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right adj.正确的；对的；右边的；合适的；重要的；完全的adv.正确地；直接地；向右；恰恰，就；立即；完全地n.权利；道理；正确；右边；右派v.扶直；纠正；公正对待；补偿；恢复平衡 (1) 总的看来,我想我们走的路子是正确的。(2) 经过了自省后,我认为你是对的。(3) 公共汽车站在右边。(4) 她就是我要找的女孩,我不要其他人。(5) 他在所有的正式场合都遇见了一些重要人士。(6) 他让我看起来完全是个傻瓜。(7) 我们转错了弯,但有一位警察给我们指出了正确的方向。(8) 你要是不给小鸡喂食,它们会直接跑来要吃的。(9) 你走到这条路的分岔口时(10) 他匆匆看了那个女人一眼,惊讶地发现她正好也在饶有兴趣地看着他。(11) 他病了,请快去请个医生来。(12) 冰冷的风直吹向我。(13) 我有权要求一个解释。(14) 这财产按理说是属于她的。(15) 大家都支持他,因为他是正确的。(16) 右派占据了政府内阁中的大多数,并不断排挤左派人士。(17) 我得把这幅画扶正才能感到舒服。(18) 请再给我一次机会纠正错误吧。(19) 我们公正地对待每个人,不管他（她）是谁。(20) 总有一天你要为你的所作所为付出代价。(21) 那个体操运动员翻了个筋斗跳到地面上,保持住了平衡。 Many times this word has something to do with what is good, proper, or correct, like the right thing to do. You can get the right answer to a question. You can be morally correct or "in the right." You can right a wrong by making up for an injustice. People have rights: in this country, we are guaranteed life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The first 10 Amendments to our Constitution are called the "Bill of Rights."

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英 [raɪt] 美 [raɪt] (1) In general, I think we're on the right track.(2) After some introspection, I think you are right.(3) The bus station is on the right side.(4) She is the right girl for me; I need no one else.(5) He has seen with all the right people in all the right places.(6) He made me look a right idiot.(7) We had taken a wrong turning,but a policeman put us right.(8) The chicken will come right out and demand food if you don't feed them.(9) When you get to the fork of the road, turn right.(10) When he took a quick glance at the lady, he was surprised to find that she was right regarding him with interest.(11) He is ill. Please send for a doctor right away.(12) The icy wind blew right through me.(13) I have the right to ask for an explanation.(14) The property belongs to her as of right.(15) Everyone supported him because he was in the right.(16) The Right dominated the cabinet and kept elbowing out the Left.(17) I had to right the picture before I could feel comfortable.(18) Give me one more chance to right my mistakes, please.(19) We right everyone, no matter who he or she is.(20) You have to right what you have done one day.(21) The gymnast righted after jumping onto the ground with a somersault. Right is a direction, the opposite of left. Most people are right-handed. Right is also correct: the opposite of wrong. 1. CORRECT, APPROPRIATE,OR ACCEPTABLE 正确的；适当的；可接受的2. DIRECTION AND POLITICAL      GROUPINGS 方向和政治派别3. ENTITLEMENT 权利4. DISCOURSE USES 话语用法5. USED FOR EMPHASIS 用于强调6. USED IN TITLES 用于称号Part-11[ADJ 形容词]对的；正确的；符合事实的 If something is right, it is correct and agrees with the facts.   [ADV after v]That's absolutely right...那绝对正确。Clocks never told the right time...钟表显示的时间从来都不准确。You chip away at the problem until somebody comes up with the right answer...你们要不断地琢磨这个问题直到有人得出正确答案为止。The barman tells me you saw Ann on Tuesday morning. Is that right?酒吧招待员告诉我你星期二早上看见了安，对吗？Right is also an adverb.He guessed right about some things.有些事情他猜对了。rightlyShe attended one meeting only, if I remember rightly.如果我没有记错的话，她只参加了一次会议。2[ADJ 形容词]合适的；恰当的；准确的 If you do something in the right way or in the right place, you do it as or where it should be done or was planned to be done.   [usu ADJ n]Walking, done in the right way, is a form of aerobic exercise...走路，如果方法正确的话，也是一种有氧健身运动。They have computerized systems to ensure delivery of the right pizza to the right place...他们已经实现了系统的计算机化，以保证比萨的送货准确无误。The chocolate is then melted down to exactly the right temperature.然后巧克力被熔化到了恰好的温度。Right is also an adverb.To make sure I did everything right, I bought a fat instruction book.为了保证不出任何差错，我买了一本厚厚的指南。3[ADJ 形容词](地方)为大众接受的；(人)正派的，体面的 If you say that someone is seen in all the right places or knows all the right people, you mean that they go to places which are socially acceptable or know people who are socially acceptable.   [usu ADJ n]He was always to be seen in the right places...他总是会出现在一些体面的地方。