| 词汇 | right |
| 释义 | rightWord family noun right rightness rights righteousness righterrightfulnessrightingrightismright-hand driveright-handerRight Honourablerights issueright triangleadjective right righteous rightful rightablerightishrightistrightlessrightwardright-handright-handedright-mindedright-of-centreright-thinkingright-wingverb right rightenright-clickrightsizeadverb right rightly rightfully righeously righteousness rightwardlyinterjectionrighto Human right1 /raɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj → write, rite1 true/correct 真实的/正确的 a) CORRECTa statement or piece of information that is right is correct and based on true facts 〔说法或信息〕正确的，对的，如实的 SYN correct OPP wrong Yes, that’s the right answer. 对，回答正确。 Is that the right time? 那个时间对吗？ I got most of the questions right. 大部分问题我都答对了。 His ideas have now been proved right. 他的观点现已证明是对的。 b) [not before noun] if you are right, you have said something that is correct and based on true facts 没有说错的，正确的 OPP wrong I think you’re right. We should have set out earlier. 我想你是对的，我们本该早点出发的。 right about You were right about the hotel being too crowded. 你说对了，这家酒店是太拥挤了。 I think the prime minister is only half right. 我认为首相只说对了一半。 Am I right in thinking that you two have met before? 你们两个以前见过，我说得对吗？ 2 suitable 合适的SUITABLE the right thing, person, method etc is the one that is most suitable or effective 合适的，恰当的；有效的 OPP wrong I think you’ve made the right decision. 我认为你作出了正确的决定。 I think she’s definitely the right person for the job. 我认为她绝对是这份工作的合适人选。 right for ► see thesaurus at suitable A huge development like this isn’t right for such a small village. 如此大规模的开发项目不适合这么小的一个村庄。 3 side 侧面 [only before noun] a) HBHSIDEyour right side is the side with the hand that most people write with 右边的，右侧的 OPP left He had a knife in his right hand. 他右手拿着一把刀。 a scar on the right side of her face 她右颊上的疤痕 b) HBHSIDEon the same side of something as your right side 右方的，靠右的 OPP left Take the next right turn. 在下一个路口往右拐。 the right bank of the river 河的右岸 4 problems 问题CORRECT something that is not right is not in the state it should be in 没有问题的，正常的 The engine’s not quite right. 引擎不太对劲。 This cheese doesn’t smell right. 这干酪闻起来不对劲。 Things haven’t been right between me and James for some time. 我和詹姆斯之间出现问题已经有一段时间了。 put/set something right (=correct something) 纠正某事物 It didn’t take long to find the fault and put it right. 不久就找到毛病并纠正了。 5 morally 道义上GOOD/MORAL if someone is right to do something, their action is morally correct or sensible 符合道德的；正当的 OPP wrong right to do something Do you think I was right to report them to the police? 你觉得我向警方告发他们做得对吗？ It can’t be right to keep lying to your family. 老是欺骗你的家人是不对的。 it is right that I think it’s right that the people who work hardest should earn the most. 工作最努力的人报酬最高，我认为这是合理的。 It’s only right (=completely right) that he should get his share of the money. 他拿他应得的那份钱是理所当然的。 The company wants to do the right thing and offer compensation to all the injured workers. 公司希望正确行事，对所有受伤的工人作出赔偿。 6 that’s right spoken a) AGREEused to agree with what someone says or to answer ‘yes’ to a question 没错，对 ‘I gather you work in the sales department?’ ‘That’s right.’ “我猜你在销售部工作？”“没错。” ‘Some people find it very difficult to work quickly.’ ‘That’s right, and they often find exams very stressful.’ “有些人觉得很难做得快。” “是呀，他们还常常觉得考试压力很大。” b) ANGRYused when you are telling someone that you are angry about what they are doing 行啦，够啦〔用于表示对别人所做的事感到愤怒〕 That’s right! Just blame me for everything, as usual! 行啦！什么事都来怪我好了，总是这样！ Examples from the Corpus that’s right• Amitha: In a way that's right.• Do you think that's right?• I don't think that's right.• But she will not get that distance until she learns to - that's right - detach.• And as Bethan found, it may also take some time to find a treatment that's right for you.• Yes, that's right, it can be done, we can face history down.• Yeah, that's right - it was based on a Raymond Chandler novel.• That's right, Jim's been a friend of mine for years.• Yes, that's right, the car maker. 7. right you are British EnglishBrE spoken used to say ‘yes’ to a request, order, or suggestion 是，好的〔用于回答要求、命令或建议〕 Examples from the Corpus right you are• A: How right you are.• Yes, well, how right you are.• Every day couples meet who are amazed at how right they are for each other - proof that Dateline works!• How right you are, very clever, very ... disputatious. 8 emphasis 强调 [only before noun] British EnglishBrE spokenBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSBAD PERSON used to emphasize how bad someone or something is 完全的〔用于强调某人或某物很糟糕〕 SYN total, complete He sounds like a right idiot! 