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correctable

/kuh-rekt/US // kəˈrɛkt //UK // (kəˈrɛkt) //

可纠正的,可更正的,可矫正的,可矫正

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
    • : to point out or mark the errors in: The teacher corrected the examination papers.
    • : to scold, rebuke, or punish in order to improve: Should parents correct their children in public?
    • : to counteract the operation or effect of: The medication will correct stomach acidity.
    • : Mathematics, Physics. to alter or adjust so as to bring into accordance with a standard or with a required condition.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make a correction or corrections.
    • : to reverse a trend, especially temporarily, as after a sharp advance or decline in previous trading sessions.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate: a correct answer.
    • : in accordance with an acknowledged or accepted standard; proper: correct behavior.
    • : just or right: I feel this decision is correct because of the defendant’s age.
    • : characterized by or adhering to a liberal or progressive ideology on matters of ethnicity, religion, sexuality, ecology, etc.: Is it environmentally correct to buy a real Christmas tree?Most of the judges in this district have correct political views.

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Examples

  • Submit a correct answer for either,2 and you may get a shoutout in the next column.

  • The auto-correct on your cell phone or Gmail compose box are a perfect example of machine learning technology.

  • Whether the video is exclusively obtained from a source or stumbled upon via social media, it’s imperative to take the right steps to ensure the video is unaltered and presented in the correct context.

  • If it knows the name of all other toys, the dog might pick the correct toy because it guesses the unfamiliar word must indicate the unfamiliar toy.

  • They have urged users to update their hardware and software to avoid security issues that the patches can easily correct.

  • Because of the thinness of the air, there is a very tight margin between the correct and incorrect airspeeds, as little as 50 mph.

  • Conservatives get nowhere by demanding “deregulation,” because liberals are correct that most Americans want clean water.

  • The Senate report provides ample evidence of many problems to correct.

  • Breitbart forced her to correct a small part of her story, but witch hunts like these will leave every victim cowering.

  • In fact, she knew the correct answer 92 percent of the time she buzzed in during her 20-game streak.

  • For telegrams the spelling does n't matter; the people at the office correct it—or if they don't you can put it off on them.

  • I was perfectly amazed to see how many little ugly habits I had to correct of which I had not been the least aware.

  • That was by no means what Garnache had implied; still, since it really expressed his mind, he did not trouble to correct Marius.

  • With children of finer perception the transition to a correct profile view may be carried much further.

  • In 1881 the appearance of the figures was improved by their being painted in correct colours.