Through his father, he had met all the right people.他通过父亲认识了很多正派的人。4[ADJ 形容词](说法或想法)正确的，对的 If someone is right about something, they are correct in what they say or think about it. Ron has been right about the result of every General Election but one...罗恩对于历届大选结果都预测对了，只有一次除外。Is that true? Was she right?...那是真的吗？她说得没错吗？Am I right in thinking you're the only person in the club who's actually played at Wembley?我想你是这个俱乐部中唯一一个真正在温布利打过比赛的人，对吗？rightlyHe rightly assumed that the boy was hiding.他猜对了，那个男孩躲起来了。5[ADJ 形容词](选择、行动、决定等)正确的，最好的，最合适的 If something such as a choice, action, or decision is the right one, it is the best or most suitable one. She'd made the right choice in leaving New York...她离开纽约的决定是正确的。The right decision was made, but probably for the wrong reasons...作出的决定是正确的，但理由可能是错误的。They decided the time was right for their escape.他们认为逃跑的时机到了。rightlyShe hoped she'd decided rightly.她希望自己作出了正确的决定。6[ADJ 形容词]正常的；没有问题的；令人满意的 If something is not right, there is something unsatisfactory about the situation or thing that you are talking about.   [v-link ADJ]Ratatouille doesn't taste right with any other oil...普罗旺斯杂烩用其他任何油炒出来的味道都不正宗。The name Sue Anne never seemed quite right to Molly...莫莉总觉得休·安妮这个名字不太好听。He went into hospital and came out after a week. But he still wasn't right.他住院后一周又出院了。但是状况仍然不太好。7[ADJ 形容词]对的；正当的；有理的；合乎道德的 If you think that someone was right to do something, you think that there were good moral reasons why they did it.   [v-link ADJ]You were right to do what you did, under the circumstances...在这种情况下，你做的是对的。The president was absolutely right in ordering the bombing raid.总统下令发动空袭是绝对合乎道义的。rightlyThe crowd screamed for a penalty but the referee rightly ignored them...观众强烈要求罚球，但是裁判作出了公正的决定，对此没有理会。Education, quite rightly, is currently at the forefront of the political agenda.目前教育被排在政治议程的首位，这样做非常恰当。8[ADJ 形容词](活动或行动)符合道德的，正当的 Right is used to refer to activities or actions that are considered to be morally good and acceptable.   [v-link ADJ]It's not right, leaving her like this...就这样离开她是不对的。Fox hunting is popular among some people in this country. It doesn't make it right though...这个国家有些人喜欢猎狐，但是这并不能使其变得名正言顺。The BBC thought it was right and proper not to show the film.英国广播公司认为不播放这部电影是合理而且正当的做法。Right is also a noun.At least he knew right from wrong.至少他明辨是非。rightnessMany people have very strong opinions about the rightness or wrongness of abortion.很多人都对堕胎是否合乎道义有强烈的意见。9[VERB 动词]扭转；矫正；(使)恢复正常 If you right something or if it rights itself, it returns to its normal or correct state, after being in an undesirable state.   [V n]  [V pron-refl]They recognise the urgency of righting the economy...他们认识到了复苏经济的紧迫性。Your eyesight rights itself very quickly.你的视力恢复得非常快。10[VERB 动词]纠正；改正；弥补 If you right a wrong, you do something to make up for a mistake or something bad that you did in the past.   [V n]We've made progress in righting the wrongs of the past...我们在纠正过去的错误方面取得了进展。Having spent 25 years righting his own mistakes, he is anxious that children should not waste opportunities.他花了25年的时间弥补自己的过失，因此他非常渴望孩子们不要错失良机。11[VERB 动词]把…扶正；把…摆正；(使)直立 If you right something that has fallen or rolled over, or if it rights itself, it returns to its normal upright position.   [V n]  [V pron-refl]He righted the yacht and continued the race...他调正了快艇，继续比赛。The helicopter turned at an awful angle before righting itself.直升机在恢复平稳之前倾斜得很厉害。12[ADJ 形容词](材料)正面的 The right side of a material is the side that is intended to be seen and that faces outwards when it is made into something.   [ADJ n]13[PHRASE 短语]进展顺利；发展正常 If you say that things are going right, you mean that your life or a situation is developing as you intended or expected and you are pleased with it.   [V inflects]I can't think of anything in my life that's going right...我想不起我的生活中有任何一帆风顺的事情。I was pleased with my performance on Saturday — everything went right.我对自己星期六的表现挺满意——一切顺利。14[PHRASE 短语](道德上或法律上)有理的，合理的，正确的，说得通的 If someone has behaved in a way which is morally or legally right, you can say that they are in the right. You usually use this expression when the person is involved in an argument or dispute.   [usu v-link PHR]She wasn't entirely in the right...她并非完全占理。Legally, the local tax office is in the right.从法律的角度来说，当地税务局的做法是无可厚非的。15[PHRASE 短语]纠正；更正 If you put something right, you correct something that was wrong or that was causing problems.   [V inflects]We've discovered what's gone wrong and are going to put it right.我们已经发现了存在的问题，准备加以纠正。16[PHRASE 短语]白马王子；梦中情人；理想的伴侣 You can use Mr Right ,Miss Right, or Ms Right to talk about the kind of person that you imagine you will marry or spend the rest of your life with. She confesses to having trouble finding Mr Right.她承认找不到自己的白马王子。...bachelors searching for Ms Right.寻找真命天女的单身汉们17  heart in the right place→see: heart； it serves you right→see: serve； on the right side of→see: side； Part-2The spelling Right is also used for meanings 3 and 4. 拼写Right亦用于义项3和4。1[N-SING 单数名词]右边；右侧；右面 The right is one of two opposite directions, sides, or positions. If you are facing north and you turn to the right, you will be facing east. In the word 'to', the 'o' is to the right of the 't'.   [usu the N]  [ADV after v]Ahead of you on the right will be a lovely garden...在你右前方会有一个美丽的花园。He looks to his left, up at the screen, then to his right.他朝左边看了看，抬头望向屏幕，然后又看了看右边。Right is also an adverb.Turn right into the street.朝右拐进街道。2[ADJ 形容词]右边的；右侧的 Your right arm, leg, or ear, for example, is the one which is on the right side of your body. Your right shoe or glove is the one which is intended to be worn on your right foot or hand.   [ADJ n]3[N-SING-COLL 单数集合名词]右翼分子；右翼政党 You can refer to people who support the political ideals of capitalism and conservatism as the right. They are often contrasted with the left, who support the political ideals of socialism.   [the N]The Tory Right despise him...保守党右翼分子鄙视他。The right attacks me for being irreligious.右翼分子抨击我没有宗教信仰。4[N-SING 单数名词]（政治上的）右翼 If you say that someone has moved to the right, you mean that their political beliefs have become more right-wing.   [the N]They see the shift to the right as a worldwide phenomenon.他们认为政治上的右翼倾向是一个世界现象。5[PHRASE 短语]是…的得力助手；是…的左膀右臂 If someone is at a person's right hand, they work closely with that person so they can help and advise them.   [usu v-link PHR]I think he ought to be at the right hand of the president.我想他应该成为总统的得力助手。Part-31[N-PLURAL 复数名词]权利；权益 Your rights are what you are morally or legally entitled to do or to have.   [usu poss N]They don't know their rights...他们不知道自己的权利。You must stand up for your rights.你必须维护自己的权利。...voting rights.投票权2[N-SING 单数名词]（做某事或拥有某物的）权利 If you have a right to do or to have something, you are morally or legally entitled to do it or to have it.   [usu N to-inf]...a woman's right to choose...女性的选择权People have the right to read any kind of material they wish.人们有权利阅读自己喜欢的任何东西。3[N-PLURAL 复数名词]版权；改编权 If someone has the rights to a story or book, they are legally allowed to publish it or reproduce it in another form, and nobody else can do so without their permission.   [the N]An agent bought the rights to his life...一个经纪人购买了他的传记的出版权。He'd tried to buy the film rights of all George Bernard Shaw's plays.他曾尝试买下萧伯纳所有戏剧的电影改编权。4[PHRASE 短语]按理说；按道理 If something is not the case but you think that it should be, you can say that by rights it should be the case.   [PHR with cl]She did work which by rights should be done by someone else.她做了理应由别人做的事情。5[PHRASE 短语]靠自己努力；凭借自身才能 If someone is a successful or respected person in their own right, they are successful or respected because of their own efforts and talents rather than those of the people they are closely connected with.   [usu n adj PHR]Although now a celebrity in her own right, actress Lynn Redgrave knows the difficulties of living in the shadow of her famous older sister...虽然女演员琳恩·雷德格雷夫现在依靠自己的能力出了名，但她明白生活在大名鼎鼎的姐姐的阴影里有多不容易。Their baby is a person in his own right.他们的宝宝是个很独立的人。6[PHRASE 短语]保留…的权利 If you say that you reserve the right to do something, you mean that you will do it if you feel that it is necessary.   [V inflects]He reserved the right to change his mind...他保留了改变主意的权利。The ministry said it reserved the right to take whatever action necessary.该部表示保留采取任何必要行动的权利。7[PHRASE 短语]在…的权限之内；有权 If you say that someone is within their rights to do something, you mean that they are morally or legally entitled to do it.   [usu v-link PHR]You were quite within your rights to refuse to co-operate with him.你完全有权拒绝跟他合作。Part-41[ADV 副词](用于引起注意或表示已经完成一件事情，接下来可以开始另一件事情)好的，对 You use right in order to attract someone's attention or to indicate that you have dealt with one thing so you can go on to another.   [ADV cl]  [SPOKEN 口语]Right, I'll be back in a minute...好的，我一会儿就回来。Wonderful. Right, let's go to our next caller.太棒了。好的，我们接听下一个电话。2[CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于确认所说的话是否正确）对吗，是吗，对吧 You can use right to check whether what you have just said is correct.   [SPOKEN 口语]They have a small plane, right?他们有一架小飞机，对吧？So if it's not there now, the killer has it. Right?如果它现在不在那里，就在凶手那里。是吧？3[ADV 副词](用于表示倾听某人的话并表示接受或理解)嗯，对，是 You can say 'right' to show that you are listening to what someone is saying and that you accept it or understand it.   [ADV as reply]  [SPOKEN 口语]'Your children may well come away speaking with a bit of a broad country accent' — 'Right.' — 'because they're mixing with country children.'“你的孩子们走的时候可能会带点儿浓重的乡下口音。”——“嗯。”——“因为他们现在和乡下孩子打成一片。”4See also:all right；  5[CONVENTION 惯用语]好极了；对极了 You say 'right on' to express your support or approval.   [feelings]  [INFORMAL 非正式]  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]  [SPOKEN 口语]He suggested that many of the ideas just would not work. But the tenor of his input was 'Right on! Please show us how to make them work'.他认为这些想法有很多根本就不会奏效。但是他说话的大意却是“好极了！请告诉我们怎么让它们见效”。6[PHRASE 短语]好的；没问题 If someone says 'right you are', they are agreeing to do something in a very willing and happy way.   [INFORMAL 非正式]  [SPOKEN 口语]'I want a word with you when you stop.' — 'Right you are.'“等你停下来的时候，我想跟你说句话。”——“好的。”Part-51[ADV 副词](地方、位置或时间)准确地，恰当地，精确地 You can use right to emphasize the precise place, position, or time of something.   [ADV adv/prep]  [emphasis]The back of a car appeared right in front of him.汽车尾部正对着他。...a charming resort right on the Italian frontier...就在意大利边境上的一个美丽的度假胜地I had to decide right then.我当时就得做决定。2[ADV 副词]直到；一直到；径直 You can use right to emphasize how far something moves or extends or how long it continues.   [ADV prep/adv]  [emphasis]...the highway that runs through the Indian zone right to the army positions...穿过印第安人居住区直达军队阵地的公路She was kept very busy right up to the moment of her departure...她一直忙得不可开交，直到出发的那一刻还在忙。It was taken right there on a conveyor belt.它被传送带直接送到了那边。3

英语单词	right
英美音标	英 [raɪt] 美 [raɪt]
中文释义	adj.正确的；对的；右边的；合适的；重要的；完全的 adv.正确地；直接地；向右；恰恰，就；立即；完全地 n.权利；道理；正确；右边；右派 v.扶直；纠正；公正对待；补偿；恢复平衡
英语例句	(1) In general, I think we're on the right track. (2) After some introspection, I think you are right. (3) The bus station is on the right side. (4) She is the right girl for me; I need no one else. (5) He has seen with all the right people in all the right places. (6) He made me look a right idiot. (7) We had taken a wrong turning,but a policeman put us right. (8) The chicken will come right out and demand food if you don't feed them. (9) When you get to the fork of the road, turn right. (10) When he took a quick glance at the lady, he was surprised to find that she was right regarding him with interest. (11) He is ill. Please send for a doctor right away. (12) The icy wind blew right through me. (13) I have the right to ask for an explanation. (14) The property belongs to her as of right. (15) Everyone supported him because he was in the right. (16) The Right dominated the cabinet and kept elbowing out the Left. (17) I had to right the picture before I could feel comfortable. (18) Give me one more chance to right my mistakes, please. (19) We right everyone, no matter who he or she is. (20) You have to right what you have done one day. (21) The gymnast righted after jumping onto the ground with a somersault.
