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true or correct as a fact 正确的;真正的;真实的 Did you get the answer right? 你回答得正确吗? ‘What's the right time?’ ‘10.37.’ “现在的准确时间是几点?” “ 10 点 37 分。” That's exactly right. 完全正确。 ‘David, isn't it?’ ‘Yes, that's right.’ “是戴维吗?” “对,没错。” - (informal)
It was Monday you went to see Angie, right? 你是星期一去看望安吉的,对不对? Let me get this right (= understand correctly)—you want us to do an extra ten hours' work for no extra pay? 让我先搞清楚这一点,你想让我们加班十个小时而不给加班费,是不是?
Synonyms truetrue- right
- correct
- true connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed:
Are the following statements true or false? 下列说法是对还是错? Is it true (that) she’s leaving? 她要走是真的吗?
- right that is true and cannot be doubted as a fact:
I got about half the answers right. 我的回答约有一半是正确的。 What’s the right time? 现在的准确时间是几点?
- correct right according to the facts and without any mistakes:
Only one of the answers is correct. 这些答案中只有一个是正确的。 Check that all the details are correct. 检查所有这些细节是否准确无误。
right or correct? Correct is more formal than right and is more likely to be used in official or formal instructions or documents.Patterns用 right 还是 correct? - right/correct about somebody/something
- the true/right/correct answer
- the right/correct time
Extra ExamplesI got about half the answers right. 我的回答约有一半是正确的。 There's something not quite right about these figures. 这些数字好像不大正确。 A few details are missing, but the description is more or less right. 少了几个细节,但描述多多少少是对的。
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correct in your opinion or judgement (意见或判断)准确,确切,恰当 - right about something
You were quite right about the weather. 你对天气的判断相当正确。 - right to do something
They're absolutely right to be cautious. 他们保持谨慎是完全正确的。 ‘It's not easy.’ ‘Yeah, you're right.’ “这不容易。” “对,你说得没错。” - right in doing something
Am I right in thinking we've met before? 我们以前见过面,我说得对吗? History has proved him right. 历史证明他是对的。 He never gets anything right. 他什么事都做不好。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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correct for a particular situation or thing, or for a particular person 适当的;正好的;恰当的 Have you got the right money (= the exact amount) for the bus fare? 你有数额刚好的零钱付公交车车费吗? What's the right way to do this? 正确的做法是什么? You're not holding it the right way up. 你把它拿倒了。 Are you sure you've got that on the right way round? 你能肯定位置放对了吗? This is a step in the right direction. 这是朝着正确方向迈出的一步。 Next time we'll get it right. 下次我们就不会错了。 She's definitely the right person for the job. 她绝对是这项工作的合适人选。 - right for somebody
I'm glad you split up. She wasn't right for you. 我很高兴你们分手了。她不适合你。 I was waiting for the right moment to ask him. 我在等待时机问他这件事。 I think we made the right decision. 我认为我们做出了正确的决定。
Synonyms rightrightcorrectBoth these words describe a belief, opinion, decision or method that is suitable or the best one for a particular situation.see also Mr Right- right if somebody is right to do or think something, that is a good thing to do or think in that situation:
- correct (of a method, belief, opinion or decision) right and suitable in a particular situation:
What’s the correct way to shut the machine down? 这台机器应该怎么关? I don’t think she’s correct to say he’s incompetent. 我认为她说他无能是不对的。
right or correct? Correct is more formal than right. It is more often used for methods and right is more often used for beliefs, opinions and decisions.Patterns用 right 还是 correct? - right/correct about somebody/something
- right/correct to do something
- right/correct in thinking/believing/saying something
- the right/correct decision/judgement/conclusion
- the right/correct way/method/approach
- absolutely/quite right/correct
Extra ExamplesIs this the right way to the beach? 去海滩是走这条路吗? He's definitely the right person to ask. 他绝对是合适的人选。 I don't think she was right for you. 我认为她不适合你。 He's made the right decision. 他作出了正确的决定。 Are you sure that sweater's on the right way (around)? 你肯定那件毛衣没有穿反吗? She needs to get everything exactly right for her guests. 她需要为客人办妥一切事情。 I'm sure it'll all turn out right in the end. 我确信最后结果会是好的。 Customers have 30 days to decide if the finished product looks right with their decor. 顾客有30天的时间来决定成品是否与他们的装饰相配。 Next time we'll get it exactly right. 下次我们会做得很好。
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morally good or acceptable; correct according to law or a person’s duty 正当;妥当 I hope we're doing the right thing. 我希望我们这样做是妥当的。 I don't know, it just doesn't seem right. 我不知道,这似乎不对。 On some level this just feels right. 从某种程度上来说,这感觉是对的。 - right to do something
You were quite right to criticize him. 你批评他批评得很对。 - it's right to do something
It's only right to warn you of the risk. 警告你有风险是正确的。 - it's right that…
It's right that he should be punished. 他理应受到惩罚。
Extra ExamplesIt may be a very easy way to make money, but that doesn't make it right. 这可能是个很轻松的赚钱方法,但并不等于是正当的。 James did what he thought was right. 詹姆斯做了他认为正确的事情。 Hunting may be legal, but that doesn't make it right. 狩猎也许是合法的,但这并不表示它是正当的。 I think you were right to do what you did. 我认为你做的是对的。 I was doing what I thought was right. 我在做我认为正确的事情。 You were quite right to tell me. 你告诉我就对了。 Is it ever right to kill? 有没有什么情况下,杀人是对的?
