correct adj. ⇨right1 (the correct method)⇨true (the correct answer)correct verb ⇨correct (correct a fault)⇨mark2 (correct spellings)correct
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correct ♦︎ fix ♦︎ put sth right ♦︎ set sb/sth straight ♦︎ remedy ♦︎ rectify ♦︎ redress ♦︎ cureThese words all mean to make sth right or accurate, or free of mistakes or problems.这些词均表示改正、纠正、修正。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to correct / fix / put right / remedy / rectify / redress / cure what...◆to correct / fix / put right / remedy / rectify / redress / cure a problem◆to correct / put right / remedy / rectify / redress a situation◆to correct / fix / put right / remedy / rectify a / an mistake / error / fault◆to correct / remedy / cure a defect / deficiency◆to put right / rectify / redress a wrong◆to easily correct sth / fix sth / put sth right / remedy sth / rectify sth / cure sth■correct [transitive] to make sth right or accurate, for example by changing it or removing mistakes改正;纠正;修正◆Read through your work and correct any mistakes that you find.从头到尾看一遍你们的作业,发现的错误都要改正过来。◆Minor problems with eyesight can now be corrected in a few seconds.视力上的小毛病现在只用几秒钟就可矫正。◆They issued a statement correcting what they had said earlier.他们发表了一份声明,更正先前错误的说法。▸correction
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[countable, uncountable] ◆I've made a few small corrections to your report.我对你的报告作了几处小的修改。◆There are some programming errors that need correction.有一些编程错误需要改正。■fix [transitive] (ratherinformal) to correct a problem or mistake or make a situation better纠正(问题或错误);改善(境况)◆The company had a bad image that needed fixing.那家公司形象不佳,需要改善。◆Don't imagine that the law can fix everything.别以为法律可以解决一切问题。 see also fix ⇨ solutionnoun■ˌput sth ˈright
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(putting, put, put) (especially BrE, ratherinformal) to fix sth纠正;改善◆If you find a mistake, let your bank know and they will put it right.如果发现错误,告诉你的银行,他们会改过来。◆It's not too late to put things right.改过总不迟。NOTE辨析 Fix or put sth right?These are both rather informal expressions. Fix is often used in business contexts. Put sth right is used especially in spoken English and more in British English than American English.两者均为不太正式的表达。fix常用于商业语境。put sth right尤用于口语,且多见于英式英语。■set sb/sth ˈstraight
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(setting, set, set) (informal) to correct sb's mistake; to make sure that people know the correct facts when they have had the wrong idea or impression纠正错误;消除误解;使某人了解真相◆I just want to set the record straight-everything I did was perfectly legal.我只想澄清事实-我做的每件事都是完全合法的。◆Let me just set you straight on one or two points.请让我纠正你的一两处错误。ⓘ In British English this expression is nearly always used in the phrases set sb straight and set the record straight; in American English you can also set the story straight or set things straight.在英式英语中,这种表达法几乎总是用于短语set sb straight 和set the record straight;在美式英语中,还可以说set the story straight或set things straight。■remedy ˈremədi [transitive] (ratherformal) to correct or improve a problem or situation改正,纠正(问题);改善(境况)◆I tried my best to remedy the situation.我尽了最大努力对局面进行补救。◆The 1997 law was intended to remedy the deficiencies in the previous law.1997年的法律意在弥补先前法律的缺陷。 see also remedy ⇨ solutionnoun■rectify ˈrektɪfaɪ [transitive] (formal) to correct sth that is wrong矫正;纠正;改正◆There were some errors in the report, but these were easy to rectify.报告里有一些错误,但不难改正。◆It's not too late to rectify matters.补过不嫌晚。■redress rɪˈdres [transitive] (formal) to correct sth that is unfair or wrong纠正,改正,平反(不公或错误的事)◆Attempts were made to redress some of the injustices of the previous regime.作了一些尝试去纠正过去政权下不公平的事。◆For years poorer children have had to put up with a lower quality education, and now is the time to redress the balance(= make the situation fairer).多年来,较贫困的儿童不得不接受较差的教育,现在是扭转这一不公平状况的时候了。■cure [transitive] to deal with a problem successfully解决,了结(问题)◆Charities alone can't cure basic social injustices.单凭慈善机构无法解决基本的社会不公平问题。◆I finally managed to cure the rattling noise in my car.我最终设法解决了我的汽车格格作响的问题。▸cure
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[countable] ◆a cure for poverty解决贫穷问题的措施
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