correct
correct
英[kəˈrekt]美[kəˈrekt]
adj.正确的，恰当的，符合公认准则的，得体的；
v.改正，纠正，批改，修改，指出错误；
第三人称单数：corrects;
过去式：corrected;
过去分词：corrected;
现在分词：correcting;
副词：correctly;
名词：correctness;
例句
She checked over the names on the list to ensure that everything was correct.她仔细核对名单上的名字确保准确无误。
Your clear reasoning is quite correct.你的条理清楚的推论非常正确。
These days everybody has to be politically correct. I even heard someone the other day calling a short person ‘vertically challenged’!如今每个人都很注意说话不得罪人，我有一天听到有人称身材矮小的人为“高度上受到挑战”。
Granted that you are correct, you may find it hard to prove your point.就算你对,可你要论证这一点却非易事。
After repeated education they still refused to correct their errors.经过反复教育,他们仍拒不改正错误。
When the mistake was pointed out to him, he hastened to correct it.当有人向他指出错误时, 他赶紧纠正。
A sailor uses the rudder to make the ship go in the correct direction.水手用舵导航。
Error is often the precursor of what is correct,but conceit is the prelude to a fall.错误往往是正确的先导,骄傲是跌跤的前奏。
Please correct my pronunciation.请纠正我的发音。
I beg your pardon, what you say is not exactly correct.对不起, 你说的话并不完全对。
英语六级真题
If not corrected by the appropriate carbon price, low fossil fuel prices are not accurately signaling to markets the true social profitability of clean energy.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文It is not correctly interpreted.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Confronted with such facts,some Swedish activists and legislators are demanding more extreme and far-reaching measures, such as replacing male and female pronouns with a neutral alternative and monitoring children more closely to correct them when they gravitate(被吸引) toward gendered play.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文If the employees were unaware of their own deficiencies, the unfavorable evaluation can pinpoint(指出) the deficiencies that employees must correct.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文If the employees were already aware of their deficiencies before the evaluation period, however, they may be unable or unwilling to correct them
出自-2013年12月阅读原文The apparent struggles of the floundering (挣扎的）group have what Kapur calls a "hidden efficacy": they lead people to understand the deep structure of problems, not simply their correct solutions.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文Some reasons, such as a family illness, may have a temporary adverseimpact on performance and can be corrected.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文In this case, the supervisor may simply need to monitor the employees closely and ensure that the deficiencies are corrected
出自-2013年12月阅读原文Private markets corrected themselves.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文But in order to get their fish, both dolphins had to press the levers in the correct order.
出自-2012年6月听力原文Frightened victims can rarely make correct identification
出自-2012年6月听力原文Your name Sanjay Kumar is that correct?
出自-2011年6月听力原文Merian was correct about the giant bird-eating spiders, ants building bridges with their bodies and other details.
2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ
准确无误的;正确的
If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
例句
The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8...正确答案在第8页末尾。The following information was correct at time of going to press...下列信息在付印时准确无误。ADJ
(说法或想法)对的，正确的
If someone is correct, what they have said or thought is true.
例句
You are absolutely correct. The leaves are from a bay tree...你说得很对，这是月桂树的叶子。If Casey is correct, the total cost of the cleanup would come to $110 billion.如果凯西是对的，清理的总花费将达1,100亿美元。ADJ
恰当的;合适的
The correct thing or method is the thing or method that is required or is most suitable in a particular situation.
例句
The use of the correct materials was crucial...使用恰当的材料至关重要。White was in no doubt the referee made the correct decision.怀特确信裁判作出了公正的判罚。ADJ
(行为)被人认可的，赞许的
If you say that someone is correct in doing something, you approve of their action.
例句
You are perfectly correct in trying to steer your mother towards increased independence...你试图让自己的母亲变得越来越独立，这样做很正确。I think the president was correct to reject the offer.我认为总统拒绝这一提议是正确的。VERB
纠正(问题);改正，修正(错误)
If you correct a problem, mistake, or fault, you do something which puts it right.
例句
He may need surgery to correct the problem...要解决这个问题，他可能需要做外科手术。He has criticised the government for inefficiency and delays in correcting past mistakes.他批评*府在纠正过去的错误问题上效率低下，并且拖拖拉拉。VERB
纠正;指出…的错误
If you correct someone, you say something which you think is more accurate or appropriate than what they have just said.
例句
'Actually, that isn't what happened,' George corrects me...“实际上，并不是那样，”乔治纠正我。I must correct him on a minor point.我必须纠正他的一处小错误。VERB
批改，修改(文章等)
When someone corrects a piece of writing, they look at it and mark the mistakes in it.
例句
It took an extraordinary effort to focus on preparing his classes or correcting his students' work.备课和批改学生的作业花费了他很多精力。ADJ-GRADED
(行为)符合社会公认标准的，得体的
If a person or their behaviour is correct, their behaviour is in accordance with social or other rules.
例句
I think English men are very polite and very correct...我认为英国人很有礼貌，举止非常得体。We were rather surprised by their sporting and correct behaviour.他们富有体育精神而且举止得体，让我们感到相当惊讶。CONVENTION
若是我说错了就请指出
You say 'correct me if I'm wrong' to indicate that you are not entirely sure that what you are about to say is true.
例句
As I recall, but correct me if I'm wrong, it was in a car park in Carmarthen.如果我没记错的话，那是在卡马森的一个停车场内。英汉词典释义
adj.
正确的, 对的
The thing turned out to be correct.这事证实是对的。It is correct for you to keep it secret.你不把事情说出来是对的。合适的, 符合的
准确无误的；精确的
（举止言谈）符合公认准则的，得体的
符合公认的准则的；端正的
vt.
改正, 纠正
批改；改
指出错误
(试卷)改错，标出差错；校正
斥责；惩治
制止；克服
【数学、物理学】校正，调整；校准
vi.
纠正错误，校正，调整；校准 (常与 for 连用)
英英词典释义
Verb
1. make right or correct;
"Correct the mistakes""rectify the calculation"2. make reparations or amends for;
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"3. censure severely;
"She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"4. adjust or make up for;
"engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"5. punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience;
"The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"6. go down in value;
"the stock market corrected""prices slumped"7. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard;
"Adjust the clock, please""correct the alignment of the front wheels"8. treat a defect;
"The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"Adjective
1. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth;
"the correct answer""the correct version""the right answer""took the right road""the right decision"2. socially right or correct;
"it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye""correct behavior"3. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure;
"what's the right word for this?""the right way to open oysters"4. correct in opinion or judgment;
"time proved him right"行业词典
体育： 改正动作；
法律： 惩罚；加以修改；改造；改正；修正；
