Confronted with such facts,some Swedish activists and legislators are demanding more extreme and far-reaching measures, such as replacing male and female pronouns with a neutral alternative and monitoring children more closely to correct them when they gravitate(被吸引) toward gendered play.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
Private markets corrected themselves.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
If the employees were already aware of their deficiencies before the evaluation period, however, they may be unable or unwilling to correct them
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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ADJ
准确无误的;正确的
If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
例句
The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8...
正确答案在第8页末尾。
The following information was correct at time of going to press...
下列信息在付印时准确无误。
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ADJ
(说法或想法)对的，正确的
If someone is correct, what they have said or thought is true.
例句
You are absolutely correct. The leaves are from a bay tree...
你说得很对，这是月桂树的叶子。
If Casey is correct, the total cost of the cleanup would come to $110 billion.
如果凯西是对的，清理的总花费将达1,100亿美元。
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ADJ
恰当的;合适的
The correct thing or method is the thing or method that is required or is most suitable in a particular situation.
例句
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.
怀特确信裁判作出了公正的判罚。
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ADJ
(行为)被人认可的，赞许的
If you say that someone is correct in doing something, you approve of their action.
例句
You are perfectly correct in trying to steer your mother towards increased independence...
你试图让自己的母亲变得越来越独立，这样做很正确。
I think the president was correct to reject the offer.
我认为总统拒绝这一提议是正确的。
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VERB
纠正(问题);改正，修正(错误)
If you correct a problem, mistake, or fault, you do something which puts it right.
例句
He may need surgery to correct the problem...
要解决这个问题，他可能需要做外科手术。
He has criticised the government for inefficiency and delays in correcting past mistakes.
他批评政府在纠正过去的错误问题上效率低下，并且拖拖拉拉。
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VERB
纠正;指出…的错误
If you correct someone, you say something which you think is more accurate or appropriate than what they have just said.
例句
'Actually, that isn't what happened,' George corrects me...
“实际上，并不是那样，”乔治纠正我。
I must correct him on a minor point.
我必须纠正他的一处小错误。
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VERB
批改，修改(文章等)
When someone corrects a piece of writing, they look at it and mark the mistakes in it.
例句
It took an extraordinary effort to focus on preparing his classes or correcting his students' work.
备课和批改学生的作业花费了他很多精力。
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ADJ-GRADED
(行为)符合社会公认标准的，得体的
If a person or their behaviour is correct, their behaviour is in accordance with social or other rules.
例句
I think English men are very polite and very correct...
我认为英国人很有礼貌，举止非常得体。
We were rather surprised by their sporting and correct behaviour.
他们富有体育精神而且举止得体，让我们感到相当惊讶。
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CONVENTION
若是我说错了就请指出
You say 'correct me if I'm wrong' to indicate that you are not entirely sure that what you are about to say is true.
例句
As I recall, but correct me if I'm wrong, it was in a car park in Carmarthen.
如果我没记错的话，那是在卡马森的一个停车场内。