| 释义 |
cor·rec·tion /kəˈrekʃən/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 改正；纠正；校正；改正的东西
make corrections in red ink 用红墨水修改
mark corrections on the students' papers 批改学生们的作业
The correction of his work took a long time. 改他的作业花了很长的时间。
2. 惩治，惩罚；[常作 corrections] 教养，改造
a corrections worker 管教罪犯的人员
He was sent to a labour camp for correction. 他被送往劳动营接受改造。
3. 修正量；校正值
4. 消除；抵消；中和
the correction of visual defects with eyeglasses 用眼镜抵消视力缺陷
the correction of acidity 酸性中和
5. 【经】(市场价格在上涨后的)回落，回跌；(工商企业在景气后的)衰退
phr. speak under correction 在意识到自己可能出错的情况下发言 To begin with, he said,“I speak under correction.”他一上来就声明：“我说的可能不对。” |