1. 正确的，对的　 right; without mistakes
2. 合适的，符合的　 keeping to proper standards of manners; fit

　～ account　正确的说明
　～ answer　正确的答案
　～ calculation　精确的计算
　～ conduct　端正行为
　～ decision　正确的决定
　～ dress　得体的服装
　～ explanation　正确的解释
　～ exposure　适当的曝光
　～ figure　正确的数字
　～ grinding　精磨
　～ judgement　准确的判断
　～ level　校正水准
　～ line　正确路线
　～ manner　适当的举止
　～ mixture　适当混合
　～ oil　合格油
　～ thing　正事，应该的事
　～ time　正确的时间，合适的时间
　～ usage　正确的用法
　～ young man　品行端正的年轻人
　quite ～　相当正确
　absolutely ～　绝对正确
　absurdly ～　正确得不合情理
　approximately ～　大体上正确
　avidly ～　渴望正确
　completely ～　完全正确
　dependably ～　绝对可靠
　entirely ～　全部正确
　fashionably ～　适于流行的
　formally ～　形式上正确
　habitually ～　习惯性正确
　infallibly ～　一贯正确
　insatiably ～　满足于一贯正确
　insistently ～　坚持正确
　mathematically ～　绝对正确
　meticulously ～　细致正确
　ordinarily ～　（行为）正常适度
　ostentatiously ～　炫耀正确
　partially ～　部分正确
　pompously ～　夸大正确
　positively ～　确信正确
　pretentiously ～　正确而骄傲
　rigidly ～　一贯正确
　stiffly ～　绝对正确
　strictly ～　绝对正确
　uncannily ～　正确得不可思议
　uncompromisingly ～　正确得无懈可击
　～ in...(　…是）正确的
　～ in one's thinking　思想正确
　～ to zero point　精确到零点

　The correct thing to do is to say "sorry" to him.　正确的做法是对他说声“对不起”。
　The above principles are the only correct policy for solving this problem.　只有上述原则才是解决这个问题的正确方针。
　The party's correct leadership is the guarantee of our victory.　党的正确领导是我们成功的保证。
　This has afterwards proved to be the correct explanation.　事后证实这种解释是恰当的。
　Yours is a correct manner in this situation.　在这种情境下，你的举止还是得体的。
　She is a correct young lady.　她是一个品行高尚的年轻女士。

　This page is correct.　这一页没有错误。
　The thing turned out to be correct.　这事证实是对的。
　Your reply is not quite correct.　你的回答不完全正确。
　He was convinced that his theories were correct.　他确信他的学说是正确的。
　My uncle was correct when he called your son a wonder child.　我叔父说你的儿子是神童，他说对了。
　I give my guarantee what she told you is correct.　我保证她告诉你的话是对的。
　I think her dress is correct for the party.　我认为她的连衣裙适合在这个聚会上穿。
　The detective is completely correct in his surmises.　这个侦探所推测的完全正确。
　You are partially correct in saying this.　你这么说有一部分是正确的。
　He is correct in saying so.　他这样说是正确的。
　You are correct in thinking he is an honest man.　你认为他是一个诚实的人，你是正确的。
　It is correct for you to keep it secret.　你不把事情说出来是对的。
　Is it correct for you to wear a shirt waist with a skirt?　穿宽松的上衣配裙子是否合适?
　It's not correct to speak while one's mouth is full.　一边吃饭一边说话是不雅观的。

　We accept the conclusion as correct.　我们认为这个结论是正确的。

 ♣ correct, right
　这两个词意思相同，都表示“正确”，多数情况下可互换。例如：
　Your answer is right〔correct〕.　你的答案是正确的。其区别是：
1. correct含有按标准或规则往往是“正确”的意味；而right含有按道德规范往往是“正确”的意味。例如：
　This sentence is grammatically correct but idiomatically wrong.　这句话从语法上讲是对的，但不符合习惯用法。
　I don't think it's right to leave children alone in a house.　我认为把小孩独自留在房里是不对的。
2. right有“正常的”“正义的”“井井有条的”等意思，而correct没有。例如：
　He invited the right persons.　他邀请了该请的客人。
 ♣ correct, corrective
　这两个词词根相同，但含义并不相同。correct意为“正确的”; corrective意为“纠正性的”。例如：
　The answer is correct.　这答案是正确的。
　The criminals were sent to prison for corrective punishment.　罪犯被关进监狱接受惩罚以改过自新。
 ♣ correct, accurate
　这两个词的共同意思是“准确，正确”。其区别是：correct指按某种标准衡量是正确的，如问题回答得正确；accurate指新闻工作或判决书等文书要求准确、精确。例如：
　She gave me two correct answers.　她给了我两个正确的答案。
　Journalists are not always accurate in what they write.　新闻工作者的报导并非都很准确。

