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ADJ
對的;正確的;符合事實的
If something is right, it is correct and agrees with the facts.
例句
That's absolutely right...
那絕對正確。
Clocks never told the right time...
鐘表顯示的時間從來都不準確。
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ADJ
合適的;恰當的;準確的
If you do something in the right way or in the right place, you do it as or where it should be done or was planned to be done.
例句
Walking, done in the right way, is a form of aerobic exercise...
走路，如果方法正確的話，也是一種有氧健身運動。
They have computerized systems to ensure delivery of the right pizza to the right place...
他們已經實現了系統的計算機化，以保證比薩的送貨準確無誤。
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ADJ
(地方)為大眾接受的;(人)正派的，體面的
If you say that someone is seen in all the right places or knows all the right people, you mean that they go to places which are socially acceptable or know people who are socially acceptable.
例句
He was always to be seen in the right places...
他總是會出現在一些體面的地方。
Through his father, he had met all the right people.
他通過父親認識了很多正派的人。
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ADJ
(說法或想法)正確的，對的
If someone is right about something, they are correct in what they say or think about it.
例句
Ron has been right about the result of every General Election but one...
羅恩對于歷屆大選結果都預測對了，只有一次除外。
Is that true? Was she right?...
那是真的嗎？她說得沒錯嗎？
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ADJ
(選擇、行動、決定等)正確的，最好的，最合適的
If something such as a choice, action, or decision is the right one, it is the best or most suitable one.
例句
She'd made the right choice in leaving New York...
她離開紐約的決定是正確的。
The right decision was made, but probably for the wrong reasons...
作出的決定是正確的，但理由可能是錯誤的。
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ADJ
正常的;沒有問題的;令人滿意的
If something is not right, there is something unsatisfactory about the situation or thing that you are talking about.
例句
Ratatouille doesn't taste right with any other oil...
普羅旺斯雜燴用其他任何油炒出來的味道都不正宗。
The name Sue Anne never seemed quite right to Molly...
莫莉總覺得休·安妮這個名字不太好聽。
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ADJ
對的;正當的;有理的;合乎道德的
If you think that someone was right to do something, you think that there were good moral reasons why they did it.
例句
You were right to do what you did, under the circumstances...
在這種情況下，你做的是對的。
The president was absolutely right in ordering the bombing raid.
總統下令發動空襲是絕對合乎道義的。
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ADJ
(活動或行動)符合道德的，正當的
Right is used to refer to activities or actions that are considered to be morally good and acceptable.
例句
It's not right, leaving her like this...
就這樣離開她是不對的。
Fox hunting is popular among some people in this country. It doesn't make it right though...
這個國家有些人喜歡獵狐，但是這并不能使其變得名正言順。
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VERB
扭轉;矯正;(使)恢復正常
If you right something or if it rights itself, it returns to its normal or correct state, after being in an undesirable state.
例句
They recognise the urgency of righting the economy...
他們認識到了復蘇經濟的緊迫性。
Your eyesight rights itself very quickly.
你的視力恢復得非常快。
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VERB
糾正;改正;彌補
If you right a wrong, you do something to make up for a mistake or something bad that you did in the past.
例句
We've made progress in righting the wrongs of the past...
我們在糾正過去的錯誤方面取得了進展。
Having spent 25 years righting his own mistakes, he is anxious that children should not waste opportunities.
他花了25年的時間彌補自己的過失，因此他非常渴望孩子們不要錯失良機。
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VERB
把…扶正;把…擺正;(使)直立
If you right something that has fallen or rolled over, or if it rights itself, it returns to its normal upright position.
例句
He righted the yacht and continued the race...
他調正了快艇，繼續比賽。
The helicopter turned at an awful angle before righting itself.
直升機在恢復平穩之前傾斜得很厲害。
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ADJ
(材料)正面的
The right side of a material is the side that is intended to be seen and that faces outwards when it is made into something.
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PHRASE
進展順利;發展正常
If you say that things are going right, you mean that your life or a situation is developing as you intended or expected and you are pleased with it.
例句
I can't think of anything in my life that's going right...
我想不起我的生活中有任何一帆風順的事情。
I was pleased with my performance on Saturday — everything went right.
我對自己星期六的表現挺滿意——一切順利。
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PHRASE
(道德上或法律上)有理的，合理的，正確的，說得通的
If someone has behaved in a way which is morally or legally right, you can say that they are in the right. You usually use this expression when the person is involved in an argument or dispute.
例句
She wasn't entirely in the right...
她并非完全占理。
Legally, the local tax office is in the right.
從法律的角度來說，當地稅務局的做法是無可厚非的。
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PHRASE
糾正;更正
If you put something right, you correct something that was wrong or that was causing problems.
例句
We've discovered what's gone wrong and are going to put it right.
我們已經發現了存在的問題，準備加以糾正。
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PHRASE
白馬王子;夢中情人;理想的伴侶
You can use Mr Right ,Miss Right, or Ms Right to talk about the kind of person that you imagine you will marry or spend the rest of your life with.
例句
She confesses to having trouble finding Mr Right.
她承認找不到自己的白馬王子。
...bachelors searching for Ms Right.
尋找真命天女的單身漢們
Noun
1. an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature;
"they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights""Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt"a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"2. (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing;
"mineral rights""film rights"3. location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east;
"he stood on the right"4. a turn to the right;
"take a right at the corner"5. those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
6. anything in accord with principles of justice;
"he feels he is in the right""the rightfulness of his claim"7. the hand that is on the right side of the body;
"he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left""hit him with quick rights to the body"8. the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
Verb
1. make reparations or amends for;
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"2. put in or restore to an upright position;
"They righted the sailboat that had capsized"3. regain an upright or proper position;
"The capsized boat righted again"4. make right or correct;
"Correct the mistakes""rectify the calculation"Adjective
1. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth;
"the correct answer""the correct version""the right answer""took the right road""the right decision"2. being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north;
"my right hand""right center field""a right-hand turn""the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream"3. socially right or correct;
"it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye""correct behavior"4. in conformance with justice or law or morality;
"do the right thing and confess"5. correct in opinion or judgment;
"time proved him right"6. appropriate for a condition or occasion;
"everything in its proper place""the right man for the job""she is not suitable for the position"7. of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
8. in or into a satisfactory condition;
"things are right again now""put things right"9. intended for the right hand;
"a right-hand glove"10. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure;
"what's the right word for this?""the right way to open oysters"11. having the axis perpendicular to the base;
"a right angle"12. of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face outward;
"the right side of the cloth showed the pattern""be sure your shirt is right side out"13. most suitable or right for a particular purpose;
"a good time to plant tomatoes""the right time to act""the time is ripe for great sociological changes"Adverb
1. precisely, exactly;
"stand right here!"2. immediately;
"she called right after dinner"3. exactly;
"he fell flop on his face"4. toward or on the right; also used figuratively;
"he looked right and left""the party has moved right"5. in the right manner;
"please do your job properly!""can't you carry me decent?"6. an interjection expressing agreement
7. completely;
"she felt right at home""he fell right into the trap"8. (Southern regional intensive) very;
"the baby is mighty cute""he's mighty tired""it is powerful humid""that boy is powerful big now""they have a right nice place"9. in accordance with moral or social standards;
"that serves him right""do right by him"10. in a correct manner;
"he guessed right"