correct
形容词正确的; 合适的; 符合公认准则的; 得体的
动词改正; 批改; 指出错误
形容词
1. correct
1. Your answer is not correct.
你的答案不对。
及物动词
1. This medicine will correct the pain.
这种药可止痛。
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2. Mary hates to correct her children.
玛丽讨厌惩罚孩子们。
3. You should correct the children when they are rude.
孩子无礼时，你应该指责他们。
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4. Please correct this mistake.
请改正这个错误。
时间和日期
A：What is the correct time, please?
请问现在标准时间几点？
B：It’s exactly twelve minutes past seven.
现在是七点十二分。
A：When will the lecture begin?
讲座什么时候开始？
B：It’ll begin at nine o’clock sharp.
正九点开始。
求职面试
B：How do you handle your failure？
你怎样对待自己的失敗？
A：None of us was born "perfect". I am sure I will be given a second chance to correct my mistake.
我们大家生来都不是十全十美的，我相信我有第二个机会改正我的错误。
Advertising-(广告)
correct的近义词
A：We want to use the right marketing mix to reach our target market.
我们想要使用正确的行销媒体来达到市场目标。
B：Certainly. We've done some tactical planning already. We think we've come up with a good plan.
当然。我们已经完成一些战略计划。我们认为我们已经提出一项不错的计划。
A：What media do you plan to use?
你们准备使用何种媒体？
B：Well, taking into account the image you want to project, we've asked our copywriters to prepare copy for computer magazines and the internet first.
考虑到你们想要表现的形象，我们已要求撰写文案的同事准备好计算机杂志稿及网际网络用稿。
A：So that way, our advertising dollars would be focused on people we know are computer users.
这样一来，我们的广告花费就会针对在，如我们所知，计算机使用者身上。
B：Yes. We'll also run billboard and newspaper ads to help create broad brand recognition.
是的。我们还同时刊登广告看板及报纸广告来帮助创立明显的品牌识别。
A：Will there be any direct mail?
会有任何广告邮件吗？
B：No. That would not be correct for a manufacturer like you. Leave that to the retailers.
没有。对像你们这样的制造商来说，那并不是正确的作法。把这种方式留给零售商吧。
A：Good point. Please prepare a more detailed proposal, and then I'll pitch it to the higher-ups.
说得没错。请准备一份更详细的提案，然后我会把它推销给高阶主管。
B：Great. We'll get started right away.
太好了。我们马上准备。
1. correct：corr; 抵消
1. 准确无误的;正确的
If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
e.g. The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8...
正确答案在第8页末尾。
e.g. The following information was correct at time of going to press...
下列信息在付印时准确无误。
2. (说法或想法)对的，正确的
If someone is correct, what they have said or thought is true.
e.g. You are absolutely correct. The leaves are from a bay tree...
你说得很对，这是月桂树的叶子。
e.g. 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。
3. 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.
e.g. The use of the correct materials was crucial...
使用恰当的材料至关重要。
e.g. 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。
4. (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.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
5. 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.
e.g. 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。
e.g. He has criticised the government for inefficiency and delays in correcting past mistakes.
他批评政府在纠正过去的错误问题上效率低下，并且拖拖拉拉。
6. 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.
correct的意思
e.g. ''Actually, that isn''t what happened,'' George corrects me...
“实际上，并不是那样，”乔治纠正我。
e.g. I must correct him on a minor point.
我必须纠正他的一处小错误。
7. 批改，修改(文章等)
When someone corrects a piece of writing, they look at it and mark the mistakes in it.
e.g. 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。
8. (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.
correct
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
9. 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.
e.g. 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。
verb
1. treat a defect
e.g. The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia
2. make right or correct
e.g. Correct the mistakes
rectify the calculation
3. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
e.g. Adjust the clock, please
correct the alignment of the front wheels
4. censure severely
e.g. She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
Synonym: chastisecastigateobjurgatechasten
5. go down in value
e.g. the stock market corrected
prices slumped
6. make reparations or amends for
e.g. right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
Synonym: rightcompensateredress
7. punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
e.g. The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently
Synonym: disciplinesort out
8. adjust for
e.g. engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
Synonym: compensatecounterbalancemake upeven outeven offeven up
adj
1. free from error
especially conforming to fact or truth
e.g. the correct answer
the correct version
the right answer
took the right road
the right decision
Synonym: right
2. correct in opinion or judgment
e.g. time proved him right
Synonym: right
3. socially right or correct
e.g. it isn''t right to leave the party without saying goodbye
correct behavior
Synonym: right
4. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
e.g. what''s the right word for this?
the right way to open oysters
Synonym: right