　vt.　改正，纠正 make right; take out mistakes from; mark the mistakes in

　～ a child　训斥孩子
　～ a mistake　改正错误
　～ compositions　改作文
　～ errors　改正错误
　～ examination papers　批改试卷
　～ exercises　改作业
　～ grammar　改语法
　～ homework　批改作业
　～ one's fault　改正过错
　～ one's pronunciation　纠正发音
　～ one's watch　对表
　～ pain　消除疼痛
　～ the answer sheets　批改答题
　～ the proof　校对清样
　～ the sheets　校正清样
　～ the spelling　纠正拼写错误
　～ adequately　适当地修改
　～ agreeably　令人愉快地纠正
　～ carefully　用心地校阅
　～ casually　马马虎虎地校阅
　～ constructively　建设性的修改
　～ courteously　客客气气地修改
　～ crudely　粗糙地修改，残酷地惩罚
　～ dependably　有根据地纠正
　～ desperately　拼命地矫正
　～ formally　正规地纠正
　～ grammatically　在语法上做修正
　～ harshly　严厉地训斥
　～ hastily　草率地批阅
　～ helpfully　有益地修改
　～ immediately　立即修改
　～ infallibly　确实可靠地修改
　～ painstakingly　细心地修改
　～ reasonably　适度地纠正
　～ rudely　粗暴地训斥
　～ sharply　严厉地训斥
　～ sincerely　诚恳地加以修改
　～ strictly　严格地纠正
　～ sufficiently　充分地修改
　～ tactfully　得体地修改
　～...by　靠…校正或惩罚
　～ sb's watch by the time signal　按报时信号校正某人的表
　～ for　做…修正
　～ to　改正为

　Regardless of how often I correct him, he always makes the same mistake.　不管我怎样经常告诫他，他总是犯同样的错误。
　A lot of parents seem unwilling to correct their children these days.　现在许多父母似乎不愿管教自己的孩子。
　The father harshly corrected his child for disobedience.　那位父亲严厉地训斥着那个不听话的孩子。
　Some teachers corrected pupils by making them stay after school.　有的老师用放学后不让学生回家的方法来惩罚学生。
　He is listening to the news while correcting the students' exercise books.　他一边听新闻，一边批改学生的作业。
　The teacher is correcting the examination papers agreeably because all her students have done well in the examination.　老师非常高兴地批改着考卷，因为她的学生都考得不错。
　With this new typewriter you can correct mistakes at the touch of a button.　这种新型打字机只要轻轻地按一下键就可以改掉错字。
　Would you please correct any wrong spellings that you find?　请改正你发现的拼写错误好吗?
　She has corrected all the mistakes in my manuscript.　她把我手稿中的错误全部改正了。
　I spent much time correcting my students' grammar.　我花了很多时间纠正学生的语法错误。
　He is now correcting the sheets for the press.　他现在为报纸校对。
　I have corrected the proof.　我已校正了样稿。
　I corrected my watch by the clock.　我按钟调我的表。
　Father corrected his watch by the time signal.　父亲照报时信号校正他的手表。
　You'd better wear glasses which will correct your vision.　你最好还是戴上眼镜，戴上眼镜可以矫正你的视力。
　Turn the wheel to the right to correct the steering.　把方向盘往右边转转，好修正驾驶上的偏差。
　Add salt to correct the seasoning.　加点盐把味道调好。
　The medicine can correct stomach trouble.　这种药物可医治胃病。
　This medicine is effective in correcting liver trouble.　这种药对医治肝炎有效。
　His head corrects his heart in the choice of friends.　在选择朋友时，他的理智战胜了情感。
　You should correct your errors and make a fresh start.　你应该改正错误，重新做人。
　The mistake has been corrected.　这个错误已经改正。

 ♣ correct to　(v.+prep.)
　把…改成…　change sth into sth
　〔说明〕 correct to通常不用于进行体。
　Please correct a to the.　请把a改成the.
　You should correct the small letter i to capital letter I.　你应该把小写的i改为大写的I.

 ♣ correct, rectify, remedy
　这组词的共同意思是“纠正”“改正”。其区别是：
1. correct意为“改正”，是普通用语，指改正缺点、毛病、错误，使之符合正确的标准；remedy意为“改善”，多指医治，也可指补救缺点、改进条件等；rectify意为“矫正；整顿”，是正式用语，多用于正式场合，书面语言中较常用。例如：
　Please correct my pronunciation.　请纠正我的发音。
　It is necessary that we (should) rectify the style of writing.　我们有必要整顿文风。
2. correct解决的是简单的是非问题；remedy是在多种方案中寻找最佳方案，有时也指局部的改进；rectify语气更强烈，表示彻底地变革。例如：
　Has your homework been corrected?　你的作业批改了吗?
　We are prepared to do whatever is necessary to remedy the situation.　我们准备采取一切措施来改变局面。
　The Party's style must be rectified now.　现在必须整顿党风。
 ♣ correct, punish
　参见punish条。
 ♣ 下面三个句子的意思是相同的：

　［同义词］ adj. accurate, exact, proper, right, true, precise v. chasten, chastise, rebuke, rectify, remedy, reprove, set right
　［反义词］ adj. incorrect, inexact, wrong, imprecise
　［词源］　拉丁语corrigere（正确的，恰当的）