中文例句	(1) 总的看来,我想我们走的路子是正确的。 (2) 经过了自省后,我认为你是对的。 (3) 公共汽车站在右边。 (4) 她就是我要找的女孩,我不要其他人。 (5) 他在所有的正式场合都遇见了一些重要人士。 (6) 他让我看起来完全是个傻瓜。 (7) 我们转错了弯,但有一位警察给我们指出了正确的方向。 (8) 你要是不给小鸡喂食,它们会直接跑来要吃的。 (9) 你走到这条路的分岔口时 (10) 他匆匆看了那个女人一眼,惊讶地发现她正好也在饶有兴趣地看着他。 (11) 他病了,请快去请个医生来。 (12) 冰冷的风直吹向我。 (13) 我有权要求一个解释。 (14) 这财产按理说是属于她的。 (15) 大家都支持他,因为他是正确的。 (16) 右派占据了政府内阁中的大多数,并不断排挤左派人士。 (17) 我得把这幅画扶正才能感到舒服。 (18) 请再给我一次机会纠正错误吧。 (19) 我们公正地对待每个人,不管他（她）是谁。 (20) 总有一天你要为你的所作所为付出代价。 (21) 那个体操运动员翻了个筋斗跳到地面上,保持住了平衡。
vocabulary简明	Right is a direction, the opposite of left. Most people are right-handed. Right is also correct: the opposite of wrong.
vocabulary扩展	Many times this word has something to do with what is good, proper, or correct, like the right thing to do. You can get the right answer to a question. You can be morally correct or "in the right." You can right a wrong by making up for an injustice. People have rights: in this country, we are guaranteed life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The first 10 Amendments to our Constitution are called the "Bill of Rights."
柯林斯解释	1. CORRECT, APPROPRIATE,OR ACCEPTABLE 正确的；适当的；可接受的 2. DIRECTION AND POLITICAL GROUPINGS 方向和政治派别 3. ENTITLEMENT 权利 4. DISCOURSE USES 话语用法 5. USED FOR EMPHASIS 用于强调 6. USED IN TITLES 用于称号 Part-1 1 [ADJ 形容词]对的；正确的；符合事实的 If something is right, it is correct and agrees with the facts. [ADV after v] That's absolutely right... 那绝对正确。 Clocks never told the right time... 钟表显示的时间从来都不准确。 You chip away at the problem until somebody comes up with the right answer... 你们要不断地琢磨这个问题直到有人得出正确答案为止。 The barman tells me you saw Ann on Tuesday morning. Is that right? 酒吧招待员告诉我你星期二早上看见了安，对吗？ Right is also an adverb. He guessed right about some things. 有些事情他猜对了。 rightly She attended one meeting only, if I remember rightly. 如果我没有记错的话，她只参加了一次会议。 2 [ADJ 形容词]合适的；恰当的；准确的 If you do something in the right way or in the right place, you do it as or where it should be done or was planned to be done. [usu ADJ n] Walking, done in the right way, is a form of aerobic exercise... 走路，如果方法正确的话，也是一种有氧健身运动。 They have computerized systems to ensure delivery of the right pizza to the right place... 他们已经实现了系统的计算机化，以保证比萨的送货准确无误。 The chocolate is then melted down to exactly the right temperature. 然后巧克力被熔化到了恰好的温度。 Right is also an adverb. To make sure I did everything right, I bought a fat instruction book. 为了保证不出任何差错，我买了一本厚厚的指南。 3 [ADJ 形容词](地方)为大众接受的；(人)正派的，体面的 If you say that someone is seen in all the right places or knows all the right people, you mean that they go to places which are socially acceptable or know people who are socially acceptable. [usu ADJ n] He was always to be seen in the right places... 他总是会出现在一些体面的地方。 Through his father, he had met all the right people. 他通过父亲认识了很多正派的人。 4 [ADJ 形容词](说法或想法)正确的，对的 If someone is right about something, they are correct in what they say or think about it. Ron has been right about the result of every General Election but one... 罗恩对于历届大选结果都预测对了，只有一次除外。 Is that true? Was she right?... 那是真的吗？她说得没错吗？ Am I right in thinking you're the only person in the club who's actually played at Wembley? 我想你是这个俱乐部中唯一一个真正在温布利打过比赛的人，对吗？ rightly He rightly assumed that the boy was hiding. 他猜对了，那个男孩躲起来了。 5 [ADJ 形容词](选择、行动、决定等)正确的，最好的，最合适的 If something such as a choice, action, or decision is the right one, it is the best or most suitable one. She'd made the right choice in leaving New York... 她离开纽约的决定是正确的。 