Word · Frequency #244
right
纠正；改正
To correct.
- 1.
To correct.
纠正。
- 2.
To set upright.
使直立；扶正。
- 3.
To return to normal upright position.
恢复直立位置。
- 4.
To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
公正对待；为...平反；恢复权利；维护或收回权利。
扶正；恢复直立；恢复权利；平反；纠正。；使直立；扶正。；恢复直立位置。
In use
He tried to right the overturned boat.
She righted a wrong by returning the lost wallet.
The mechanic righted the misaligned wheel.
Verb forms
base right · third person rights · -ing righting · past righted · past participle righted
动词，意为纠正或扶正。
Connections
Collocations
- right a wrong
- 纠正一桩错事；为冤屈讨回公道
- She wanted to right a wrong.她想纠正一桩错事。
- right the ship
- 使船恢复平衡；扭转局面
- The crew worked quickly to right the ship.船员们迅速行动，把船扶正。
- right itself
- 自行恢复直立；自行复原
- The boat tilted heavily but soon righted itself.船严重倾斜，但很快就自行扶正了。
- right a mistake
- 改正错误
- If you made a mistake, you should right it as soon as possible.如果你犯了错，就应该尽快改正。
- right the record
- 更正记录；澄清事实
- The journalist wrote an article to right the record.这位记者写了一篇文章来更正记录。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Right本义是“正、对”，动词就是“把…弄正/弄对”；想象把歪的相框扶正(right)，既是扶正，也是纠正错误。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、nautical or operational settings、everyday correction 该动词的语体随搭配变化：表示“纠正错误、平反”时比较正式或文学化；表示“扶正船体或物体”时多用于操作或航海语境；日常表示“改正”时较为中性。常带宾语使用，如 right a wrong 或 right the boat。
Pronunciation & Spelling
night、bright、flight、sight、light 都与 right 押韵：重读元音 /aɪ/ 加 /t/。write 是 right 的同音词，读音完全相同但拼写不同。注意 straight (/streɪt/) 看起来相似，但元音不同。
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 3，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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