If something is right, it is correct and agrees with the facts.
correct
That's absolutely right.
完全正确。
Clocks never told the right time.
时钟显示的时间从来都不准。
If you do something in the right way or in the right place, you do it as or where it should be done or was planned to be done.
Walking, done in the right way, is a form of aerobic exercise.
走路方法得当的话是一种有氧锻炼。
They have computerized systems to ensure delivery of the right pizza to the right place.
他们有计算机化的系统来确保把相应的比萨饼送到正确的地方。
If you say that someone is seen in all the right places or knows all the right people, you mean that they go to places that are socially acceptable or know people who are socially acceptable.
He was always to be seen in the right places.
他总是在入流的场所出现。
If someone is right about something, they are correct in what they say or think about it.
Ron has been right about the result of every general election but one.
除了一次以外,罗恩对每次大选的结果都判断正确。
If something such as a choice, action, or decision is the right one, it is the best or most suitable one.
She'd made the right choice in leaving New York.
她在离开纽约这件事上做出了正确的选择。
If something is not right, there is something unsatisfactory about the situation or thing that you are talking about.
Ratatouille doesn't taste right with any other oil.
普罗旺斯杂烩用其他任何油做味道都不对劲。
If you think that someone was right to do something, you think that there were good moral reasons why they did it.
You were right to do what you did, under the circumstances.
在那种情况下,你所做的是对的。
Right is used to refer to activities or actions that are considered to be morally good and acceptable.
It's not right, leaving her like this.
这样抛弃她是不对的。
The right side of a material is the side that is intended to be seen and that faces outward when it is made into something.
Trim off excess fabric and turn the right side out.
修剪掉多余的料子,把正面翻出来。
Your right arm, leg, or ear, for example, is the one which is on the right side of your body. Your right shoe or glove is the one which is intended to be worn on your right foot or hand.
She shattered her right leg in a fall.
她摔断了右腿。
If something happens or is done right, it is correct and agrees with the facts.
He guessed right about some things.
他对有些事情猜对了。
If you do something right, you do it as or where it should be done or was planned to be done.
To make sure I did everything right, I bought a fat instruction book.
为确保不出错,我买了一本厚厚的说明书。
Right is also an adverb.
Turn right into the street.
向右拐进那条街。
You use right in order to attract someone's attention or to indicate that you have dealt with one thing so you can go on to another.
Right, I'll be back in a minute.
好,我马上回来。
You can say 'right' to show that you are listening to what someone is saying and that you accept it or understand it.
'It was probably much harder for older people. Don't you think?'—'Right.'
“这对老年人来说可能要困难得多。你不这么认为吗?” “你说的对。”
You can use right to emphasize the precise place, position, or time of something.
The back of a car appeared right in front of him.
一辆车的尾部正好出现在他面前。
You can use right to emphasize how far something moves or extends or how long it continues.
the highway that runs through the neutral zone right to the army positions.
穿越中立区一直通到军队阵营的公路。
You can use right to emphasize that an action or state is complete.
The candle had burned right down.
这支蜡烛已全烧完了。
If you say that something happened right after a particular time or event or right before it, you mean that it happened immediately after or before it.
All of a sudden, right after the summer, Mother gets married.
突然之间,夏天刚过完母亲就结婚了。
If you say I'll be right there or I'll be right back, you mean that you will get to a place or get back to it in a very short time.
I'm going to get some water. I'll be right back.
我去倒些水,马上就回来。
You can use right to check whether what you have just said is correct.
They have a small plane, right?
他们有一架小型飞机,对吧?
rights
Right is used to refer to activities or actions that are considered to be morally good and acceptable.
At least he knew right from wrong.
至少他明白是非。
The right is one of two opposite directions, sides, or positions. If you are facing north and you turn to the right, you will be facing east. In the word 'to', the 'o' is to the right of the 't'.
Ahead of you on the right will be a lovely garden.
你的右前方将是一个美丽的花园。
You can refer to people who support the political ideals of capitalism and conservatism as the right. They are often contrasted with the left, who support the political ideals of socialism.
The Republican Right despise him.
共和党右翼分子看不起他。
Your rights are what you are morally or legally entitled to do or to have.
entitlements
duties
They don't know their rights.
他们不知道自己的权利。
You must stand up for your rights.
你必须捍卫你的权利。
voting rights.
投票权。
If you have a right to do or to have something, you are morally or legally entitled to do it or to have it.
a woman's right to choose.
妇女的选择权。
People have the right to read any kind of material they wish.
人们有权阅读任何他们想读的资料。
If someone has the rights to a story or book, they are legally allowed to publish it or reproduce it in another form, and nobody else can do so without their permission.
An agent bought the rights to his life.
一个代理商购买了他生平传记的出版权。
go right
If you say that things are going right, you mean that your life or a situation is developing as you intended or expected and you are pleased with it.
I can't think of anything in my life that's going right.
我想不出我的生活中有任何进展顺利的事。
put something right
If you put something right, you correct something that was wrong or that was causing problems.
We've discovered what went wrong and are going to put it right.
我们已经发现问题所在并会将其纠正。
right away
If you do something right away, you do it immediately.
He wants to see you right away.
他想立刻见你。
right now
You can use right now to emphasize that you are referring to the present moment.
Right now I'm feeling very excited.
此刻我感到非常激动。
by rights
If something is not the case but you think that it should be, you can say that by rights it should be the case.
She did work which by rights should be done by someone else.
她做了按理说本应由其他人做的工作。
in one's own right
If someone is a successful or respected person in their own right, they are successful or respected because of their own efforts and talents rather than those of the people they are closely connected with.
Although now a celebrity in her own right, actress Lynn Redgrave knows the difficulties of living in the shadow of her famous older sister.
尽管现在女演员林恩•雷德格雷夫依靠自己的努力成了名人,但她明白生活在她那著名的姐姐的阴影之下的艰难。
reserve the right
If you say that you reserve the right to do something, you mean that you will do it if you feel that it is necessary.
He reserved the right to change his mind.
他保留了改变主意的权利。
within one's rights
If you say that someone is within their rights to do something, you mean that they are morally or legally entitled to do it.
You were quite within your rights to refuse to cooperate with him.
你完全有权拒绝与他合作。
rights , righting , righted
If you right something or if it rights itself, it returns to its normal or correct state, after being in an undesirable state.
They recognize the urgency of righting the economy.
他们认识到整顿经济的迫切性。
If you right a wrong, you do something to make up for a mistake or something bad that you did in the past.
We've made progress in righting the wrongs of the past.
我们已经在改正过去的错误方面取得了进展。
If you right something that has fallen or rolled over, or if it rights itself, it returns to its normal upright position.
He righted the yacht and continued the race.
他扶正了帆船,继续比赛。