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- correct [kə'rεkt]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to make free from errors
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2.
vt.
to indicate the errors in
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3.
vt.
to rebuke or punish in order to set right or improve
- to correct a child
- to stand corrected
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4.
vt.
to counteract or rectify (a malfunction, ailment, etc)
- these glasses will correct your sight
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5.
vt.
to adjust or make conform, esp to a standard
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6.
adj
free from error; true; accurate
- the correct version
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7.
adj
in conformity with accepted standards
- correct behaviour
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8.
adj
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin corrigere to make straight, put in order, from com- (intensive) + regere to rule
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to make free from errors
Examples
- If a question has 2 to 4 correct answers, check each correct answer on separate Response.
- 如果一个问题有2-4个正确答案，请分别标出所有答案。 → check
- correct behavior
- 端正的举止 → correct
- to take a correct view of a situation
- 对情况有个正确的估计 → view
- I don't question but you're correct.
- 我确信你是正确的。 → but
- The correct form of address to somebody older than you is not the one you use with him.
- 你对他的称呼，并不是对比你大的人使用的正确用法。
- I appreciate the effort, but the method you used isn't correct.
- 你的努力让我感动，但是你用的方法是不正确的。 → appreciate
- I will design and run an experiment to see if my idea is correct.
- 我要设计并进行一个实验，来检验我的想法是否正确。 → run
- Be careful that fear doesn't blind you to the correct decision.
- 当心不要让恐惧阻碍你做出正确的决定。
- Is this the correct address?
- 这个地址正确吗？ → correct
- The correct way to install is described in the manual.
- 手册上有正确的安装方法。 → correct
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