The right decision was made, but probably for the wrong reasons... 作出的决定是正确的，但理由可能是错误的。 They decided the time was right for their escape. 他们认为逃跑的时机到了。 rightly She hoped she'd decided rightly. 她希望自己作出了正确的决定。 6 [ADJ 形容词]正常的；没有问题的；令人满意的 If something is not right, there is something unsatisfactory about the situation or thing that you are talking about. [v-link ADJ] Ratatouille doesn't taste right with any other oil... 普罗旺斯杂烩用其他任何油炒出来的味道都不正宗。 The name Sue Anne never seemed quite right to Molly... 莫莉总觉得休·安妮这个名字不太好听。 He went into hospital and came out after a week. But he still wasn't right. 他住院后一周又出院了。但是状况仍然不太好。 7 [ADJ 形容词]对的；正当的；有理的；合乎道德的 If you think that someone was right to do something, you think that there were good moral reasons why they did it. [v-link ADJ] You were right to do what you did, under the circumstances... 在这种情况下，你做的是对的。 The president was absolutely right in ordering the bombing raid. 总统下令发动空袭是绝对合乎道义的。 rightly The crowd screamed for a penalty but the referee rightly ignored them... 观众强烈要求罚球，但是裁判作出了公正的决定，对此没有理会。 Education, quite rightly, is currently at the forefront of the political agenda. 目前教育被排在政治议程的首位，这样做非常恰当。 8 [ADJ 形容词](活动或行动)符合道德的，正当的 Right is used to refer to activities or actions that are considered to be morally good and acceptable. [v-link ADJ] It's not right, leaving her like this... 就这样离开她是不对的。 Fox hunting is popular among some people in this country. It doesn't make it right though... 这个国家有些人喜欢猎狐，但是这并不能使其变得名正言顺。 The BBC thought it was right and proper not to show the film. 英国广播公司认为不播放这部电影是合理而且正当的做法。 Right is also a noun. At least he knew right from wrong. 至少他明辨是非。 rightness Many people have very strong opinions about the rightness or wrongness of abortion. 很多人都对堕胎是否合乎道义有强烈的意见。 9 [VERB 动词]扭转；矫正；(使)恢复正常 If you right something or if it rights itself, it returns to its normal or correct state, after being in an undesirable state. [V n] [V pron-refl] They recognise the urgency of righting the economy... 他们认识到了复苏经济的紧迫性。 Your eyesight rights itself very quickly. 你的视力恢复得非常快。 10 [VERB 动词]纠正；改正；弥补 If you right a wrong, you do something to make up for a mistake or something bad that you did in the past. [V n] We've made progress in righting the wrongs of the past... 我们在纠正过去的错误方面取得了进展。 Having spent 25 years righting his own mistakes, he is anxious that children should not waste opportunities. 他花了25年的时间弥补自己的过失，因此他非常渴望孩子们不要错失良机。 11 [VERB 动词]把…扶正；把…摆正；(使)直立 If you right something that has fallen or rolled over, or if it rights itself, it returns to its normal upright position. [V n] [V pron-refl] He righted the yacht and continued the race... 他调正了快艇，继续比赛。 The helicopter turned at an awful angle before righting itself. 直升机在恢复平稳之前倾斜得很厉害。 12 [ADJ 形容词](材料)正面的 The right side of a material is the side that is intended to be seen and that faces outwards when it is made into something. [ADJ n] 13 [PHRASE 短语]进展顺利；发展正常 If you say that things are going right, you mean that your life or a situation is developing as you intended or expected and you are pleased with it. [V inflects] I can't think of anything in my life that's going right... 我想不起我的生活中有任何一帆风顺的事情。 I was pleased with my performance on Saturday — everything went right. 我对自己星期六的表现挺满意——一切顺利。 14 [PHRASE 短语](道德上或法律上)有理的，合理的，正确的，说得通的 If someone has behaved in a way which is morally or legally right, you can say that they are in the right. You usually use this expression when the person is involved in an argument or dispute. [usu v-link PHR] She wasn't entirely in the right... 