| 单词 | corrective |
| 释义 | corrective (kərektɪv ) Word forms: correctives 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Corrective measures or techniques are intended to put right something that is wrong. Scientific institutions have been reluctant to take corrective action. He has received extensive corrective surgery to his skull. Synonyms: remedial, therapeutic, palliative, restorative 2. countable noun If something is a corrective to a particular view or account, it gives a more accurate or fairer picture than there would have been without it. [formal] ...a useful corrective to the mistaken view that all psychologists are behaviourists. [+ to] Collocations: corrective measure However, corrective measures are bearing fruit. Times, Sunday Times By his clear expositions of the realities of the situation and the corrective measures he planned, he engendered confidence that, at last, the economy was in safe hands. Times, Sunday Times She said that it was crucial that corrective measures such as standard warnings were included in the judge's summing-up to the jury. Times, Sunday Times Doing tasks, rather than doing time, must become the objective of every prisoner if our corrective measures are to serve their purposes. The Times Literary Supplement A spokesman said it had taken corrective measures to protect users and stop their details being re-used. The Sun It can be cured by corrective surgery. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Minor corrective surgery can help and some understanding reassurance could help your wife too. The Sun (2013) No amount of corrective surgery can fix that. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Then a fourth was needed for further corrective surgery. The Sun (2015) Now she needs corrective surgery to remove all the excess skin. The Sun (2016) Translations: Chinese: 纠正性的 Japanese: 矯正的な |
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