他听起来像个十足的傻瓜！ The house was in a right mess when we got back. 我们回来的时候，屋里一片狼藉。 9 health 健康 spokenHEALTHY if you are not feeling right, you are not feeling completely well 健康的 I haven’t been feeling right all day. 我一整天都觉得不舒服。 A few days in bed will soon put you right. 卧床休息几天，你很快就会好的。 You’ll soon be as right as rain (=completely healthy). → put somebody right/straight at put(9) 你很快就会完全康复。 10 socially 社交上BEST the right people, places, schools etc are considered to be the best or most important 〔人、地方、学校等〕最好的；最重要的 Sonia’s always careful to be seen with the right people. 索尼娅总是很注意，出入都要和体面的人在一起。 11 be in the right place at the right time LUCKYto be in the place where something useful becomes available or is being offered 在恰当的时间出现在恰当的地方 Being a news photographer is all about being in the right place at the right time. 当新闻摄影师，就是要在恰当的时间出现在恰当的地点。 Examples from the Corpus be in the right place at the right time• "You did well to get that contract.'' "Not really, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.''• Being a successful news photographer is all about being in the right place at the right time.• If we do not provide sufficient places, the necessary skill will not be in the right place at the right time.• It was in the right place at the right time.• They just happened to be in the right place at the right time.• He was in the right place at the right time and hustling as he usually does.• An off--duty cop happened to be in the right place at the right time to stop a robbery.• He could be in the right place at the right time when top jobs come up for grabs next summer.• You have to be in the right place at the right time with the right partner and the right judges. —rightness noun [uncountableU] → put something right at put(8) He was convinced of the rightness of his cause. 他坚信他的事业是正义的。 n COLLOCATIONS adverbs quite right (=completely right) You were quite right – we should never have gone with them. absolutely right You’re absolutely right. exactly right My figures may not be exactly right. dead right informal (=completely correct, used for emphasis) You were dead right not to trust him. half/partly right (=correct to some degree, but not completely) verbsThat theory may still be partly right. get something right For once, he got my name right. be proved right We warned that it would not work, and we have been proved right. be right in saying/thinking etc I think I’m right in saying they once employed 2000 people. THESAURUS right not wrong – used about something someone says, or about the person who says it 〔说的内容或说话的人〕正确的 the right answer 正确答案 You were right about the colour. 颜色你说对了。 ‘He’s about thirty, isn’t he?’ ‘That’s right.’ “他三十上下，对不对？”“对。” correct right. Correct sounds more formal than right 正确的〔比right正式〕 the correct answer 正确答案 He is absolutely correct. 他完全正确。 Unfortunately, this information is not correct. 不幸的是，这条信息不正确。 accurate right – used about information, measurements, descriptions etc 〔信息、尺寸、描述等〕准确的 Make sure that your measurements are accurate. 尺寸一定要量准确。 an accurate description of the suspect 对疑犯的准确描述 exact an exact number, amount, or time is completely correct, and is no more and no less than it should be 〔数字、数量或时间〕精确的，确切的 The exact time is 9.28 a.m. 确切时间是上午9点28分。 The exact weight of the baby was 3.3 kilos. 婴儿的确切重量为3.3公斤。 spot-on British EnglishBrE spoken informal exactly right – used especially about guesses or things people say 〔尤指猜测及人们说的话〕完全正确的 His answer was spot-on. 他的回答完全正确。 You’re spot-on. 你完全正确。 Examples from the Corpus right• "Your mother's a teacher, isn't she?" "Yes, that's right."• He's the drummer for that band, right?• When staff at the hospital realised their mistake they quickly brought out the right baby.• Chris tore a ligament in his right elbow.• It's a good school, but it wasn't really right for Melissa.• No, that's not quite right. Lower the left hand corner of the painting just a little more.• It is irrelevant to the Purchaser whether or not the Vendors know the warranties are right or wrong so long as they accept the risk.• If you don't push the buttons in the right order, nothing will happen.• Put the words in the right order to make a sentence.• I wanted to make sure I was getting involved with the right people.• No modem detected: Is your modem installed, plugged into the right port, and switched on?• A color picture of her takes up the right side of the card.