- free from error; in accordance with fact or truth正确的; 无误的; 符合真实情况的：
make sure you have been given the correct information.
要确保自己的信息来源正确无误。
- predic. not mistaken in one's opinion or judgement; right（在意见或判断方面）未犯错误的, 没有错的; 对的：
with infinitive the government was correct to follow a course of defeating inflation.政府采取制止通货膨胀的方针是正确的。
- (of a thing or course of action) meeting the requirements of or most appropriate for a particular situation or activity（事物或做法）合适的; 符合要求的：
cut the top and bottom tracks to the correct length with a hacksaw.
用钢锯将顶部和底部的窗帘轨锯成符合要求的长度。
- (of a person or their appearance or behaviour) conforming to accepted social standards; proper（人或其外表或行为）合乎社会规范的; 正派的; 得体的：
he was a polite man, invariably correct and pleasant with Mrs Collins.
他是个很有礼貌的人, 和科林斯夫人在一起时总是行为得体, 讨人喜欢。
- chiefly N. Amer. conforming to a particular political or ideological orthodoxy.〈主北美〉 （在政治或思想上）正确的。参见 POLITICALLY CORRECT.
- put right (an error or fault)改正, 纠正（错误或缺点）：
the Council issued a statement correcting some points in the press reports.
委员会发表了一个声明以纠正新闻报道中的几点错误。
- mark the errors in (a written or printed text)校正; 修改（手写的或印刷的文本）：
he corrected Dixon's writing for publication.
他修改了迪克森的著作以备出版。
- tell (someone) that they are mistaken指出（某人）的错误：
he had assumed she was married and she had not corrected him
他以为她结婚了, 她也没有纠正他
as adj. corrected sorry, I stand corrected.对不起, 我承认错了。
- counteract or rectify抵消; 消除; 矫正：
the problem of diminished sight can be reduced or corrected by using spectacles.
视力下降问题可通过戴眼镜来减轻或矫正。
- adjust (an instrument) to function accurately or accord with a standard校准（仪器）：
motorists can have their headlights tested and corrected at a reduced price on Saturday.
驾车者可在周六以优惠价测试和校准前灯。
- adjust (a numerical result or reading) to allow for departure from standard conditions（为防偏差而）修正, 订正（数值或读数）：
data were corrected for radionuclide decay.
考虑到放射性核素的衰变, 数据已作了修正。