correct

【发音】

美 /kə'rɛkt/ 英 /kə'rekt/

【翻译】

1. adj.正确的

   英释:having no mistakes

2. v.纠正

   英释:to make something right or to make it work the way it should

【短语】

1. correct operation : 正确动作

2. correct time : 正确时间

3. correct pronunciation : 正音；正确发音

4. correct errors : 改正错误

5. politically correct : 政治上的正确（立场）

6. stand corrected : 认错

7. quite correct : 完全正确

8. correct exposure : 正确曝光；适度曝光

9. correct level : 校正水准；标准水准

【例句】

1. 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。

2. Score one point for each correct answer .

   答对一题得一分。

3. 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。

4. Some eyesight problems are relatively easy to correct.

   有些视力问题比较容易矫正。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...she was correct almost every time...

2. (2016.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...One simple check would be to program a robot to check the correct course of action with a human when presented with an unusual situation...

3. (2010.6 • CET4 • • 写作题)...the students themselves are supposed to be aware that correct spelling is a must in English study...

4. (2010.6 • CET4 • • 写作题)...correct spelling is so important that both students and the teachers should spare no efforts to achieve correct spelling...

5. (2010.6 • CET4 • • 写作题)...asking the students to be conscious of the importance of correct spelling from the very beginning of their English study...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.改正；告诫

   rectify/admonish/

2. vi.调整；纠正错误

   adjust/adapt for/

3. adj.正确的；恰当的；端正的

   right/true/just/

【同根词】

1. adj

   corrective : 矫正的；惩治的

   corrected : 修正的；校正的；折算的

   correctional : 矫正的；修正的

   correctable : 可校正的

2. adv

   correctly : 正确地；得体地

3. n

   correction : 改正，修正

   corrective : 矫正物；改善法

   correctness : 正确性

   correctitude : 端正；得体

4. v

   corrected : 纠正；改正（correct的过去分词）；制止