• It's only right that parents should help their children.• I took a pay cut to come here, but I'm sure it was the right thing to do.• Do the right thing - turn off the TV and get the kids playing outside.• I only want to do the right thing.• Is that the right time?• It's not right to tell lies.• The right training, the right arms, everything that's coming to the surface now.• Rich made a right turn into the parking lot.• And they're right up to a point.• Excuse me, but the bill isn't right - we didn't have a Caesar salad.• I don't know the right word to describe it.• Ben struggled to find the right words. right in thinking that• Pardon their asking, they said, but were they right in thinking that he was the celebrated Blondel?• I'd been right in thinking that he wasn't seriously hurt, and they soon had him well again.• President Reagan is probably right in thinking that private companies could introduce innovations to what has become rather a moribund operation.• You are right in thinking that such products are carbohydrate sources too. right person• So how do you select the right person?• For all her efficiency, her intelligence, her appropriate education, she wasn't the right person for the job.• Are you the right person for this position?• An officer who deals with adults every day is not the right person to deal with teenagers.• The patients' rights person was present, but was not given much of a chance to say anything.• Someday, just the right person will come along for this high-voltage sweetheart.• The right person will have experience of the service, an in-depth knowledge of nursing and communication skills. right side• A boy called Red, the crew chief for this ship, helped me strap in on the right side.• No stitching is visible from the right side.• Slip stitch is also a textured stitch where the purl side is the right side.• There is a war on, Britain is fighting on the right side.• Tuck and slip are both textured stitches, where usually the purl side is the right side.• They dashed from the left side, circled around the right side, charged straight up the middle.• Similarly, messages from the left-hand field of vision of both eyes are transmitted to the right side of the brain.• When the neurologist repeated the test on the right side, the patient saw that hand normally as well. do the right thing• As adults we have active consciences which help us do the right thing.• It addresses the question whether it would in fact pay us to do the right thing.• It can change the climate enough to give people elbow room to do the right things.• We gently persuaded them to do the right thing and come back to face the music.• But again, I do the right thing and hold the door for the guy.• People are much more likely to do the right thing if they can see some personal advantage to it.• I thought I was doing the right thing, trying to do the right thing.• To do the right thing was all. as right as rain• He then closed it and felt as right as rain. right2 ●●● S1 W1 adverbadv 1 exactly 正好EXACT exactly in a particular position or place 正好〔在某个位置或地方〕 right in/in front of/by etc something She was standing right in the middle of the room. 她就站在房间的正中央。 There’s the house, right in front of you. 就是那所房子，就在你面前。 right here/there ► see thesaurus at exactly I left my bags right here. 我把包就放在这里的。 2 immediately 立刻NOW immediately and without any delay 马上，立刻，立即 SYN straight It’s on right after the six o'clock news. 6点钟新闻之后马上播出。 I’ll phone him right away (=immediately). 我马上就打电话给他。 I could tell right off that something was wrong. 我马上明白出事了。 right off the bat American EnglishAmE (=immediately, without having to think carefully) 马上，不假思索地 Kay answered right off the bat. 凯毫不犹豫地作出了回答。 3 correctly 正确地CORRECT correctly 正确地 We guessed right; they’d gone. 我们猜对了——他们已经走了。 ‘I thought you’d be cross.’ ‘You thought right!’ “我以为你会生气。” “你说对了！” 4 well 好 informal in a way that is good or satisfactory 顺利地；令人满意地 Everything’s going right for him at the moment. 目前他一切顺利。 It’ll work out right in the end. 最终一切都会好起来的。 5 direction/side 方向/侧面TURN towards the direction or side that is on the right 向右，朝右 OPP left Turn right at the crossroads. 在十字路口向右拐。 6 right now now, or immediately 现在；立即，马上 Do you need me right now? 你现在就要我来吗？ We need to deal with this problem right now. 我们需要立即解决这个问题。 Examples from the Corpus right now• Conquering your weight problem is probably the most important thing in your life right now.• He's up there right now.• I wonder what the rest of the 300,000 Bay Area telecommuters are doing right now.