If something is correct, it is right and true.
right
incorrect , wrong , inaccurate
The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8.
正确答案可以在第8页的页末找到。
The following information was correct at time of going to press.
以下信息在付印时是准确无误的。
Doctors examine their patients thoroughly in order to make a correct diagnosis.
医生为病人做全面检查,以便做出正确诊断。
If someone is correct, what they have said or thought is true.
right
You are absolutely correct. The leaves are from a bay tree.
你的看法完全正确。这些是月桂树的叶子。
The correct thing or method is the thing or method that is required or is most suitable in a particular situation.
right
The use of the correct materials was crucial.
使用恰当的材料至关重要。
White was in no doubt the referee made the correct decision.
怀特毫不怀疑裁判做出了恰当的判罚。
the correct way to produce a crop of tomato plants.
种植西红柿最适当的方法。
If you say that someone is correct in doing something, you approve of their action.
You are perfectly correct in trying to steer your mother towards increased independence.
你试图让你母亲变得越来越独立,这样做很正确。
If a person or their behaviour is correct, their behaviour is in accordance with social or other rules.
He was very polite and very correct.
他很有礼貌且举止得体。
corrects , correcting , corrected
If you correct a problem, mistake, or fault, you do something which puts it right.
He may need surgery to correct the problem.
他可能需要通过手术来矫正这一问题。
He has criticised the government for inefficiency and delays in correcting past mistakes.
他批评了该政府在纠正过去的错误上的低效率和拖延。
If you correct someone, you say something which you think is more accurate or appropriate than what they have just said.
'Actually, that isn't what happened,' George corrects me.
“事实上,不是那样的,”乔治纠正我。
When someone corrects a piece of writing, they look at it and mark the mistakes in it.
It took an extraordinary effort to focus on preparing his classes or correcting his students' work.
备课或批改学生作业耗费他特别多的精力。