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单词

correct

释义

correct

adjective

UK /kəˈrekt/

1
right according to the facts, with no mistakes
The first person to give the correct answer wins the contest.
Make sure you use the correct address.
Synonyms and related words
Exact and accurate
exact
accurate
perfect
1. 1a
  right according to your opinion or judgment of a situation
  If my calculations are correct, we should arrive in exactly 17 minutes.
  a correct diagnosis
  Synonyms and related words
  Exact and accurate
  exact
  accurate
  perfect
2. 1b
  right according to the established rules or ways of doing something
  a grammatically correct sentence
  Synonyms and related words
  Morally good or correct
  moral
  correct
  right
2
not usually before nounbehaving in a way that is considered socially right or polite
My father was always very formal and correct.
Synonyms and related words
Polite
polite
civil
correct

correct

adjective

US /kəˈrekt/

1
right according to the facts, with no mistakes
The first person to give the correct answer wins the contest.
Make sure you use the correct address.
Synonyms and related words
Exact and accurate
nuanced
exact
accurate
1. 1a
  right according to your opinion or judgment of a situation
  If my calculations are correct, we should arrive in exactly 17 minutes.
  a correct diagnosis
  Synonyms and related words
  Exact and accurate
  nuanced
  exact
  accurate
2. 1b
  right according to the established rules or ways of doing something
  a grammatically correct sentence
  Synonyms and related words
  Morally good or correct
  moral
  correct
  right
2
not usually before nounbehaving in a way that is considered socially right or polite
My father was always very formal and correct.
Synonyms and related words
Polite
polite
civil
correct

correct

verb

UK /kəˈrekt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	correct
he/she/it	corrects
present participle	correcting
past tense	corrected
past participle	corrected

1
transitive to show that something is wrong, and make it right
I want to correct this false impression that people have of me.
Synonyms and related words
To make something better
improve
enhance
remedy
1. 1a
  to tell someone that what they have said is not right or true
  I started to correct him, then realized there was no point.
  correct yourself:
  ‘I’m seventeen. No,’ she corrected herself. ‘I’m eighteen now.’
  Synonyms and related words
  To criticize, accuse or blame
  criticize
  blame
  put down
2
transitive to deal with a technical or medical problem, in order to make something work in the way that it should
She had surgery to correct a defect in her left eye.
We need to correct the imbalance in men and women’s pay.
Synonyms and related words
To successfully deal with a problem or difficulty
cope
overcome
carry off
3
transitive to look at a piece of writing and make marks showing where the mistakes are
She sat correcting the students’ homework.
Synonyms and related words
To criticize, accuse or blame
criticize
blame
put down
4
intransitive to change calculations or measurements so that they become more accurate
correct for:
To give an accurate figure, you will need to correct for inflation.
Synonyms and related words
To calculate or count
calculate
count
estimate

phrases

correct me if I’m wrong

correct

verb

US /kəˈrekt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	correct
he/she/it	corrects
present participle	correcting
past tense	corrected
past participle	corrected

1
transitive to show that something is wrong, and make it right
I want to correct this false impression that people have of me.
Synonyms and related words
To make something better
improve
enhance
correct
1. 1a
  to tell someone that what they have said is not right or true
  I started to correct him, then realized there was no point.
  correct yourself:
  “I’m seventeen. No,” she corrected herself. “I’m eighteen now.”
  Synonyms and related words
  To criticize, accuse or blame
  criticize
  blame
  put down
2
transitive to deal with a technical or medical problem, in order to make something work in the way that it should
She had surgery to correct a defect in her left eye.
We need to correct the imbalance in men and women’s pay.
Synonyms and related words
To successfully deal with a problem or difficulty
cope
overcome
carry off
3
transitive to look at a piece of writing and make marks showing where the mistakes are
She sat correcting the students’ homework.
Synonyms and related words
To criticize, accuse or blame
criticize
blame
put down
4
intransitive to change calculations or measurements so that they become more accurate
correct for:
To give an accurate figure, you will need to correct for inflation.
Synonyms and related words
To calculate or count
calculate
count
estimate

phrases

correct me if I’m wrong

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