• King is king of the fiction paperback bestseller list right now.• It seemed at turns to be happening right now and ages ago.• Yet right now it is possible to raise the debt limit with a simple majority vote in both houses. 7 right along/through/around etc ENDall the way along, through etc 一直沿着/穿过/围绕等 Go right to the end of the road. 沿这条路一直走到尽头。 We don’t have to go right into town. 我们不需要径直进城。 I slept soundly right through the night. 我整晚都睡得很香。 Examples from the Corpus right along/through/around etc• Don't pull the thread right through at this stage.• Route 1 runs right through it.• His grey eyes stared back at me intensely, as if right through me.• I love to hear this, but then you see guys slide right through the draft.• He got so mad he threw the Bible out the bedroom window right through the glass.• He had slept right through the night.• He came right through the War, just to be killed on that damned motorbike. 8 be right behind somebody spokenSUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLAN to completely support someone in their ideas or in what they are trying to achieve 完全支持某人 We’re all right behind you. 我们都很支持你。 Examples from the Corpus be right behind somebody• Although San Marcos may have been the first city in the county to issue such bonds, San Diego was right behind.• And lorry drivers are right behind them, adding their names to a petition.• Babe Connelly was now the boss, and Daley and a few other ambitious young men were right behind him.• He says that the police were right behind them - he begged his brother to stop.• Male speaker I am certain the people of the estates affected by joyriders will be right behind this action.• The feet of Stewpid are right behind me now, pounding louder than my heart beats.• The New Jersey Nets were right behind with a 22 percent rise to $ 41. 62.• The police were right behind, and a cop tackled him, smashing his face into the sidewalk. 9 I’ll be right with you/right there/right back spokenWAIT used to ask someone to wait because you are coming or returning very soon 我马上就来/就到/就回来 ‘Lunch is ready!’ ‘I’ll be right there.’ “午饭好啦！”“我就来。” Don’t go away; I’ll be right back. 不要走开，我很快就回来。 10 be right up there (with somebody/something) informalGOOD/EXCELLENT to be as good or as important as the very best （与某人/某事物）不相上下；（与某人/某事物）同等重要 He’s definitely right up there with all the world-class footballers. 他绝对和世界级的足球运动员不相上下。 Examples from the Corpus be right up there (with somebody/something)• Number of sunny days is right up there for me, too.• Northampton are right up there in second place.• He was right up there on Herron Avenue.• On the trauma scale, this was right up there with an automobile wreck. 11 right, left, and centreleft, and centre right British EnglishBrE, right and left American EnglishEVERYWHERE everywhere or in every way 到处，处处；各个方面 The company’s losing money right, left and centre. 公司处处在亏损。 Examples from the Corpus right• Have I spelled your name right?• They've been punished for their crimes, and quite rightly.• Follow the track until the level bears off right.• Hey, they actually spelled my name right!• The government can't seem to do anything right.• The plane touched down right at the water's edge.• He was turning on the ball right away against veteran pitchers.• She didn't come back right away because the phone rang.• I knew right away it was national security.• He sat down right beside her.• The TV lights were shining right in his face.• He did all right in that Navy movie, whatever it was.• That hit me right in the eye!• The only thing I seem to be doing right is writing.• I got a mosquito bite right on the end of my nose.• Just as you enter town, turn right onto Main Street.• Most people can't do it right the first time. right here/there• Everything you ever dreamed of, they make it right here.• The promotion places are still wide open, but Swindon are right there.• Turn right here, and the road gradually descends to the little town of Appenzell.• Well, at least he knew, right there and then, that he had to go into hiding.• She went into labour right there and then.• But here, right here, at this moment, was what I had suspected all along.• Pressin right there, I thought every time I breathe he goin to slice me open.• We had the tar right there, just throw the old coot ill and cook him and use him for fill. right off the bat• At least not right off the bat.• I could see right off the bat that there were going to be problems. going right• We did this and things started going right.