She attended one meeting only, if I remember rightly.
如果我没有记错的话,她只参加了一次会议。
2ADJ [usually ADJ n]合适的;恰当的;准确的 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. 合适的;恰当的;准确的
Walking, done in the right way, is a form of aerobic exercise.
走路,如果方法正确的话,也是一种有氧健身运动。
They have computerized systems to ensure delivery of the right pizza to the right place.
他们已经实现了系统的计算机化,以保证比萨的送货准确无误。
The chocolate is then melted down to exactly the right temperature.
然后巧克力被熔化到了恰好的温度。
Right is also an adverb.
To make sure I did everything right, I bought a fat instruction book.
为了保证不出任何差错,我买了一本厚厚的指南。
3ADJ [usually ADJ n](地方)为大众接受的;(人)正派的,体面的 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. (地方)为大众接受的;(人)正派的,体面的
He was always to be seen in the right places.
他总是会出现在一些体面的地方。
Through his father, he had met all the right people.
他通过父亲认识了很多正派的人。
4ADJ (说法或想法)正确的,对的 If someone is right about something, they are correct in what they say or think about it. (说法或想法)正确的,对的
Ron has been right about the result of every General Election but one.
罗恩对于历届大选结果都预测对了,只有一次除外。
Is that true? Was she right?.
那是真的吗?她说得没错吗?
Am I right in thinking you're the only person in the club who's actually played at Wembley?
5ADJ (选择、行动、决定等)正确的,最好的,最合适的 If something such as a choice, action, or decision is the right one, it is the best or most suitable one. (选择、行动、决定等)正确的,最好的,最合适的
She'd made the right choice in leaving New York.
她离开纽约的决定是正确的。
The right decision was made, but probably for the wrong reasons.
作出的决定是正确的,但理由可能是错误的。
They decided the time was right for their escape.
他们认为逃跑的时机到了。
rightly
She hoped she'd decided rightly.
她希望自己作出了正确的决定。
6ADJ [verb-link ADJ]正常的;没有问题的;令人满意的 If something is not right, there is something unsatisfactory about the situation or thing that you are talking about. 正常的;没有问题的;令人满意的
Ratatouille doesn't taste right with any other oil.
普罗旺斯杂烩用其他任何油炒出来的味道都不正宗。
The name Sue Anne never seemed quite right to Molly.
莫莉总觉得休·安妮这个名字不太好听。
He went into hospital and came out after a week. But he still wasn't right.
他住院后一周又出院了。但是状况仍然不太好。
7ADJ [verb-link ADJ, usually ADJ to-infinitive]对的;正当的;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. 对的;正当的;有理的;合乎道德的
You were right to do what you did, under the circumstances.
在这种情况下,你做的是对的。
The president was absolutely right in ordering the bombing raid.
总统下令发动空袭是绝对合乎道义的。
rightly
The crowd screamed for a penalty but the referee rightly ignored them.
观众强烈要求罚球,但是裁判作出了公正的决定,对此没有理会。
Education, quite rightly, is currently at the forefront of the political agenda.
目前教育被排在政治议程的首位,这样做非常恰当。
8ADJ [verb-link ADJ](活动或行动)符合道德的,正当的Right is used to refer to activities or actions that are considered to be morally good and acceptable. (活动或行动)符合道德的,正当的
It's not right, leaving her like this.
就这样离开她是不对的。
Fox hunting is popular among some people in this country. It doesn't make it right though.
这个国家有些人喜欢猎狐,但是这并不能使其变得名正言顺。
The BBC thought it was right and proper not to show the film.
Many people have very strong opinions about the rightness or wrongness of abortion.
很多人都对堕胎是否合乎道义有强烈的意见。
9VERB 扭转;矫正;(使)恢复正常 If you right something or if it rights itself, it returns to its normal or correct state, after being in an undesirable state. 扭转;矫正;(使)恢复正常
They recognise the urgency of righting the economy. [VERB noun]
他们认识到了复苏经济的紧迫性。
Your eyesight rights itself very quickly. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
你的视力恢复得非常快。
10VERB 纠正;改正;弥补 If you right a wrong, you do something to make up for a mistake or something bad that you did in the past. 纠正;改正;弥补
We've made progress in righting the wrongs of the past. [VERB noun]
我们在纠正过去的错误方面取得了进展。
Having spent 25 years righting his own mistakes, he is anxious that children should not waste opportunities. [VERB noun]
11VERB 把…扶正;把…摆正;(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. 把…扶正;把…摆正;(使)直立
He righted the yacht and continued the race. [VERB noun]
他调正了快艇,继续比赛。
The helicopter turned at an awful angle before righting itself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
直升机在恢复平稳之前倾斜得很厉害。
SYN turn up the right way again, stand upright again, set upright again, turn back over
12ADJ [ADJ n](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. (材料)正面的
13PHRASE 进展顺利;发展正常 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. 进展顺利;发展正常
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风顺的事情。
I was pleased with my performance on Saturday — everything went right.
我对自己星期六的表现挺满意—一切顺利。
14PHRASE (道德上或法律上)有理的,合理的,正确的,说得通的 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. (道德上或法律上)有理的,合理的,正确的,说得通的
15PHRASE 纠正;更正 If you put something right, you correct something that was wrong or that was causing problems. 纠正;更正
We've discovered what's gone wrong and are going to put it right.
我们已经发现了存在的问题,准备加以纠正。
16PHRASE 白马王子;梦中情人;理想的伴侣 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. 白马王子;梦中情人;理想的伴侣
She confesses to having trouble finding Mr Right.
她承认找不到自己的白马王子。
...bachelors searching for Ms Right.
