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| /kəˈrekt/ |
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| 1 | T to show that something is wrong , and make it right 改正；纠正 |
| I want to correct this false impression that people have of me. 我想纠正人们对我的这种错误印象。 |
| | 1a | to look at a piece of writing and make marks showing where the mistakes are 批改 | | She sat correcting the students’ homework. 她坐着批改学生的家庭作业。 | |
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| 2 | T to deal with a technical or medical problem , in order to make something work in the way that it should 校正；矫正 |
| She had surgery to correct a defect in her left eye. 她做了左眼矫正手术。 |
| We need to correct the imbalance in men and women’ s pay. 我们必须纠正男女工资的不平衡。 |
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| 3 | T to tell someone that what they have said is not right , true , or suitable 纠正（错误或不合适的话） |
| I started to correct him, then realized there was no point. 我开始纠正他的话，后来意识到这毫无意义。 |
| correct yourself ‘I’ m seventeen. No,’ she corrected herself. ‘I’ m eighteen now.’ “我17岁。不，”她改口道，“我现在18岁了。” |
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| 4 | I +for technical to change calculations or measurements so that they become more accurate 修正；校准 |
| To give an accurate figure, you will need to correct for inflation. 要给出准确的数字，你必须根据通货膨胀率进行修正。 |
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| - | correct me if I’ m wrong spoken
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| used when you are fairly sure that you are right , especially as a way of politely disagreeing with someone |
| （尤指婉转地表示不同意）如果我没说错的话 |
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| Correct me if I’ m wrong, but haven’ t we already discussed that? 如果我没记错的话，那事我们不是已经讨论过了吗？ |
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| - | I stand corrected spoken formal
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| used when someone has told you that you are wrong , to show that you accept this |
| 我是错了 |
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