• I felt little cold shivers going right down my back.• Nothing had been going right for him.• Everything seemed to be going right in both families.• The path going right leads to River Cove - worth a detour as seals can often be seen here.• They were going right through the Hacienda at a trot.• I climb aboard Moosha and suddenly get the sensation that the express elevator is going right through the roof.• If that was so, then going right, towards the breeze, would take her deeper into the caves. right3 ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 allowed 允许的 [countableC]RIGHT/HAVE THE RIGHT TO something that you are morally, legally, or officially allowed to do or have 权利 right of The new charter establishes the rights and duties of citizens. 新宪章确定了公民的权利和义务。 right to Everyone should have the right to freedom of expression. 每个人都应该有言论自由的权利。 right to do something You have the right to consult a lawyer. 你有权咨询律师。 by right The money is yours by right. 这笔钱理应是你的。 within your rights (=legally or morally allowed) 在你的权利范围之内 → civil rights, human right You would be within your rights to sue the company for negligence. 你有权起诉公司没有尽责。 2 have a right to be angry/concerned/suspicious etc RIGHT/HAVE THE RIGHT TOto have a good reason for being angry, concerned etc 有理由生气/担心/怀疑等 I think you have a right to feel very disappointed. 我认为你有理由感到很失望。 You had every right to be angry with them. 你完全有理由生他们的气。 Examples from the Corpus every right• Anyway he owned the place and in most people's eyes he had every right to chuck me out.• He has every right to do what he is doing.• On the other hand heads have every right to expect staff to be well groomed and reasonably dressed at work.• I have every right to be here and, as to madame, she's my friend.• They have every right to do it...• They write it up without any of our input, and the law says we have every right to have input.• You've every right to feel hard done by, so don't start thinking that you're being selfish. 3 have no right to do something UNFAIRused to say that someone’s action is completely unreasonable or unfair 没有权利做某事 You had no right to take money from my purse! 你无权从我的钱包里拿钱！ He has no right to speak to me like that! 他无权那样对我说话！ Examples from the Corpus have no right to do something• I have no right to be saying anything that goes against Church teaching.• I have no right to intrude on their lives.• Finally, the relatives of patients have no right to make decisions on the patient's behalf.• The states have no rights to any money.• But we have no right to force collection of child support for the kids.• But you have no right to come in here meddling with my things.• You have no right to tell me what I can and can't do!• You have no right to be here. 4 SIDE 侧面the right/somebody’s right the side of your body that has the hand that most people write with, or this side of anything else 右边，右方，右侧 OPP left on/to the right (of something) Our car is just to the right of that white van. 我们的车就在那辆白色货车的右侧。 Take the first turning on the right. 在第一个转弯处向右拐。 on/to somebody’s right The school is on your right as you come into the village. 进了村子后，学校就在你的右边。 Examples from the Corpus on/to the right (of something)• The policies in train are on the right lines.• If you get off at the wrong station, ask a station attendant how to get to the right platform.• A guy from our squad got on the right side, and I got on the left side.• Bush's initial response has been to lurch to the right.• Both cells will see movement to the right but the direction seen will vary by 90 degrees.• Maybe I should move over to the left a little or to the right.• Follow on between two fences with lichen-encrusted hawthorn trees on the right. 5 POLITICS 政治the right/the Right political parties or groups that support the ideas and beliefs of capitalism. They usually want low taxes and to encourage private business rather than businesses owned by the state 右翼组织，右翼政党 OPP left → right-wing The campaign is being supported by the Right. 这场运动得到了右翼政党的支持。 The Conservative Party seems to be moving even further to the right. 保守党好像更加右倾了。 extreme/far right politicians on the extreme right 极右翼政客 Examples from the Corpus extreme/far right• The Hunt saboteurs bar extreme right sympathisers from its organisation.• The vote for the extreme right is depressing, but not the beginning of a trend, let alone das End.• There are four principal theories used to account for the failure of the extreme right in Britain.• The basic tenor of the publications of the extreme Right has scarcely altered since that date.