correct
adj
verb
kəˈrekt adj
1 having no mistakes 正确的，无误的;
If my calculations are correct, we’re about 10 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。
2 suitable 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？
When lifting heavy weights, make sure that your back is in the correct positions.
举重物时背部保持恰当的姿势。
3 correct behaviour is formal and polite 〔行为〕合乎礼节的，得体的
It was not considered correct for young ladies to go out on their own. If I remember correctly, he’s Spanish. We must make sure that things are done correctly.
过去年轻姑娘独自外出被认为不合乎礼节。 如果我没记错的话，他是西班牙人。 我们必须确保事情做得准确无误。
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。
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。
verb
4 to make something right or to make it work the way it should 校正; 矫正
Some eyesight problems are relatively easy to correct.
有些视力问题相对比较容易矫正。
You have the right to see a copy of your file, and to correct any mistakes you may find.
你有权看你的文件，发现有错可以修改。
5 to 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，请纠正。
‘She’s in Ireland now.’ ‘She was,’ Farrell corrected him.
“她现在在爱尔兰。”“她以前在爱尔兰。”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。”
6 if 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〕
7
correct me if I’m wrong
used when you are not sure that what you are going to say is true or not [口] 如果我错了，请予以纠正 spoken
Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t you say you’d never met him before?
也许我说得不对，你不是说你从未见过他吗？
8
I stand corrected
used to admit that something you have said is wrong after someone has told you it is wrong [正式，口] 我承认有错，我接受批评 （指正 ） formal spoken