cor·rect

adjective

OPAL W

/kəˈrekt/

Idioms

accurate or true, without any mistakes 准确无误的；精确的；正确的synonym right
- Do you have the correct time?你的表走得准吗？
- the correct answer正确答案
- When asked to pick the correct meaning from four alternatives, students consistently chose the correct one.当被要求从四个选项中选出正确的含义时，学生们一致选择了正确的一个。
- Please check that these details are correct.请检查这些细节是否准确无误。
- ‘Are you in charge here?’ ‘That's correct.’“你是这里的负责人吗？”“是的。”
- As always, your grandmother is absolutely correct.一如既往，你奶奶是绝对正确的。
- correct in something They were correct in their assessment of the situation.他们对形势的评估是正确的。
- correct in doing something Am I correct in saying that you know a lot about wine?你对酒了解颇深，我说得对吧？
- it is correct to do something It is correct to say that Camus's philosophy can be divided into two periods.正确地说，加缪的哲学可以分为两个时期。
- it is correct (that)… It is correct that there are some similarities between the two cases.确实，两个案件之间存在一些相似之处。
opposite incorrect
Synonyms true
trueright ▪ correct These words all describe something that cannot be doubted as fact and includes no mistakes.
true connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed:
Are the following statements true or false?下面的说法对不对？
Is it true (that) she’s leaving?她要走是真的吗？
right that is true and cannot be doubted as a fact:
I got about half the answers right.我的回答约有一半是正确的。
What’s the right time?现在的准确时间是几点？
correct right according to the facts and without any mistakes:
Only one of the answers is correct.这些答案中只有一个是正确的。
Check that all the details are correct.检查所有这些细节是否准确无误。
right or correct?Correct is more formal than right and is more likely to be used in official or formal instructions or documents.Patterns
- right/correct about somebody/something
- the true/right/correct answer
- the right/correct time
Extra Examples
- His estimate has turned out to be more or less correct.结果他的估计几乎是准确的。
- His first idea proved correct.他的第一个想法证明是对的。
- I think I am correct in saying that this project is the first of its kind in this country.这个工程是本国同类工程中的第一个，我认为我这样说是恰当的。
- None of the explanations offered is demonstrably correct—or demonstrably incorrect.所提供的解释没有一个显然是正确或不正确的。
- The diagram is correct in every detail.这个图表在每个细节上都是正确的。
- The flower drawings are all to scale and botanically correct.所有花卉图画都合乎比例，从植物学的角度看也是正确的。
- The sentence is grammatically correct, but not very idiomatic.这句话语法上正确，但不太合乎语言习惯。
- What you say is perfectly correct, but it gives the wrong impression.你所说的完全正确，但是给人留下的印象却是错误的。
- Am I correct in thinking that you know a lot about wine?你对酒了解颇深，我说得对吧？
- Check that all the details are correct.检查所有这些细节是否准确无误。
- I don't think she's correct to say he's incompetent.我认为她说他无能是不对的。
- Only one of the answers is correct.这些答案中只有一个是正确的。
- They say that he was against women getting the vote, but that's not entirely correct.他们说他反对女性获得投票权，但这并不完全正确。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- prove
- seem
- …
adverb
- absolutely
- completely
- entirely
- …
preposition
- in
right and suitable, so that something is done as it should be done恰当的；合适的
- the correct procedure/approach正确的程序／方法
- Do you know the correct way to shut the machine down?你知道这台机器该怎么关吗？
- I think you've made the correct decision.我认为你的决定是正确的。
Synonyms right
rightcorrectBoth these words describe a belief, opinion, decision or method that is suitable or the best one for a particular situation.
right if somebody is right to do or think something, that is a good thing to do or think in that situation:
You’re right to be cautious.你谨慎是应当的。
You made the right decision.你的决定是正确的。
‘It’s not easy.’ ‘Yes, you’re right.’“这不容易。” “对，你说得没错。”
correct (of a method, belief, opinion or decision) right and suitable in a particular situation:
What’s the correct way to shut the machine down?这台机器应该怎么关？
I don’t think she’s correct to say he’s incompetent.我认为她说他无能是不对的。
right or correct?Correct is more formal than right. It is more often used for methods and right is more often used for beliefs, opinions and decisions.Patterns
- right/correct about somebody/something
- right/correct to do something
- right/correct in thinking/believing/saying something
- the right/correct decision/judgement/conclusion
- the right/correct way/method/approach
- absolutely/quite right/correct
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- prove
- seem
- …
adverb
- absolutely
- completely
- entirely
- …
preposition
- in
taking care to speak or behave in a way that follows the accepted standards or rules（言谈举止）符合公认准则的，得体的
- a correct young lady举止得体的年轻女士
- He is always very correct in his speech.他说话总是很有分寸。
opposite incorrect

