Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #1580
correct
纠正；改正
To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
- 1.
To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
改正；纠正。
- 2.
make right or correct
纠正
- 3.
To grade (examination papers).
批改(试卷)。
- 4.
make reparations or amends for
弥补
- 5.
To inform (someone) of their error.
指出(某人)的错误；纠正。
- 6.
censure severely
严厉谴责
- 7.
To discipline; to punish.
惩戒；处罚。
批改；评阅；指出（某人）的错误；弥补；补偿；痛斥；严斥；惩戒；处罚
In use
The teacher corrected my pronunciation during the lesson.
Please correct the spelling mistakes in your essay.
She is correcting the translation right now.
Correct the mistakes
correct sb/sth
The teacher corrected my pronunciation.
老师纠正了我的发音。
correct sth by doing sth
She corrected the error by rewriting the paragraph.
她通过重写段落来纠正错误。
correct sb on sth
Connections
Collocations
- correct a mistake
- 纠正错误
- She corrected the mistake in the report before submitting it.她在提交报告前纠正了其中的错误。
- correct an error
- 修正误差
- The engineer corrected an error in the calculations.工程师修正了计算中的一个误差。
- correct the problem
- 解决问题
- We need to correct the problem with the software as soon as possible.我们需要尽快解决软件的问题。
- correct behavior
- 纠正行为
- The teacher corrected the student's behavior in class.老师纠正了学生在课堂上的行为。
- correct the record
- 更正记录
- He wrote a letter to the editor to correct the record.他写信给编辑以更正记录。
- correct yourself
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'co-'（共同）和'rect'（正确），共同使正确，即纠正。
Context & Register
该词作动词时通常用于表示修改错误、纠正行为或调整数值，适用于多种正式和非正式场合，如教育、校对、行为规范等。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接名词或代词作宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with '-ect' and share the /ɛkt/ sound, rhyming with 'correct' (pronounced /kəˈrɛkt/). Caution: some words spelled with '-ect' but with first-syllable stress (e.g., 'object' as noun /ˈɒbdʒɪkt/) do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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