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。
► see thesaurus at right RegisterIn 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。
—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 COLLOCATIONSnounsa correct answerLucy got fourteen out of twenty correct answers.
a correct entry (=correct answer in a competition)The first five correct entries will win £50.
correct informationI’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.
adverbsabsolutely/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.
verbsprove correct (=be shown to be true)Fortunately, my memory proved correct.