cor·rect

verb

/kəˈrekt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they correct	/kəˈrekt/ /kəˈrekt/
he / she / it corrects	/kəˈrekts/ /kəˈrekts/
past simple corrected	/kəˈrektɪd/ /kəˈrektɪd/
past participle corrected	/kəˈrektɪd/ /kəˈrektɪd/
-ing form correcting	/kəˈrektɪŋ/ /kəˈrektɪŋ/

to make something right or accurate, for example by changing it or removing mistakes改正；纠正；修正
- correct something to correct an error改正错误
- Read through your work and correct any mistakes that you find.从头至尾看一遍你们的作业，发现的错误都要改正过来。
- I thought we had corrected the problem.我以为我们已经纠正了这个问题。
- Their eyesight can be corrected in just a few minutes by the use of a laser.他们的视力用激光只要几分钟就可矫正。
- They issued a statement correcting the one they had made earlier.他们发表了一份声明，更正早先声明中的错误。
- correct yourself He stopped and corrected himself. ‘I mean fifteen, not fifty.’他停下来纠正自己：“我是说十五，不是五十。”
- correct something for something The data were corrected for differences in age.数据根据年龄差异进行了校正。
Extra Examples
- At this stage you should be able to correct at least some of your own mistakes.在这个阶段，你应该能够至少纠正一些自己的错误。
- I'd like to correct the impression that my client has any kind of criminal record.我想纠正我的当事人有任何犯罪记录的印象。
- Minor problems with eyesight can now be corrected in a few seconds.视力上的小毛病现在只用几秒钟就可矫正。
- They issued a statement correcting what they had said earlier.他们发表了一份声明，更正先前错误的说法。
correct something (of a teacher) to mark the mistakes in a piece of work (and sometimes give a mark to the work)批改；改
- I spent all evening correcting essays.我整个晚上都在批改论文。
Extra Examples
- It's simply not true that teachers no longer correct bad spellings.谁说老师不再改正拼写错误？根本没那回事。
- When I've corrected your assignments, I want you to write them out again.我批改完你们的作业后，希望你们全部再写一遍。
to tell somebody that they have made a mistake指出错误
- correct somebody Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this last year's brochure?这不是去年的小册子吗？若是我说错了就请指出。
- Yes, you're right—I stand corrected (= I accept that I made a mistake).是的，你说得对。承蒙指正。
- correct somebody + speech ‘It's Yates, not Wates,’ she corrected him.“那是 Yates 而不是 Wates。”她纠正他道。
- ‘She's his girlfriend.’ ‘His sister,’ Ian corrected.“她是他的女朋友。” “他的妹妹，”伊恩纠正道。
Express Yourself Correcting yourself
Correcting yourselfWhen you say something that was not quite what you intended, you can correct yourself in various ways:
- I'll be there at five fifteen, I mean five fifty—ten to six.我会在 5 点 15 分到那儿，不，应该是 5 点 50 分，差 10 分钟 6 点。
- It'll be Tuesday—sorry, I meant to say Thursday.那就是星期二。不对，我想说的是星期四。
- Sorry, what I mean is, we need two handouts per person.抱歉，我的意思是我们每个人需要两份讲义。
- We can meet in the conference centre—or rather in front of the centre.我们可以在会议中心，确切地讲是在会议中心前面会合。
- The painter—or should I say, the sculptor—was born in Padua.这名画家，应该说是雕塑家，生于帕多瓦。
- It's one t and double s—no, sorry, one s and double t.是一个 t 和两个 s。不，搞错了，应该是一个 s 和两个 t。
- It's on the fifth floor—no, actually, it's the fourth.是在六楼，不，实际上是在五楼。
- Can I get two lattes and an espresso—no, scratch that—three lattes?请给我来两杯拿铁和一杯浓缩咖啡。不，不要那个，要三杯拿铁。
  (North American English, informal)
- There are three items on tonight's agenda. Correction, four items.今晚的议程有三项。更正，四项。

Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Latin correct- ‘made straight, amended’, from the verb corrigere, from cor- ‘together’ + regere ‘guide’. The adjective is via French.