• The large mill owner's house is on the extreme right.• The good tee shot was played to the far right of the fairway to set up a second shot to the left.• Paradoxically, the other major beneficiary from apparent disillusion with the established parties was the far right Front national. 6 correct behaviour 恰当的行为 [uncountableU]GOOD/MORAL behaviour that is morally good and correct 正当，正义 Some kids don’t seem to know the difference between right and wrong. 有些孩子好像不能分辨是非。 The protesters believe that they have right on their side. 抗议者认为正义在他们一边。 7 BOOKS/TV ETC 书籍/电视等rights [plural] if someone has the rights to a book, film, television programme etc, they are allowed to sell it or show it 〔书、电影、电视节目等的〕版权，发行权 → copyright rights to The studio bought the rights to his new book. 电影公司买下了他新书的版权。 The company paid £2 million for film rights to the book. 公司花了200万英镑买下了这本书的电影改编权。 the television rights to the Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会的电视转播权 Examples from the Corpus television rights• A large percentage of that will be met by television rights, sponsorships and advertising.• Disney should recoup some of that on worldwide sales of television rights to the gala performance.• It was like soccer's World Cup host country handing over the television rights to the visiting nations. 8 be in the right CORRECTto have the best reasons, arguments etc in a disagreement with someone else 〔在与别人的争论中〕有理 Both sides are convinced that they are in the right. 双方都认为自己有理。 Examples from the Corpus be in the right• Tell General Bragg I will see that these colors are in the right place.• It was a strange action by some one totally convinced he was in the right.• At school he dared answer back to the Headmaster - politely - when he felt he was in the right.• He was in the right place at the right time and hustling as he usually does.• On the platform she was not at all sure that she was in the right place.• The idea was that I should be in the right state of mind for the concert I was about to conduct.• You have to be in the right place at the right time with the right partner and the right judges.• I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time. 9 by rights spokenFAIR used to describe what should happen if things are done fairly or correctly 按理（说） By rights, the house should be mine now. 按理说，这房子现在应该归我。 Examples from the Corpus by rights• But, by rights, the smaller one shouldn't exist.• Of course by rights this should fall to Edward, but for reasons best known to himself it seems he's said nothing.• He ought by rights to have died of shame at 30, or of drink at 50.• So banks hang on to business that they should by rights lose, but find it hard to win new good-quality business.• He's worked the land all his life, so by rights it's his.• It was by rights his, he said.• He was a man whom, by rights, she ought not even to like.• It winds down into winter, and yet by rights it should be barely midsummer. 10 in your own right DEPEND/IT DEPENDS#used to say that you have something or achieve something on your own, without depending on other people 凭借自身，靠自己 She’s a very wealthy woman in her own right. 她凭自己的能力成为十分富有的女人。 Examples from the Corpus in your own right• Kahlo was the wife of painter Diego Rivera and an artist in her own right.• It is necessary to remind ourselves that involvement in the project constituted a significant staff-development exercise in its own right.• MacKenzie is a powerful man in his own right.• Both feature Hewlett's JetDirect interface for connection to local networks, which Hewlett-Packard will also market in its own right.• Not a word about how people should have related to me, as a person in my own right.• After two years of challenging the power of governments, the movement has become a power in its own right.• Cold stores: Treat like small rooms in their own right using floor wall and ceiling techniques as appropriate.• Loyalty in the emerging business organization, which will be personal and communal, will be satisfying in its own right.• Their lyrics stand up as poems, good light verse in their own right. 11 put something to rights SOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEMto make a place or situation return to normal again 使某事物恢复正常 It took ages to put the room to rights again. 把房间收拾好花了很长时间。 Examples from the Corpus put something to rights• This month, however, is my chance to put all that to rights.• If you mean to put everything to rights between yourself and Benedict, you must make an effort on your own account.