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TOEFL BNC: 1580 COCA: 1794

correct

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cor·rect1 /kəˈrekt/ ●●● S1 W2 adjectiveadj  
1  CORRECThaving no mistakes 正确的，无误的 SYN right OPP incorrect
 If my calculations are correct, we’re about ten miles from Exeter.
如果我计算得没错的话，我们离埃克塞特大约十英里。
 Score one point for each correct answer.
答对一题得一分。
 You are absolutely correct, the Missouri is the longest river in the US.
你说的完全正确，密苏里河是美国最长的河流。
factually/grammatically/anatomically etc correct
 The sentence is grammatically correct, but doesn’t sound natural.
这句子在语法上没错，但听上去不自然。
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In everyday English, people usually say right rather than correct: 在日常英语中，人们一般说right，而不说correct
Are you sure you’ve got the right address?
你确定地址没错吗？
2  RIGHT/PROPERsuitable and right for a particular situation 恰当的，正确的
 What’s the correct procedure in cases like this?
像这种案件的正确程序是什么？
 The correct way to lift heavy weights is to make sure that your back is straight.
举重物时正确的姿势是背部要保持挺直。
3  POLITEcorrect behaviour is formal and polite 〔行为〕合乎礼节的，得体的 SYN proper
 It was not considered correct for young ladies to go out on their own.
过去，年轻姑娘独自外出被认为不合乎礼节。
—correctly adverbadv
 If I remember correctly, he’s Spanish.
如果我没记错的话，他是西班牙人。
 We must make sure that things are done correctly.
我们必须确保事情做得准确无误。
—correctness noun [uncountableU]
n COLLOCATIONS
nouns
a correct answer
Lucy got fourteen out of twenty correct answers.
a correct entry (=correct answer in a competition)
The first five correct entries will win £50.
correct information
I’m not sure that I’ve been given the correct information.
correct spelling (=the correct way of writing words)
Copying does not teach correct spelling.
correct pronunciation (=the correct way of saying words)
The dictionary will help you learn the correct pronunciation.
adverbs
absolutely/perfectly/entirely correct (=completely correct)
What he said was perfectly correct.
not strictly correct (=not correct according to some standards)
The grammar in this sentence is not strictly correct.
grammatically correct (=written or spoken with correct grammar)
Simple sentences are more likely to be grammatically correct than long complex ones.
factually correct (=having all the correct facts)
Articles in the newspaper are not always factually correct.
broadly/essentially correct (=correct in most ways, but possibly not all)
All the evidence suggests that the results of his research are essentially correct.
verbs
prove correct (=be shown to be true)
Fortunately, my memory proved correct.
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correct• We are convinced our decision was correct.• Now this practice is prone to appearing always and automatically correct.• That again proved to be correct.• This information is no longer correct.• One must be correct about these things, mustn't one?• The chart then guides you through the procedure for finding the correct address.• Andrew's marriage proposal was very correct and proper.• Score one point for each correct answer.• The first ten correct answers will win a prize.• Owner Jim presented flash cards, writes Steiner, and Sunny came up with correct answers.• This is undoubtedly correct but in our judgment it does not assist us in what we have to decide.• Use the correct controller for the tube length.• After all, the key to the proper use of statistical analysis is the correct identification of levels of measurement.• an architecturally correct model of the building• When arranged in the correct order, the letters will spell a word which you fill in on this grid.• The correct results are on page 482.• The correct sequence of numbers must be entered to open the lock.• This was all important to enable me to get the correct shape of the legs and the lengths of the rails.• When the heat is at the correct temperature, food cooks more evenly.• If predictions are correct, the sea level may increase more than four inches.• What is the correct way to address a wedding invitation?
factually/grammatically/anatomically etc correct• He was very keen on the SDP/Liberal Alliance and wanted to get everything factually correct.• We may conclude, for example, that 90 percent. of convictions were factually correct.• Is the document factually correct and full?• Knowledge of how word meanings combine at the sentence level can rule out grammatically correct, but semantically implausible sentences.• There are times when making language function effectively is more important than producing perfectly pronounced, grammatically correct sentences.• It is worth remembering that simple sentences are more likely to be grammatically correct than long, involved ones. 4.• It remains factually correct that you can buy a coffin direct from the undertakers.
correct2 ●●○ S3 verb [transitiveT]  
1  IMPROVE BY CHANGINGCUREREPAIRto make something right or to make it work the way it should 校正；矫正
 Some eyesight problems are relatively easy to correct.
有些视力问题比较容易矫正。
 You have the right to see a copy of your file, and to correct any mistakes you may find.
你有权看你的档案，发现有错可以修改。
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In everyday British English, people usually say put something right rather than correct something: 在日常英国英语中，人们一般说put something right，而不说correct something
The problem should be fairly easy to put right.
这个问题应该比较好解决。
2  SHOW something IS WRONGCORRECTto show someone that something is wrong, and make it right 指出错误；改正，纠正
 Correct my pronunciation if it’s wrong.
如果我的发音错了，请给我纠正。
 ‘She’s in Ireland now.’ ‘She was, ’ Farrell corrected him.
“她现在在爱尔兰。”“她之前在爱尔兰。”法雷尔纠正他道。
correct yourself
 ‘I, ’ Lady Deverill corrected herself, ‘we are very happy here.’
“我，”德夫里尔女士又改口道，“我们在这里很开心。”
3. EXAMS/ESSAYS ETCRESULT/GRADEif a teacher corrects a student’s written work, he or she writes marks on it to show the mistakes in it 批改〔学生作业〕
4  correct me if I’m wrong spokenNOT SURE used when you are not sure that what you are going to say is true or not 如果我错了，请纠正
 Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t you say you’d never met him before?
也许我弄错了，你不是说你以前从未见过他吗？
Examples from the Corpus
correct me if I’m wrong• Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't you say you'd never met him before?
5. I stand corrected WRONG/INCORRECT formal spoken used to admit that something you have said is wrong after someone has told you it is wrong 我承认有错，我接受指正
Examples from the Corpus
I stand corrected• "It's a moose, not an elephant, Dad!" "Well, I stand corrected."• Oh, well, I stand corrected, ladies.
Examples from the Corpus
correct• They were just correcting a historical anomaly: the South's post-Civil War aversion to the Republican Party.• It will take us some time to correct all the mistakes.• Many of these difficulties can be anticipated and corrected by testing the questionnaire in field conditions prior to the full-scale study.• Speech therapy helped correct her lisp.• She spent all night correcting her students' math tests.• Twenty minutes wasted, he thought, then corrected himself.• Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't we met before?• He was in the habit of correcting minor errors of grammar or usage.• Is there any way of politely correcting someone's grammar?• Teachers spend many hours correcting students' assignments.• The problem was caused by faulty software and was corrected Sunday.• If one trespasses beyond the limits, he quietly corrects the fault in a plea, never a paroxysm.• The figure was given as $500; it was later corrected to $1000.
correct yourself• In time, these things tend to correct themselves.• Or her mouth shut, Trent corrected himself.• Twenty minutes wasted, he thought, then corrected himself.• He remembered the last time he had seen his father - Dermot Corcoran, he corrected himself - alive.• Well, not exactly no one, she corrected herself, for she knew Tina would not be embarrassed or afraid.• No, I correct myself: for the wrong reason.• No, that wasn't quite true, she corrected herself, frowning.• No, he corrected himself: that was to put it the wrong way round.
Origin correct1
(1300-1400) Latin past participle of corrigere, from com- ( → COM-) + regere “to lead straight”
cor·rect1 adjectiveadj →REGISTER1 →n COLLOCATIONS1correct2 verb →REGISTER1
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TOEFL BNC: 1580 COCA: 1794
correct

