首页英语词典correctcorrect英英释意

correct

英[kə'rekt] 美[kə'rɛkt]
  • vt. 改正;告诫
  • vi. 调整;纠正错误
  • adj. 正确的;恰当的;端正的

英英释意


1. make right or correct;
"Correct the mistakes"
"rectify the calculation"
2. make reparations or amends for;
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
3. censure severely;
"She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
4. adjust or make up for;
"engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
5. punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience;
"The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
6. go down in value;
"the stock market corrected"
"prices slumped"
7. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard;
"Adjust the clock, please"
"correct the alignment of the front wheels"
8. treat a defect;
"The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"