrectifications/ˌrektɪfɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmEˌrektɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/noun[uncountable ]rectifyrectifiesrectifiedrectifyingrect·ify/ˈrektɪfaɪ; NAmEˈrektɪfaɪ/rec·ti·fi·able/ˌrektɪˈfaɪəbl; NAmEˌrektɪˈfaɪəbl/rec·ti·fi·ca·tion/ˌrektɪfɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmEˌrektɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
LDC
rectifyrec‧ti‧fy /ˈrektɪfaɪ/ ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle rectified, present participle rectifying, third person singular rectifies) [transitive]
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formal to correct something that is wrongSYN put right: I did my best to rectify the situation, but the damage was already done.—rectification /ˌrektɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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rectify
[ˈrektɪfaɪ]rectified, rectifying, rectifies
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rectified[260]
改正(100%)
vt.改正;精馏;整流
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