她并非完全占理。 Legally, the local tax office is in the right. 从法律的角度来说，当地税务局的做法是无可厚非的。 15 [PHRASE 短语]纠正；更正 If you put something right, you correct something that was wrong or that was causing problems. [V inflects] We've discovered what's gone wrong and are going to put it right. 我们已经发现了存在的问题，准备加以纠正。 16 [PHRASE 短语]白马王子；梦中情人；理想的伴侣 You can use Mr Right ,Miss Right, or Ms Right to talk about the kind of person that you imagine you will marry or spend the rest of your life with. She confesses to having trouble finding Mr Right. 她承认找不到自己的白马王子。 ...bachelors searching for Ms Right. 寻找真命天女的单身汉们 17 heart in the right place→see: heart ； it serves you right→see: serve ； on the right side of→see: side ； Part-2 The spelling Right is also used for meanings 3 and 4. 拼写Right亦用于义项3和4。 1 [N-SING 单数名词]右边；右侧；右面 The right is one of two opposite directions, sides, or positions. If you are facing north and you turn to the right, you will be facing east. In the word 'to', the 'o' is to the right of the 't'. [usu the N] [ADV after v] Ahead of you on the right will be a lovely garden... 在你右前方会有一个美丽的花园。 He looks to his left, up at the screen, then to his right. 他朝左边看了看，抬头望向屏幕，然后又看了看右边。 Right is also an adverb. Turn right into the street. 朝右拐进街道。 2 [ADJ 形容词]右边的；右侧的 Your right arm, leg, or ear, for example, is the one which is on the right side of your body. Your right shoe or glove is the one which is intended to be worn on your right foot or hand. [ADJ n] 3 [N-SING-COLL 单数集合名词]右翼分子；右翼政党 You can refer to people who support the political ideals of capitalism and conservatism as the right. They are often contrasted with the left, who support the political ideals of socialism. [the N] The Tory Right despise him... 保守党右翼分子鄙视他。 The right attacks me for being irreligious. 右翼分子抨击我没有宗教信仰。 4 [N-SING 单数名词]（政治上的）右翼 If you say that someone has moved to the right, you mean that their political beliefs have become more right-wing. [the N] They see the shift to the right as a worldwide phenomenon. 他们认为政治上的右翼倾向是一个世界现象。 5 [PHRASE 短语]是…的得力助手；是…的左膀右臂 If someone is at a person's right hand, they work closely with that person so they can help and advise them. [usu v-link PHR] I think he ought to be at the right hand of the president. 我想他应该成为总统的得力助手。 Part-3 1 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]权利；权益 Your rights are what you are morally or legally entitled to do or to have. [usu poss N] They don't know their rights... 他们不知道自己的权利。 You must stand up for your rights. 你必须维护自己的权利。 ...voting rights. 投票权 2 [N-SING 单数名词]（做某事或拥有某物的）权利 If you have a right to do or to have something, you are morally or legally entitled to do it or to have it. [usu N to-inf] ...a woman's right to choose... 女性的选择权 People have the right to read any kind of material they wish. 人们有权利阅读自己喜欢的任何东西。 3 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]版权；改编权 If someone has the rights to a story or book, they are legally allowed to publish it or reproduce it in another form, and nobody else can do so without their permission. [the N] An agent bought the rights to his life... 一个经纪人购买了他的传记的出版权。 He'd tried to buy the film rights of all George Bernard Shaw's plays. 他曾尝试买下萧伯纳所有戏剧的电影改编权。 4 [PHRASE 短语]按理说；按道理 If something is not the case but you think that it should be, you can say that by rights it should be the case. [PHR with cl] She did work which by rights should be done by someone else. 