• He wanted to put the world to rights.• This usually put Dad to rights but must have been pretty potent stuff as it ceased to be available after the war. 12 the rights and wrongs of something REASONthe subject of what or who is right or wrong in a situation 某事的是非曲直 I don’t want to spend ages discussing the rights and wrongs of all this. 我不想浪费时间来讨论这一切的是与非。 Examples from the Corpus the rights and wrongs of something• She would worry about the rights and wrongs of the situation in the morning.• She would not even bother to argue the rights and wrongs of what had occurred since it would be futile.• Leaving aside the rights and wrongs of that dispute, we all know the importance of representatives.• We can generalise from the rights and wrongs of his account of seeing to the use of the other senses as well.• I do not wish to enter into the rights and wrongs of meat consumption versus vegetarianism or alcohol consumption versus abstention.• Not the rights and wrongs of conscientious objection.• My sisters and I got a long lecture on the rights and wrongs of wearing makeup. 13. [countableC] a hit made with your right hand 右手拳 OPP left COLLOCATIONS verbs have a right 有权利 People have a right to know the truth. 民众有权了解真相。 violate somebody’s rights formal (=stop them doing something they have a right to do) 侵犯某人的权利 Imprisoning the men without trial violated their rights. 未经审讯就把那些人关进监狱，这侵犯了他们的权利。 exercise a right formal (=do what you have a right to do) 行使权利 The insurance company decided not to exercise its right of appeal. 保险公司决定不行使其上诉的权利。 deny somebody a right (=not allow them to do something they have the right to do) 不承认某人的权利 nWomen were denied the right to vote. demand a right (=ask for it firmly) 坚持要求权利 nWe demand the same rights that other European workers enjoy. defend a right (=take action to stop a right being taken away) 捍卫权利 nWe should defend our right to demonstrate. uphold somebody’s rights (=defend their rights) 维护某人的权利 ADJECTIVES/NOUN + rightnI will uphold the rights of the people of this country. human rights (=the rights that everyone should have) 人权 This company always operates with respect for human rights. 这家公司的经营始终以尊重人权为本。 civil rights (=the rights that every person in a society should have) 民权 As a young man, he was deeply involved in the struggle for civil rights. 年轻时，他积极投身争取民权的斗争。 nthe civil rights movement equal rights 平等的权利 Women demanded equal rights. 女性要求权利平等。 a fundamental/basic right 基本权利 nThe law recognises a man’s fundamental right to defend his home and his property. a legal right 合法权利 nBanks have the legal right to recover their money. a constitutional right 宪法赋予的权利 nTeachers have a constitutional right to join a union. political rights 政治权利 nSlaves had no political rights. women’s rights 女权 nNew laws have been passed to protect women’s rights. workers’ rights 工人权利 nThe company’s actions are a violation of workers’ rights. gay/lesbian rights 同性恋平等权利 na gay rights campaigner animal rights 动物权利 phrasesnAnimal rights campaigners say the dogs are being bred in terrible conditions. a right of appeal (=the right to ask for an official decision to be changed) 上诉权 In these circumstances, there is no right of appeal. 在这些情况下没有上诉权。 the right to privacy (=the right to be free from public attention) 隐私权 The judge decided that the media’s actions violated the couple’s right to privacy. 法官判定，媒体的行为侵犯了那对夫妇的隐私权。 a right of access (=the right to enter a place, use something, or see someone) 进入权；使用权；探视权 nYou 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) 答辩权 nPeople should have the right of reply when a magazine has published letters criticizing them. nthe right to freedom of expression Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. 每个人都应该有言论自由的权利。 Examples from the Corpus right• Leonard counters with a right to the jaw.• Undecided voters split 49 percent in favor of abortion rights, 41 percent opposed.• Free speech is a basic right in a democratic society.• She always tried to teach her children the difference between right and wrong.• Segregationist violence, arson, and murders of civil rights workers for trying to exercise constitutional rights continued unabated.• Discrimination remedies too require re-thinking and the challenge of enacting disability employment rights provides a timely opportunity to do so.• I disagree, but I respect his right to his opinion.• This was an important right, because business agents assigned the jobs.• I urged her time and again to do what's right.