correct

正确的；恰当的

改正；纠正

责备；惩罚；管教

correct

正确的, 恰当的, 端正的

改正, 纠正, 告诫, 惩戒

correct

1. make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

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2. make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

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3. censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

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4. adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"

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5. punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"

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6. go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"

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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"

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8. treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"

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1. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"

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2. socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"

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3. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"

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4. correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"

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