她做了理应由别人做的事情。 5 [PHRASE 短语]靠自己努力；凭借自身才能 If someone is a successful or respected person in their own right, they are successful or respected because of their own efforts and talents rather than those of the people they are closely connected with. [usu n adj PHR] Although now a celebrity in her own right, actress Lynn Redgrave knows the difficulties of living in the shadow of her famous older sister... 虽然女演员琳恩·雷德格雷夫现在依靠自己的能力出了名，但她明白生活在大名鼎鼎的姐姐的阴影里有多不容易。 Their baby is a person in his own right. 他们的宝宝是个很独立的人。 6 [PHRASE 短语]保留…的权利 If you say that you reserve the right to do something, you mean that you will do it if you feel that it is necessary. [V inflects] He reserved the right to change his mind... 他保留了改变主意的权利。 The ministry said it reserved the right to take whatever action necessary. 该部表示保留采取任何必要行动的权利。 7 [PHRASE 短语]在…的权限之内；有权 If you say that someone is within their rights to do something, you mean that they are morally or legally entitled to do it. [usu v-link PHR] You were quite within your rights to refuse to co-operate with him. 你完全有权拒绝跟他合作。 Part-4 1 [ADV 副词](用于引起注意或表示已经完成一件事情，接下来可以开始另一件事情)好的，对 You use right in order to attract someone's attention or to indicate that you have dealt with one thing so you can go on to another. [ADV cl] [SPOKEN 口语] Right, I'll be back in a minute... 好的，我一会儿就回来。 Wonderful. Right, let's go to our next caller. 太棒了。好的，我们接听下一个电话。 2 [CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于确认所说的话是否正确）对吗，是吗，对吧 You can use right to check whether what you have just said is correct. [SPOKEN 口语] They have a small plane, right? 他们有一架小飞机，对吧？ So if it's not there now, the killer has it. Right? 如果它现在不在那里，就在凶手那里。是吧？ 3 [ADV 副词](用于表示倾听某人的话并表示接受或理解)嗯，对，是 You can say 'right' to show that you are listening to what someone is saying and that you accept it or understand it. [ADV as reply] [SPOKEN 口语] 'Your children may well come away speaking with a bit of a broad country accent' — 'Right.' — 'because they're mixing with country children.' “你的孩子们走的时候可能会带点儿浓重的乡下口音。”——“嗯。”——“因为他们现在和乡下孩子打成一片。” 4 See also:all right ； 5 [CONVENTION 惯用语]好极了；对极了 You say 'right on' to express your support or approval. [feelings] [INFORMAL 非正式] [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] [SPOKEN 口语] He suggested that many of the ideas just would not work. But the tenor of his input was 'Right on! Please show us how to make them work'. 他认为这些想法有很多根本就不会奏效。但是他说话的大意却是“好极了！请告诉我们怎么让它们见效”。 6 [PHRASE 短语]好的；没问题 If someone says 'right you are', they are agreeing to do something in a very willing and happy way. [INFORMAL 非正式] [SPOKEN 口语] 'I want a word with you when you stop.' — 'Right you are.' “等你停下来的时候，我想跟你说句话。”——“好的。” Part-5 1 [ADV 副词](地方、位置或时间)准确地，恰当地，精确地 You can use right to emphasize the precise place, position, or time of something. [ADV adv/prep] [emphasis] The back of a car appeared right in front of him. 汽车尾部正对着他。 ...a charming resort right on the Italian frontier... 就在意大利边境上的一个美丽的度假胜地 I had to decide right then. 我当时就得做决定。 2 [ADV 副词]直到；一直到；径直 You can use right to emphasize how far something moves or extends or how long it continues. [ADV prep/adv] [emphasis] ...the highway that runs through the Indian zone right to the army positions... 穿过印第安人居住区直达军队阵地的公路 She was kept very busy right up to the moment of her departure... 她一直忙得不可开交，直到出发的那一刻还在忙。 It was taken right there on a conveyor belt. 它被传送带直接送到了那边。 3

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