correct

verb

1. treat a defect

e.g. The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia

2. make right or correct

e.g. Correct the mistakes
rectify the calculation

Synonym: rectifyright

3. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

e.g. Adjust the clock, please
correct the alignment of the front wheels

Synonym: adjustset

4. censure severely

e.g. She chastised him for his insensitive remarks

Synonym: chastisecastigateobjurgatechasten

5. go down in value

e.g. the stock market corrected
prices slumped

Synonym: declineslump

6. make reparations or amends for

e.g. right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust

Synonym: rightcompensateredress

7. punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

e.g. The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently

Synonym: disciplinesort out

8. adjust for

e.g. engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance

Synonym: compensatecounterbalancemake upeven outeven offeven up

adj

1. free from error
especially conforming to fact or truth

e.g. the correct answer
the correct version
the right answer
took the right road
the right decision

Synonym: right

2. correct in opinion or judgment

e.g. time proved him right

Synonym: right

3. socially right or correct

e.g. it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
correct behavior

Synonym: right

4. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

e.g. what's the right word for this?
the right way to open oysters

Synonym: right

1. 准确无误的;正确的
If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.

e.g. The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8...
正确答案在第8页末尾。
e.g. The following information was correct at time of going to press...
下列信息在付印时准确无误。

correctly
Did I pronounce your name correctly?...
你的名字我念对了吗？
You have to correctly answer each question.
你必须正确回答每一个问题。correctness
Ask the investor to check the correctness of what he has written.
让投资人检查一下他所写的是否正确。

2. (说法或想法)对的，正确的
If someone is correct, what they have said or thought is true.

e.g. You are absolutely correct. The leaves are from a bay tree...
你说得很对，这是月桂树的叶子。
e.g. If Casey is correct, the total cost of the cleanup would come to $110 billion.
如果凯西是对的，清理的总花费将达1,100亿美元。

3. 恰当的;合适的
The correct thing or method is the thing or method that is required or is most suitable in a particular situation.

e.g. The use of the correct materials was crucial...
使用恰当的材料至关重要。
e.g. White was in no doubt the referee made the correct decision.
怀特确信裁判作出了公正的判罚。

correctly
If correctly executed, this shot will give them a better chance of getting the ball close to the hole.
如果出手准确，这一击将使他们有机会把球打得离球洞更近。

4. (行为)被人认可的，赞许的
If you say that someone is correct in doing something, you approve of their action.

e.g. You are perfectly correct in trying to steer your mother towards increased independence...
你试图让自己的母亲变得越来越独立，这样做很正确。
e.g. I think the president was correct to reject the offer.
我认为总统拒绝这一提议是正确的。

correctly
When an accident happens, quite correctly questions are asked.
当事故发生时，理所当然要询问一些情况。

5. 纠正(问题);改正，修正(错误)
If you correct a problem, mistake, or fault, you do something which puts it right.

e.g. He may need surgery to correct the problem...
要解决这个问题，他可能需要做外科手术。
e.g. He has criticised the government for inefficiency and delays in correcting past mistakes.
他批评政府在纠正过去的错误问题上效率低下，并且拖拖拉拉。

correction
...legislation to require the correction of factual errors...
要求改正与事实不符的错误的立法
We will then make the necessary corrections.
我们届时会作出必要的修改。

6. 纠正;指出…的错误
If you correct someone, you say something which you think is more accurate or appropriate than what they have just said.

e.g. 'Actually, that isn't what happened,' George corrects me...
“实际上，并不是那样，”乔治纠正我。
e.g. I must correct him on a minor point.
我必须纠正他的一处小错误。

7. 批改，修改(文章等)
When someone corrects a piece of writing, they look at it and mark the mistakes in it.

e.g. It took an extraordinary effort to focus on preparing his classes or correcting his students' work.
备课和批改学生的作业花费了他很多精力。

8. (行为)符合社会公认标准的，得体的
If a person or their behaviour is correct, their behaviour is in accordance with social or other rules.

e.g. I think English men are very polite and very correct...
我认为英国人很有礼貌，举止非常得体。
e.g. We were rather surprised by their sporting and correct behaviour.
他们富有体育精神而且举止得体，让我们感到相当惊讶。

correctly
The High Court of Parliament began very correctly with a prayer for the Queen.
议会最高法院按照常规，开庭前先为女王祈祷。correctness
...his stiff-legged gait and formal correctness.
他拘谨的步态和郑重其事的举止

9. 若是我说错了就请指出
You say 'correct me if I'm wrong' to indicate that you are not entirely sure that what you are about to say is true.

e.g. As I recall, but correct me if I'm wrong, it was in a car park in Carmarthen.
如果我没记错的话，那是在卡马森的一个停车场内。

1. correct：corr; 抵消