| 单词 | right |
| 释义 | 1. correct, appropriate, or acceptable2. direction and political groupings3. entitlement4. discourse uses5. used for emphasis6. used in titles right (raɪt ) correct, appropriate, or acceptable Word forms: rights , righting , righted 1. adjective A1 If something is right, it is correct and agrees with the facts. That's absolutely right. Clocks never told the right time. You chip away at the problem until somebody comes up with the right answer. The barman tells me you saw Ann on Tuesday morning. Is that right? Synonyms: correct, true, genuine, accurate Right is also an adverb. He guessed right about some things. rightly adverb [ADVERB after verb] She attended one meeting only, if I remember rightly. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1 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. Walking, done in the right way, is a form of aerobic exercise. They have computerized systems to ensure delivery of the right pizza to the right place. The chocolate is then melted down to exactly the right temperature. Right is also an adverb. To make sure I did everything right, I bought a fat instruction book. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] 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. He was always to be seen in the right places. Through his father, he had met all the right people. 4. adjective A1 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. Is that true? Was she right? Am I right in thinking you're the only person in the club who's actually played in the Cup Final? Synonyms: sane, sound, balanced, normal rightly adverb He rightly assumed that the boy was hiding. 5. adjective B1 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. The right decision was made, but probably for the wrong reasons. They decided the time was right for their escape. rightly adverb [ADVERB with verb] She hoped she'd decided rightly. 6. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If something is not right, there is something unsatisfactory about the situation or thing that you are talking about. Ratatouille doesn't taste right with any other oil. The name Sue Anne never seemed quite right to Molly. He went into hospital and came out after a week. But he still wasn't right. 7. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, usually ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] B2 If you think that someone was right to do something, you think that there were good moral reasons why they did it. You were right to do what you did, under the circumstances. The president was absolutely right in ordering the bombing raid. rightly adverb [ADVERB before verb] The crowd screamed for a penalty but the referee rightly ignored them. Education, quite rightly, is currently at the forefront of the political agenda. 8. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] B2 Right is used to refer to activities or actions that are considered to be morally good and acceptable. It's not right, leaving her like this. Fox hunting is popular among some people in this country. It doesn't make it right though. The BBC thought it was right and proper not to show the film. Synonyms: just, good, fair, moral Right is also a noun. At least he knew right from wrong. rightness uncountable noun Many people have very strong opinions about the rightness or wrongness of abortion. [+ of] 9. verb If you right something or if it rights itself, it returns to its normal or correct state, after being in an undesirable state. They recognise the urgency of righting the economy. [VERB noun] Your eyesight rights itself very quickly. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] 10. verb If you right a wrong, you do something to make up for a mistake or something bad that you did in the past. We've made progress in righting the wrongs of the past. [VERB noun] To right their mistakes, the company will compensate customers. [VERB noun] Synonyms: rectify, settle, fix, correct 11. verb If you right something that has fallen or rolled over, or if it rights itself, it returns to its normal upright position. He righted the yacht and continued the race. [VERB noun] The helicopter turned at an awful angle before righting itself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] Synonyms: turn up the right way again, stand upright again, set upright again, turn back over 12. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] 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. 13. to go right phrase 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. I can't think of anything in my life that's going right. I was pleased with my performance on Saturday–everything went right. 14. in the right phrase 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. She wasn't entirely in the right. Legally, the local tax office is in the right. Synonyms: vindicated, right, justified, borne out 15. to put sth right phrase B2 If you put something right, you correct something that was wrong or that was causing problems. We've discovered what's gone wrong and are going to put it right. 16. Mr Right phrase 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. ...bachelors searching for Ms Right. 17. heart in the right place phrase If you say that someone's heart is in the right place, you mean that they are kind, considerate, and generous, although you may disapprove of other aspects of their character. He is a bit of a tearaway but his heart is in the right place. 18. it serves you right phrase If you say it serves someone right when something unpleasant happens to them, you mean that it is their own fault and you have no sympathy for them. [feelings] Serves her right for being so stubborn. [+ for] 19. on the right side of phrase If you get on the wrong side of someone, you do something to annoy them and make them dislike you. If you stay on the right side of someone, you try to please them and avoid annoying them. I wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of him. You'll need to get on the right side of Carmela. right (raɪt ) direction and political groupings language note: The spelling Right is also used for meanings [sense 3] and , [sense 4].language note: The spelling Right is also used for meaning [sense 3].1. singular noun A2 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'. Ahead of you on the right will be a lovely garden. He looks to his left, up at the screen, then to his right. Right is also an adverb. Turn right into the street. