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| 1 | C a change that makes something correct or accurate 改正；纠正 |
| spelling corrections 拼写改错 |
| make a correction I’ ve made a few small corrections in your essay. 我对你的文章作了几处小的修改。 |
| issue/publish a correction The Minister was forced to issue a correction. 部长被迫作出更正。 |
| | 1a | U the action of changing something in order to make it correct or accurate 纠正 | | some factual errors that need correction 需要纠正的几个事实性错误 | |
| | 1b | U used for telling people that you are correcting what you just said 纠正一下 | | The time is 11.28. Correction, 11.38. 现在是11点28分。纠正一下，是11点38分。 | |
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| 2 | U the process of changing something in order to solve a problem or produce the right result 矫正；修正 |
| +of correction of sight problems by lenses or surgery 通过戴眼镜或手术进行的视力矫正 |
| automatic correction of the flight path 飞行路线的自动矫正 |
| | 2a | C a change that solves a problem or produces the right result 校正；修正 | | minor corrections to the steering mechanism 对转向装置的细微校正 | |
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| 3 | C business a fall in values on the stock market following a period when values have risen very fast （股票价值飞速上扬后的）回落，调整 |
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| 4 | U technical the process of changing calculations or measurements to make them more accurate 校正；修正 |
| Correction for the difference in age did not affect the result. 校正年龄差异并未对结果产生影响。 |
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| 5 | C/U old-fashioned punishment for doing something wrong or illegal 惩治；惩罚 |
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