• Now they are trying to end our verbal and tactile rights.• Everyone the right to a good basic education.• Women all over the world fought long and hard for the right to vote.• The executive council has the right of veto over the management's policy. by right• He believes that he is entitled by right to inherit from his father, despite his father's will.• Developers were met by angry locals protesting that the land was theirs by right. right and wrong• It's the job of families to teach their children about right and wrong.• This is about right and wrong.• I was trying to think in the correct way about right and wrong as I travelled home last night.• They're only children, but they do know the difference between right and wrong.• They did prove, to Morrison's evident disgust, that Thompson and Venables had known the difference between right and wrong.• We can tell them that carjacking is not a color issue but an issue of right and wrong.• Do we naturally have a sense of right and wrong, or are we taught it?• Very strong sense of right and wrong.• We can generalise from the rights and wrongs of his account of seeing to the use of the other senses as well.• The rights and wrongs of government policy are irrelevant.• He began to look again at what was right and wrong. right4 ●●● S2 interjection 1 used to show that you have understood or agree with what someone has just said 好的，对〔用于表示明白或同意某人的话〕 ‘You need to be there by ten o’clock.‘ ’Right.' “你要在10点前到那儿。”“好的。” 2 British EnglishBrE used to get someone’s attention before starting to say or do something 好〔用于引起注意〕 Right, open your books on page 16. 好，大家把书翻到第16页。 Right, is everyone listening? 好，大家都在听吗？ Right, I think we’re ready to go. 好，我觉得我们准备好可以走了。 3 used to check if what you have said is correct 对吗〔用于确认自己说的话是否正确〕 So we’re meeting in the pub, right? 那么我们在酒吧见面，对吧？ 4 used to check that the person you are speaking to is listening and understands what you are saying 对不对，懂吗 〔用于确认对方是否在听并明白你说的话〕 So I handed him the camera, right, and asked him to take our photograph. 于是我就把相机递给他，懂吗，叫他给我们照相。 right5 verb [transitiveT] 1 right a wrong SOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEMto do something to prevent a bad situation from continuing 矫枉；平反 He seems to think he can right all the wrongs of the world. 他好像认为自己能尽扫天下不平之事。 Examples from the Corpus right a wrong• Its business is not to right wrongs, but to make money.• Most problems arise from neglect and, since repairs involve skilled labour, righting a wrong can be expensive. 2 SOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEMto put something back into the state or situation that it should be in 矫正，纠正 We must try to right the balance between taxation and government spending. 我们必须设法恢复税收与政府支出之间的平衡。 3 TTWto put something, especially a boat, back into its correct upright position 把〔尤指小船〕扶正；使直立 I finally managed to right the canoe. 我终于把独木舟扶正了。 She righted herself and picked up her bag. 她站稳后拿起了自己的包。 Examples from the Corpus right• He righted his spectacles which had been knocked askew and straightened his cloak.• After righting the canoe and dumping out the water on shore, I paddled the boat to pick up Mangelsdorf.• Keating promised to right the country's troubled economy.• A tow truck was called to attempt to right the trailer. From Longman Business Dictionary rightright /raɪt/ noun 1[countableC] if you have the right to do something, you are morally, legally, or officially allowed to do it Like other businesses, we have a right to set competitive prices. Do regions such as Champagne have the exclusive right (=a right that only they have) to the use of their names in wine labeling? New legislation is gradually taking away workers’ rights. Your legal rights are the same when you buy mail order as when you buy from a shop. 2rights (also stock rights) [plural]FINANCE rights offered to existing shareholders to buy more shares in a company, perhaps at a reduced price The board approved a plan to raise $30 million through a stock rights offering. → see also rights issue under issue23rights [plural]LAW if a person or company has the rights to something, they are legally allowed to use it to make money → grandfather rights → moral rights → performing rights → property rights → proprietary rightsThey were granted the movie rights to her life story. Warner will have all distribution rights in the U.S. and Canada. Old English riht right4 Old English riht, from riht (adjective); → RIGHT1 |
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