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"