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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cor·rect1 /kəˈrekt/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective 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correctAre 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 adverb 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 [uncountable]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.Examples from the Corpus
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 [transitive] 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。 RegisterIn 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 somethingThe 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？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→ See Verb tableExamples 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 adjective →REGISTER1 →n COLLOCATIONS1correct2 verb →REGISTER1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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cor‧rect1 S1 W2 /kəˈrekt/ 
adjective
SYN right
OPP incorrect:
If my calculations are correct, we’re about ten miles from Exeter.
Score one point for each correct answer.
You are absolutely correct, the Missouri is the longest river in the US.
factually/grammatically/anatomically etc correct
The sentence is grammatically correct, but doesn’t sound natural.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say right rather than correct:
▪Are you sure you’ve got the right address?
2. suitable and right for a particular situation:
What’s the correct procedure in cases like this?
The correct way to lift heavy weights is to make sure that your back is straight.
3. correct behaviour is formal and polite
SYN proper:
It was not considered correct for young ladies to go out on their own.
—correctly adverb:
If I remember correctly, he’s Spanish.
We must make sure that things are done correctly.
—correctness noun [uncountable]
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▪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.
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▪prove correct (=be shown to be true) Fortunately, my memory proved correct.
▪ right not wrong – used about something someone says, or about the person who says it: the right answer | You were right about the colour. | ‘He’s about thirty, isn’t he?’ ‘That’s right.’
▪correct right. Correct sounds more formal than right: the correct answer | He is absolutely correct. | Unfortunately, this information is not correct.
▪accurate right – used about information, measurements, descriptions etc: Make sure that your measurements are accurate. | an accurate description of the suspect
▪exact an exact number, amount, or time is completely correct, and is no more and no less than it should be: The exact time is 9.28 a.m. | The exact weight of the baby was 3.3 kilos.
▪spot-on British English spoken informal exactly right – used especially about guesses or things people say: His answer was spot-on. | You’re spot-on.
correct2 S3 verb [transitive]
Some eyesight problems are relatively easy to correct.
You have the right to see a copy of your file, and to correct any mistakes you may find.
REGISTER
In everyday British English, people usually say put something right rather than correct something:
▪The problem should be fairly easy to put right.
2. to show someone that something is wrong, and make it right:
Correct my pronunciation if it’s wrong.
‘She’s in Ireland now.’ ‘She was,’ Farrell corrected him.
correct yourself
‘I,’ Lady Deverill corrected herself, ‘we are very happy here.’
3. if a teacher corrects a student’s written work, he or she writes marks on it to show the mistakes in it
4. correct me if I’m wrong spoken used when you are not sure that what you are going to say is true or not:
Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t you say you’d never met him before?
5. I stand corrected formal spoken used to admit that something you have said is wrong after someone has told you it is wrong
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adjective Word Family: noun: correction, correctness, corrective; adjective: correct ≠ incorrect, corrective; verb: correct; adverb: correctly ≠ incorrectly
Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of corrigere, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + regere 'to lead straight'
1. having no mistakes Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of corrigere, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + regere 'to lead straight'
SYN right
OPP incorrect:
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2. suitable and right for a particular situation:
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SYN proper:
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—correctness noun [uncountable]
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verb [transitive] Word Family: noun: correction, correctness, corrective; adjective: correct ≠ incorrect, corrective; verb: correct; adverb: correctly ≠ incorrectly
1. to make something right or to make it work the way it should: REGISTER
In everyday British English, people usually say put something right rather than correct something:
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2. to show someone that something is wrong, and make it right:
correct yourself
3. if a teacher corrects a student’s written work, he or she writes marks on it to show the mistakes in it
4. correct me if I’m wrong spoken used when you are not sure that what you are going to say is true or not:
5. I stand corrected formal spoken used to admit that something you have said is wrong after someone has told you it is wrong
true connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed 指合乎事实的、确实的、如实的 ：◆ Are the following statements true or false ?下列说法是对还是错？ ◆ Is it true (that) she's leaving?她要走是真的吗？ right that is true and cannot be doubted as a fact 指正确的、真实的 ：◆ I got about half the answers right. 我的回答约有一半是正确的。 ◆ What's the right time? 现在的准确时间是几点？ correct right according to the facts and without any mistakes 指准确无误的、正确的 ：◆ Only one of the answers is correct. 这些答案中只有一个是正确的。 ◆ Check that all the details are correct. 检查所有这些细节是否准确无误。
right or correct? 用 right 还是 correct？
Correct is more formal thanright and is more likely to be used in official or formal instructions or documents.* correct 较 right 正式，更多用于官方或正式的说明或文件中。
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right/correct about sb/sththe true/right/correct answer the right/correct time
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right if sb is right to do or think sth, that is a good thing to do or think in that situation 指正确的、妥当的、恰当的 ：◆ You're right to be cautious. 你谨慎是应当的。 ◆ You made the right decision. 你的决定是正确的。 ◆ 'It's not easy.' 'Yes, you're right.' “这不容易。” “对，你说得没错。” correct (of a method, belief, opinion or decision) right and suitable in a particular situation 指（方法、看法、意见或决定）正确的、恰当的、合适的 ：◆ What's the correct way to shut the machine down? 这台机器应该怎么关？ ◆ I don't think she's correct to say he's incompetent. 我认为她说他无能是不对的。
right or correct? 用 right 还是 correct？
Correct is more formal thanright . It is more often used for methods andright is more often used for beliefs, opinions and decisions.* correct 较 right 正式，较常修饰方法，right 则较常修饰看法、意见和决定。
Patterns
right/correct about sb/sthright/correct to do sthright/correct in thinking/believing/saying sththe right/correct decision/judgement/conclusion the right/correct way/method/approach absolutely/quite right/correct
◆ I'll be there at five fifteen, I mean five fifty—ten to six.我会在 5 点 15 分到那儿，不，应该是 5 点 50 分，差 10 分钟 6 点。 ◆ It'll be Tuesday— sorry, I meant to say Thursday.那就是星期二。不对，我想说的是星期四。 ◆ Sorry, what I mean is, we need two handouts per person.抱歉，我的意思是我们每个人需要两份讲义。 ◆ We can meet in the conference centre— or rather in front of the centre.我们可以在会议中心，确切地讲是在会议中心前面会合。 ◆ The painter— or should I say, the sculptor—was born in Padua.这名画家，应该说是雕塑家，生于帕多瓦。 ◆ It's one t and double s— no, sorry, one s and double t.是一个 t 和两个 s。不，搞错了，应该是一个 s 和两个 t。 ◆ It's on the fifth floor— no, actually, it's the fourth.是在六楼，不，实际上是在五楼。 ◆ Can I get two lattes and an espresso— no, scratch that, three lattes.( NAmE 请给我来两杯拿铁和一杯浓缩咖啡。不，不要那个，要三杯拿铁。