①sth is correctadj.正确的；对的

Synonymsright, accurate, exact

• If your principles are correct, then the results will be correct.如果你的原则是正确的，那么结果也会是正确的。

②it is correct to do sthadj.符合礼仪的；得体的

Synonymsproper, appropriate, fitting

• It is correct to listen with patience, even when truth comes from an adversary.耐心地倾听是得体的修养，即便真理来自对手。

③correct sthv.改正；纠正

Synonymsrectify, amend, remedy

• A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.犯了过错却不予改正，这便是又犯了一个错误。— Confucius

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①the correspondent of sthn.相对应的事物；对等的人或物

Synonymscounterpart, equivalent, match

句中用 'the correspondent of...' 表示在不同体系或国家中起相同作用、具有对等地位的机构或事物（美国联邦调查局对标英国军情五处）。

• Every emotion finds in the body its physical correspondent, reflecting within what we feel without.每一种情绪在身体中都有其对应的生理表现，由内而外映照着我们的感受。

②a / the correspondentn.记者；通讯员

Synonymsreporter, journalist, envoy

• The role of the foreign correspondent is to bring home the reality of people far away.驻外记者的职责是将遥远他乡的人间百态带回人们眼前。

③sb's correspondentn.通信者；写信的人

Synonymspen pal, letter writer

• A good correspondent is one who writes to you as though you were present in the room.优秀的通信者落笔如晤，字里行间恍若与你促膝长谈。