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, prove, seem正確；證明正確；似乎恰當◇His first idea proved correct.他的第一個想法證明是對的。ADVERB➤absolutely, completely, entirely, perfectly, quite絕對正確；完全正確；相當準確◇What you say is perfectly correct, but it gives the wrong impression.你所說的完全正確，但是給人留下的印象卻是錯誤的。➤not entirely, not strictly不完全正確◇He is not entirely correct in his assumptions.他的假設不完全恰當。➤basically, broadly, essentially, fundamentally, largely, more or less, substantially基本上正確；大致準確；很大程度上正確◇His estimate has turned out to be more or less correct.事實證明，他的估計基本上是正確的。➤clearly, undoubtedly明顯正確；毫無疑問正確▸➤ideologically, politically (sometimes disapproving) 意識形態上／政治上正確的◇He was an interesting speaker, if not always politically correct in his views.即使他的觀點在政治上並不總是正確，但他的講演都挺有意思的。➤legally, technically法律上／技術上正確▸➤morally道德上正確▸➤anatomically, factually, grammatically解剖學上／事實上／語法上正確◇The sentence is grammatically correct, but not very idiomatic.這句話語法上正確，但不太合乎語言習慣。PREPOSITION➤in在⋯方面正確◇The diagram is correct in every detail.這個圖表在每個細節上都是正確的。◇I think I am correct in saying that this project is the first of its kind.這項工程是同類工程中的第一個，我認為我這樣說是恰當的。
TOEFL BNC: 1580 COCA: 1794
correct adj.
⇨ right 1 (the correct method) ⇨ true (the correct answer)correct verb
⇨ correct (correct a fault) ⇨ mark 2 (correct spellings) correct