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in a normal or good enough condition 正常;情况良好 I don't feel quite right today (= I feel ill). 我今天感觉不太舒服。 Things aren't right between her parents. 她父母的关系不太正常。 If only I could have helped put matters right. 要是我当时能帮着把错误纠正过来就好了。 That sausage doesn't smell right. 那香肠闻起来不对劲。 The meat doesn't taste right to me. 我觉得这肉尝起来不对劲。 We talk about the reasons why something doesn't look right. 我们讨论一些事情看起来不太对的原因。
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socially fashionable or important 时髦的或重要的 She knows all the right people (= for example, people who can help her in her career). 她认识所有那些关键人物。 They make sure that their children go to the right schools. 他们确保他们的孩子上正确的学校。 I wore the best clothes and was seen in all the right places. 我穿了最好的衣服,在所有合适的地方都能看到。
Extra ExamplesIf you know the right people, it opens more and more doors. 如果你认识对的人,它会打开越来越多的门。 He is the consummate politician, a man who went to all the right schools and played by all the right rules. 他是一个完美的政治家,一个上过所有正确的学校并遵守所有正确规则的人。
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of, on or towards the side of the body that is towards the east when a person faces north 右边的 your right hand/arm/foot/leg 你的右手/胳膊/脚/腿 My right eye is weaker than my left eye. 我右眼比左眼弱。 Keep on the right side of the road. 靠马路的右边行走。 Take a right turn at the intersection. 在十字路口向右拐。
- [only before noun] (British English, informal, especially disapproving)
used to emphasize something bad (强调坏事)真正的,完全的 see also all right
true/correct真实;正确
morally good正当
normal正常
fashionable/important
not left右面
complete完全
Word OriginOld English riht (adjective and noun), rihtan (verb), rihte (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Latin rectus ‘ruled’, from an Indo-European root denoting movement in a straight line.
Idioms
be in the right place at the right time
to be able to take advantage of opportunities when they come 头脑清醒;理智
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get/start off on the right/wrong foot (with somebody)
get on the right/wrong side of somebody
to make somebody pleased with you/annoyed with you 讨得某人的欢心;惹得某人恼怒
give your right arm for something/to do something
have your head screwed on (the right way)
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to be a sensible person 头脑清醒;理智
have the right idea
to have found a very good or successful way of living, doing something, etc. 找到好的(或成功的)方式;找对路 He's certainly got the right idea—retiring at 55. 他真的想通了,打算在 55 岁时退休。 The party had the right idea, but failed to win over the voters. 这个党派的想法对路,但没能赢得选民。
somebody’s heart is in the right place
used to say that somebody’s intentions are kind and sincere even though they sometimes do the wrong thing 本意是好的;心眼是好的
hit/strike the right/wrong note
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to do, say or write something that is suitable/not suitable for a particular occasion 做(或说、写)得得体/不得体 It is a bizarre tale and the author hits just the right note of horror and disbelief. 这是一个离奇的故事,作者恰到好处地表达了恐惧和怀疑。 Unfortunately, the president struck the wrong note in his speech, ignoring the public mood. 不幸的是,总统在他的演讲中打错了音,忽略了公众的情绪。
(not) in your right mind
(not) mentally normal 精神正常(或不正常) Who in their right mind would want to marry a murderer? 脑子正常的人谁会想要和一个杀人凶手结婚?
Synonyms madmad- crazy
- nuts
- batty
- out of your mind
- (not) in your right mind
- mad (especially British English
, informal) having a mind that does not work normally: 指疯的、神经错乱的、有精神病的: I thought I’d go mad if I stayed any longer. 我觉得再待久一点我就会发疯。
- crazy (informal
) having a mind that does not work normally: 指疯的、神经错乱的、有精神病的: A crazy old woman rented the upstairs room. 一个疯老太婆租了楼上那个房间。
- nuts [not before noun] (informal) mad:
That noise is driving me nuts! 那噪音吵得我要疯了! You guys are nuts! 你们这些家伙全疯了!
- batty (especially British English, informal) slightly mad, in a harmless way:
Her mum’s completely batty. 她妈妈完全是疯疯癫癫的。
- out of your mind (informal) unable to think or behave normally, especially because of extreme shock or worry:
She was out of her mind with grief. 她悲痛得精神失常了。
- (not) in your right mind (informal
) (not) mentally normal: 指精神(不)正常: No one in their right mind would choose to work there. 任何一个精神正常的人都不会选择去那里工作。
- to be mad/crazy/nuts/out of your mind/not in your right mind to do something
- to go mad/crazy/nuts/batty
- to drive somebody mad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of their mind
- completely mad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of your mind
might is right
on the right/wrong side of 40, 50, etc.
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younger or older than 40, 50, etc. years of age 不到/已过 40 岁(或 50 岁等)
on the right/wrong track
thinking or behaving in the right/wrong way 思路对头/不对头;做法对路/不对路 We haven’t found a cure yet—but we are on the right track. 我们还没有找到治愈的方法——但是我们走在正确的道路上。 The new manager successfully got the team back onto the right track. 新教练成功地将球队又带上正轨。 The police were on the wrong track when they treated the case as a revenge killing. 警方将案件当作仇杀案来办理是搞错了方向。
push all the (right) buttons
(also press all the (right) buttons especially in British English)
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to do exactly the right things to please somebody 做得面面俱到以讨好人 a new satirical comedy show that pushes all the right buttons 一出新的极尽搞笑之能事的讽刺喜剧
(as) right as rain
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in excellent health or condition 十分健康;状况奇佳
right enough
right on
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used to express strong approval or support see also right-on(表示明确的赞同或鼓励)完全正确
right side up
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with the top part turned to the top; in the correct, normal position opposite upside down正面朝上;位置正确;在正常位置
she’ll be right
- (Australian English, informal)
used to say that everything will be all right, even if there is a problem now 一切都会好的(即使现在有问题)
too right