词组 | right |
释义 | adjective | noun right1 /raɪt/ adjective 1. if what someone says or thinks is right, it is correctadverbsquite/absolutely right (=completely right) She is quite right – it’s better to wait a few days.dead right informal (=completely right) You were dead right not to trust him.exactly right My figures may not be exactly right.about/roughly/approximately right His calculations should be roughly right.nearly right You’re nearly right – the correct answer is a little higher than that.half/partly right (=correct to some degree, but not completely) His theory may still be partly right.verbssound/seem/look right Fifty dollars sounds about right to me.get sth right For once, he got my name right.be proved right We warned that it would not work, and we have been proved right.nounsthe right answer I’m sure that’s the right answer.prepositionsright about sth/sb He was right about the deaths being linked.phrasesbe right in saying/thinking that... I think I am right in saying that they once employed 2,000 people.Right or correct?Correct is more formal than right and is the usual word to use in official contexts and in academic writing.THESAURUS: right correctanswer | way | approach | word | name | place | position | amount | information | diagnosis right. Correct sounds more formal than right: 24 is the correct answer. | Nobody could tell me the correct name of the plant. | Unfortunately, this information is not correct. | He is absolutely correct. accurateinformation | description | picture | reflection | account | record | figure | measurement | prediction | map | test correct in every detail – used about information, measurements, descriptions etc: The need for accurate information on the environment has increased dramatically in recent years. | He was able to give the police an accurate description of the suspect. | Make sure that your measurements are accurate. | Today's tests are highly accurate. exacttime | date | moment | location | position | spot | amount | weight | number | cause | details | meaning completely correct - used when something is just what it should be, and not any more or any less: The exact time is 9.28 a.m. | The device can tell you your exact location. | The exact weight of the baby was 3.3 kilos. | The exact number of casualties in the battle was unclear. spot-on BrE informal exactly right – used especially about guesses or things people say: His answer was spot-on. | You’re spot-on.Spot-on is not used before a noun.ANTONYMS → wrong (1)2. suitable for something or someone GrammarIn this meaning, you usually say the right...nounsthe right way He showed me the right way to hold the baseball bat.the right time/moment Now is the right time for planting tomatoes.the right place If you want sunshine, you’ve come to the right place.the right kind/sort of sth I wasn’t sure if it was the right kind of book for a child.the right way/direction We are going in the right direction and are close to reaching an agreement.ANTONYMS → wrong (2) adjective | noun right2 /raɪt/ noun something that you are morally, legally, or officially allowed to do or haveadjectives/nouns + righthuman rights (=the rights that everyone should have) The country has been accused of human rights abuses.civil rights (=the rights that every person in a society should have) As a young man, he was involved in the struggle for civil rights.equal rights Women demanded equal rights.a democratic right The students are exercising their democratic right to protest.a legal/statutory/constitutional right Banks have the legal right to recover their money. | Teachers have a constitutional right to join a union.political rights Slaves had no political rights.a fundamental/basic right The law recognises a person’s fundamental right to defend his home and his property.a moral right They thought they had a moral right to break the law.women’s rights New laws have been passed to protect women’s rights.workers’ rights The company’s actions are a violation of workers’ rights.animal rights (=the rights of animals) Animal rights campaigners want hunting to be banned.gay/lesbian rights He supports gay rights and wants gay couples to be treated like everyone else.minority rights (=the rights of people of a different race, religion etc from most people in a country) Minority rights are protected by the UN charter.verbshave a right to do sth The public has a right to know what is going on.enjoy a right formal (=have a right, especially over a long period of time) These people have traditionally enjoyed hunting rights in the area.demand a right We demand the same rights that other European workers enjoy.exercise a right formal (=do what you have a right to do) The insurance company decided not to exercise its right of appeal.violate/infringe sb’s rights formal (=stop them doing something they have a right to do) Imprisoning the men without trial violated their rights.deny sb a right (=not allow someone to do something they have the right to do) Women were denied the right to vote.respect a right (=not do anything to stop people having a right) The new leader promised to respect human rights.defend/protect a right We should defend our right to demonstrate.stand up for your rights (=defend them) He was not afraid to stand up for his rights.uphold sb’s rights (=make sure that people's rights are respected, usually in the courts) The new government has promised that it will uphold human rights.waive a right formal (=choose not to do what you have a right to do) She waived her right to be present during the trial.forfeit a right (=do something that means you should no longer have it) He argued that a murderer forfeits his right to life.recognize a right (=officially give or accept it) It was the first state to recognize the right of unmarried couples to adopt children.prepositionsa right to sth The children are being denied their right to education. | The judge decided that the media’s actions violated the couple’s right to privacy. | Everyone has a right to life.by right (=because you have a right to have something) The land is theirs by right.be within your rights (to do sth) (=have the right to do something) In that situation, you are within your rights to ask for your money back.phrasesa right of appeal (=the right to ask for an official decision to be changed) When the High Court has reached its final verdict, there is no right of appeal.a right of access (=the right to enter a place, or to see something or someone) You have rights of access to data held about you.a right of reply also the right to reply (=the right to say or write something in answer to a criticism) People should have the right of reply when a magazine has published letters criticizing them.rights and responsibilities Parents have certain rights and responsibilities. |
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