verb

correct ♦︎ fix ♦︎ put sth right ♦︎ set sb/sth straight ♦︎ remedy ♦︎ rectify ♦︎ redress ♦︎ cureThese words all mean to make sth right or accurate, or free of mistakes or problems. 这些词均表示改正、纠正、修正。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to correct / fix / put right / remedy / rectify / redress / cure what...◆to correct / fix / put right / remedy / rectify / redress / cure a problem◆to correct / put right / remedy / rectify / redress a situation◆to correct / fix / put right / remedy / rectify a / an mistake / error / fault◆to correct / remedy / cure a defect / deficiency◆to put right / rectify / redress a wrong◆to easily correct sth / fix sth / put sth right / remedy sth / rectify sth / cure sth■ correct [transitive] to make sth right or accurate, for example by changing it or removing mistakes 改正；纠正；修正◆Read through your work and correct any mistakes that you find.从头到尾看一遍你们的作业，发现的错误都要改正过来。◆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。▸ correction

noun

 [countable, uncountable] ◆I've made a few small corrections to your report.我对你的报告作了几处小的修改。◆There are some programming errors that need correction.有一些编程错误需要改正。■ fix [transitive] (rather informal) to correct a problem or mistake or make a situation better 纠正（问题或错误）；改善（境况）◆The company had a bad image that needed fixing.那家公司形象不佳，需要改善。◆Don't imagine that the law can fix everything.别以为法律可以解决一切问题。  see also fix ⇨ solution noun ■ ˌput sth ˈright

phrase

(putting, put, put) (especially BrE, rather informal) to fix sth 纠正；改善◆If you find a mistake, let your bank know and they will put it right.如果发现错误，告诉你的银行，他们会改过来。◆It's not too late to put things right.改过总不迟。NOTE 辨析 Fix or put sth right?These are both rather informal expressions. Fix is often used in business contexts. Put sth right is used especially in spoken English and more in British English than American English. 两者均为不太正式的表达。fix常用于商业语境。put sth right尤用于口语，且多见于英式英语。■ set sb/sth ˈstraight

idiom

(setting, set, set) (informal) to correct sb's mistake; to make sure that people know the correct facts when they have had the wrong idea or impression 纠正错误；消除误解；使某人了解真相◆I just want to set the record straight－everything I did was perfectly legal.我只想澄清事实－我做的每件事都是完全合法的。◆Let me just set you straight on one or two points.请让我纠正你的一两处错误。ⓘ In British English this expression is nearly always used in the phrases set sb straight and set the record straight; in American English you can also set the story straight or set things straight. 在英式英语中，这种表达法几乎总是用于短语set sb straight 和set the record straight；在美式英语中，还可以说set the story straight或set things straight。■ remedy ˈremədi [transitive] (rather formal) to correct or improve a problem or situation 改正，纠正（问题）；改善（境况）◆I tried my best to remedy the situation.我尽了最大努力对局面进行补救。◆The 1997 law was intended to remedy the deficiencies in the previous law.1997年的法律意在弥补先前法律的缺陷。  see also remedy ⇨ solution noun ■ rectify ˈrektɪfaɪ [transitive] (formal) to correct sth that is wrong 矫正；纠正；改正◆There were some errors in the report, but these were easy to rectify.报告里有一些错误，但不难改正。◆It's not too late to rectify matters.补过不嫌晚。■ redress rɪˈdres [transitive] (formal) to correct sth that is unfair or wrong 纠正，改正，平反（不公或错误的事）◆Attempts were made to redress some of the injustices of the previous regime.作了一些尝试去纠正过去政权下不公平的事。◆For years poorer children have had to put up with a lower quality education, and now is the time to redress the balance (= make the situation fairer).多年来，较贫困的儿童不得不接受较差的教育，现在是扭转这一不公平状况的时候了。■ cure [transitive] to deal with a problem successfully 解决，了结（问题）◆Charities alone can't cure basic social injustices.单凭慈善机构无法解决基本的社会不公平问题。◆I finally managed to cure the rattling noise in my car.我最终设法解决了我的汽车格格作响的问题。▸ cure

noun

 [countable] ◆a cure for poverty解决贫穷问题的措施
TOEFL BNC: 1580 COCA: 1794
correct
Exact and accurate: exact, accurate, perfect...
Morally good or correct: moral, correct, right...
Polite: polite, civil, correct...
To make something better: improve, enhance, remedy...
To criticize, accuse or blame: criticize, blame, put down...
To successfully deal with a problem or difficulty: cope, overcome, carry off...
To calculate or count: calculate, count, estimate...

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