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A2 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. 3. singular noun [with singular or plural verb] 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 Tory Right despise him. The right attacks me for being irreligious. 4. singular noun If you say that someone has moved to the right, you mean that their political beliefs have become more right-wing. They see the shift to the right as a worldwide phenomenon. 5. at sb's right hand phrase If someone is at a person's right hand, they work closely with that person so they can help and advise them. I think he ought to be at the right hand of the president. right (raɪt ) entitlement Word forms: rights 1. plural noun [usually poss NOUN] B2 Your rights are what you are morally or legally entitled to do or to have. They don't know their rights. You must stand up for your rights. ...voting rights. 2. singular noun [usually NOUN to-infinitive] If you have a right to do or to have something, you are morally or legally entitled to do it or to have it. ...a woman's right to choose. People have the right to read any kind of material they wish. Synonyms: prerogative, interest, business, power 3. plural noun 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. An agent bought the rights to his life. ...the film rights of his story in 1957. 4. by rights phrase If something is not the case but you think that it should be, you can say that by rights it should be the case. She did work which by rights should be done by someone else. Synonyms: in fairness, properly, technically, justly 5. in one's own right phrase 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. Although now a celebrity in her own right, the actress knows the difficulties of living in the shadow of her famous older sister. Their baby is a person in his own right. 6. to reserve the right phrase 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. He reserved the right to change his mind. The ministry said it reserved the right to take whatever action necessary. 7. within one's rights phrase If you say that someone is within their rights to do something, you mean that they are morally or legally entitled to do it. You were quite within your rights to refuse to co-operate with him. right (raɪt ) discourse uses 1. adverb 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. [spoken] Right, I'll be back in a minute. Wonderful. Right, let's go to our next caller. 2. convention You can use right to check whether what you have just said is correct. [spoken] They have a small plane, right? So if it's not there now, the killer has it. Right? 3. adverb A2 You can say 'right' to show that you are listening to what someone is saying and that you accept it or understand it. [spoken] 'Your children may speak with a bit of a country accent'—'Right.'—'because they're mixing with country children.' 4. See also all right 5. right on convention You say 'right on' to express your support or approval. [informal, old-fashioned, spoken, feelings] His comment 'little kids, little problems, big kids, big problems' was right on . 6. right you are phrase If someone says 'right you are', they are agreeing to do something in a very willing and happy way. [informal, spoken] 'I want a word with you when you stop.'—'Right you are.' right (raɪt ) used for emphasis 1. adverb [ADV adv/prep] B1+ You can use right to emphasize the precise place, position, or time of something. [emphasis] The back of a car appeared right in front of him. ...a charming resort right on the Italian frontier. I had to decide right then. 2. adverb B1+ You can use right to emphasize how far something moves or extends or how long it continues. [emphasis] ...the highway that runs right to the army positions. She was kept very busy right up to the moment of her departure. It was taken right there on a conveyor belt. Synonyms: directly, straight, precisely, exactly 3. adverb [ADV adv/prep] You can use right to emphasize that an action or state is complete. [emphasis] The candle had burned right down. The handle came right off in my hand. Synonyms: all the way, completely, totally, perfectly 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can use right to emphasize a noun, usually a noun referring to something bad. [British, informal, emphasis] He gave them a right telling off. He left my kitchen in a right mess. Synonyms: complete, real, pure, absolute 5. adverb If you say that something happened right after a particular time or event or right before it, you mean that it happened immediately after or before it. [emphasis] All of a sudden, right after the summer, Mother gets married. She then decided right before the opening to make a dramatic announcement. 6. adverb [ADV adv] If you say I'll be right there or I'll be right back, you mean that you will get to a place or get back to it in a very short time. [emphasis] I'm going to get some water. I'll be right back. 7. right away phrase B2 If you do something right away or right off, you do it immediately. [informal, emphasis] He wants to see you right away. I knew right away she was dead. Right off I want to confess that I was wrong. 8. right now phrase B2 You can use right now to emphasize that you are referring to the present moment. [informal, emphasis] Right now I'm feeling very excited. I'm warning you; stop it right now! Right (raɪt ) used in titles adverb [ADVERB adjective] Right is used in some British titles. It indicates high rank or status. ...The Right Reverend John Baker. ...the Right Honourable Lynn Jones MP. ...the Right Honourable the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Quotations: We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happinessThe Declaration of Independence How forcible are right words Bible: Job Idioms: someone's heart is in the right place said to mean that someone is kind, considerate, and generous, although they may lack other qualities which you consider to be important Whether Johnson's professional judgement was good or not, I decided that his heart was in the right place. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers not right in the head [spoken] strange, foolish, or crazy I'd be worried that people might think I'm not right in the head.ou Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing said to mean that the people in one part of an organization do not know what the people in another part are doing and this is causing confusion or difficulties The right hand doesn't know what the left is doing. One company digs up roads and fills them in, and then another service does the same a few days later. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers start off on the right foot to immediately have success when you begin to do something To me this was a man who was prepared to start off on the right foot; he was mature with some common sense. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers play your cards right [mainly British] to use your skills to do all the things that are necessary in order to succeed or gain an advantage Soon, if she played her cards right, she would be head of the London office. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers right on the button correct about something `Am I right?' `Right on the button.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers press the right button or press all the right buttons to cleverly or skilfully do the things which are necessary to get what you want in a particular situation In what it describes as a well-judged performance, the newspaper says he pressed all the right buttons to please the representatives. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers right off the bat [mainly US] immediately or at the very beginning of a process or event He learned right off the bat that you can't count on anything in this business. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone would give their right arm to do something or someone would give their right arm for something said to mean that someone wants something so much that they would do almost anything to get it I would give my right arm to be able to start again. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be right up someone's alley to be exactly what someone likes or knows about I thought this little problem would be right up your alley. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers make the right noises to say things that suggest that you will deal with a problem or issue in the way that someone wants you to The President was making all the right noises about multi-party democracy and human rights. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers on the right lines or along the right lines behaving in a way which is likely to result in success Sometimes all you really require is just a friendly voice to tell you that you are on the right lines. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers right as rain feeling well or healthy again after an illness or injury We put a bandage on his knee, gave him a biscuit and a cup of tea and he was right as rain. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers something is right up your street [mainly British] said to mean that something is exactly the kind of thing you like or know about Actor Roy Barraclough has taken on a role that's right up his street, as Sherlock Holmes' bumbling sidekick Watson. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers on the right track acting or progressing in a way that is likely to result in success Guests are returning to our hotel in increasing numbers – a sure sign that we are on the right track. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers in your right mind rational and behaving sensibly Those places are so dangerous that no one in their right mind would go there unless they had to. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers right on the money [mainly US] completely right His analysis was right on the money. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: basic right Last week, the House of Lords threw out a Government proposal to allow employers to buy off basic employment rights. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Those restrictions struck at the heart of the individual's basic right to live his own life as he chose. Times, Sunday Times (2010) We have protected our unity and struggled to perfect our union by extending basic rights to all our people. Christianity Today (2000) Participants attend classes in English and IT, and get coaching in interview technique, financial management and employment rights. The Sun (2014) The government will soon bring in a system of financial penalties that employers will have to pay when they are found to have breached employment rights. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Employees who work beyond 65 retain all the employment rights of younger colleagues. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Collective rights and individual rights are not opposites; they are mutually reinforcing. Times, Sunday Times (2010) They insisted on the granting of individual rights and freedoms to the mass of the population and the general honoring of these liberties. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995) Individual rights enabled citizens to live freely and own property. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Yet church leaders often are unfamiliar with how zoning laws work, not to mention the legal rights that can protect them in potential zoning disputes. Christianity Today (2000) The sovereign idea of the act was that the people can be trusted with a legal right to information. Times, Sunday Times (2015) They had no legal rights and could hold no official position. Phoenix From the Flame (1994) The right of self-determination when it comes to eating and drinking has become the norm for everyone. Times, Sunday Times One reason life, concept of human right, and also the right of self-determination. Times, Sunday Times He lights on the view that the right of self-determination includes the right to form a state, but that states are usually oppressive. The Times Literary Supplement Liberation demands a respect for the right of self-determination. Houston Chronicle However, individual towns have right of self-determination regarding alcohol sales. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It sounds horrible to say it wasn't serious, but it just wasn't the right timing. The Sun If the story must be told, we pray together for the right timing and words. Christianity Today I'd rather do that with the right structure, the right timing and using the right spaces. Times,Sunday Times It just has to wait for the right timing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And the right timing means higher installed base across next-gen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The winners, which will be named this summer, will secure the right to run the links for 20 years, with guaranteed revenues tied to inflation. Times, Sunday Times She had to battle with colleagues, she writes, to secure the right to a home life. Times, Sunday Times I've been involved in projects that have taken five years or more to secure the right permissions. Times, Sunday Times The credit crisis has made renegotiating banking facilities more challenging for all businesses, so early action will be important to secure the right funds at the right price. Times, Sunday Times To secure his right of indemnity, the trustee had an equitable lien on the trust assets. Times, Sunday Times These are not powers that could be used lightly - nor should they be - but we would gain the sovereign right to freeze open borders. Times, Sunday Times You regard making your own decisions as a sovereign right. Times, Sunday Times In its text, the state formally renounces the sovereign right of belligerency and aims at an international peace based on justice and order. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The signatories, who were sovereign states, big and small, accepted in that agreement the principle of the sovereign right of each state to the air space over its territory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This school of thought holds that sovereign rights and immunities are not absolute. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you buy an item from a company, you have a statutory right to get a refund within a certain period if the item turns out not to be what you wanted. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Employees have a statutory right to request a change in their working hours, working days or place of work. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Your statutory rights are not affected. The Sun (2011) Check the table (top right) to find the account you want then go to the website and click through to apply online. Times, Sunday Times (2015) We love this pretty ruffle blouse, top right. The Sun (2008) There was a blank for the customer's name, address, and trade-in, and business cards had been stapled to the top right of the forms. RUNNING FROM THE LAW (2001) It said a speed of at least 10 megabits a second was a 'universal right'. Times, Sunday Times The new proposals allow them to charge interest and 'other costs', and the loans will become a universal right. Times, Sunday Times Is there a universal right to be offensive? Times, Sunday Times In just a few decades, homeownership went from being the preserve of the wealthy to something approaching a universal right. Times, Sunday Times But business chiefs have said that thousands of companies would simply not be able to cope with a universal right to ask for part-time work. Times, Sunday Times I would rather uphold their right to kick a ball around or hang around chatting than the complaints of the cantankerous. Times, Sunday Times Other sections actually uphold the right of journalists to investigate fraud. Times, Sunday Times They quite naturally expect the courts will uphold the right of the police to disperse youngsters for a limited time, in a limited area. The Sun He won an appeal to uphold his right to a fair trial. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We uphold the right to freely contract with others outside of interference or coercion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 `With the bearing cursor on top of the return, 307 appears in the upper right window. CORMORANT (2002) The upper right molars, upper left incisor, had been broken in a way that caused some trauma to the bone and left resulting bone lesions. TALKING GOD (1989) It was a dark, dull blue colour with a heavy black postmark on the upper right corner. THE DUTCH BLUE ERROR (2002) After 8 months, the upper right central incisor was orthodontically brought into proper alignment. 2014, 'Orthodontic Management of a Severely Rotated Maxillary Central Incisor in the Mixed Dentition: A Case Report', Journal of Dental Materials and Techniques Labour's proposals to impose tighter regulation on the press violate the right to free expression and would be struck down by the courts, a leading media lawyer has said. Times, Sunday Times The judges dismissed the engineer's argument that the company had violated his right to confidential correspondence as 'manifestly ill-founded'. Times, Sunday Times As for the need to obtain advice from a regulator to win protection against exemplary damages, that violates the right to free speech. Times, Sunday Times An officer warned that naming the case's complainant was itself a criminal offence that violated her right to anonymity. Times, Sunday Times They say that it violated the right to privacy. Times, Sunday Times Neither would waive that right or take 50 per cent pay cuts to stay. The Sun However, the court cautioned that a tenant can waive a right to abandon such premises. Christianity Today Lastly, solicitors should be required to complete sales and purchases within four weeks unless both parties to the contract waive that right. Times, Sunday Times The reform comes after a move a week ago by institutional investors to waive their right to veto all but the largest capital raisings. Times, Sunday Times He can choose to waive his right to a formal extradition hearing or mount a legal defence, which could last months. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 正确的, 右边的, 正当地, 正确 Japanese: 正しい correct, 右の not left, 正しく, 権利 |
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