寻找真命天女的单身汉们
17heart in the right place→see: heart it serves you right→see: serve on the right side of→see: side
Quotations
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happinessThomas JeffersonThe Declaration of Independence
How forcible are right wordsBible: Job
Natural rights is simple nonsense; natural and imprescriptible rights, rhetorical nonsense - nonsense upon stiltsJeremy BenthamAnarchical Fallacies
The spelling Right is also used for meanings 3 and 4.拼写Right亦用于义项3和4。
1N-SING 右边;右侧;右面 The right is one of two opposite directions, sides, or positions. If you are facing north and you turn to the right, you will be facing east. In the word 'to', the 'o' is to the right of the 't'. 右边;右侧;右面
Ahead of you on the right will be a lovely garden.
在你右前方会有一个美丽的花园。
He looks to his left, up at the screen, then to his right.
他朝左边看了看,抬头望向屏幕,然后又看了看右边。
Right is also an adverb.
Turn right into the street.
朝右拐进街道。
2ADJ [ADJ n]右边的;右侧的 Your right arm, leg, or ear, for example, is the one which is on the right side of your body. Your right shoe or glove is the one which is intended to be worn on your right foot or hand. 右边的;右侧的
3N-SING-COLL [with singular or plural verb]右翼分子;右翼政党 You can refer to people who support the political ideals of capitalism and conservatism as the right. They are often contrasted with the left, who support the political ideals of socialism. 右翼分子;右翼政党
The Tory Right despise him.
保守党右翼分子鄙视他。
The right attacks me for being irreligious.
右翼分子抨击我没有宗教信仰。
4N-SING (政治上的)右翼 If you say that someone has moved to the right, you mean that their political beliefs have become more right-wing. (政治上的)右翼
They see the shift to the right as a worldwide phenomenon.
他们认为政治上的右翼倾向是一个世界现象。
5PHRASE 是…的得力助手;是…的左膀右臂 If someone is at a person's right hand, they work closely with that person so they can help and advise them. 是…的得力助手;是…的左膀右臂
I think he ought to be at the right hand of the president.
1N-PLURAL [usually poss NOUN]权利;权益 Your rights are what you are morally or legally entitled to do or to have. 权利;权益
They don't know their rights.
他们不知道自己的权利。
You must stand up for your rights.
你必须维护自己的权利。
...voting rights.
投票权
2N-SING [usually NOUN to-infinitive](做某事或拥有某物的)权利 If you have a right to do or to have something, you are morally or legally entitled to do it or to have it. (做某事或拥有某物的)权利
...a woman's right to choose.
女性的选择权
People have the right to read any kind of material they wish.
3N-PLURAL 版权;改编权 If someone has the rights to a story or book, they are legally allowed to publish it or reproduce it in another form, and nobody else can do so without their permission. 版权;改编权
An agent bought the rights to his life.
一个经纪人购买了他的传记的出版权。
He'd tried to buy the film rights of all George Bernard Shaw's plays.
他曾尝试买下萧伯纳所有戏剧的电影改编权。
4PHRASE 按理说;按道理 If something is not the case but you think that it should be, you can say that by rights it should be the case. 按理说;按道理
She did work which by rights should be done by someone else.
5PHRASE 靠自己努力;凭借自身才能 If someone is a successful or respected person in their own right, they are successful or respected because of their own efforts and talents rather than those of the people they are closely connected with. 靠自己努力;凭借自身才能
Although now a celebrity in her own right, actress Lynn Redgrave knows the difficulties of living in the shadow of her famous older sister.
6PHRASE 保留…的权利 If you say that you reserve the right to do something, you mean that you will do it if you feel that it is necessary. 保留…的权利
He reserved the right to change his mind.
他保留了改变主意的权利。
The ministry said it reserved the right to take whatever action necessary.
该部表示保留采取任何必要行动的权利。
7PHRASE 在…的权限之内;有权 If you say that someone is within their rights to do something, you mean that they are morally or legally entitled to do it. 在…的权限之内;有权
You were quite within your rights to refuse to co-operate with him.
1ADV (用于引起注意或表示已经完成一件事情,接下来可以开始另一件事情)好的,对 You use right in order to attract someone's attention or to indicate that you have dealt with one thing so you can go on to another. (用于引起注意或表示已经完成一件事情,接下来可以开始另一件事情)好的,对 [spoken]
Right, I'll be back in a minute.
好的,我一会儿就回来。
Wonderful. Right, let's go to our next caller.
太棒了。好的,我们接听下一个电话。
2CONVENTION (用于确认所说的话是否正确)对吗,是吗,对吧 You can use right to check whether what you have just said is correct. (用于确认所说的话是否正确)对吗,是吗,对吧 [spoken]
They have a small plane, right?
他们有一架小飞机,对吧?
So if it's not there now, the killer has it. Right?
如果它现在不在那里,就在凶手那里。是吧?
3ADV (用于表示倾听某人的话并表示接受或理解)嗯,对,是 You can say 'right' to show that you are listening to what someone is saying and that you accept it or understand it. (用于表示倾听某人的话并表示接受或理解)嗯,对,是 [spoken]
'Your children may well come away speaking with a bit of a broad country accent' — 'Right.' — 'because they're mixing with country children.'
1ADV [ADV adv/prep](地方、位置或时间)准确地,恰当地,精确地 You can use right to emphasize the precise place, position, or time of something. (地方、位置或时间)准确地,恰当地,精确地 [emphasis]
The back of a car appeared right in front of him.
汽车尾部正对着他。
...a charming resort right on the Italian frontier.
就在意大利边境上的一个美丽的度假胜地
I had to decide right then.
我当时就得做决定。
2ADV 直到;一直到;径直 You can use right to emphasize how far something moves or extends or how long it continues. 直到;一直到;径直 [emphasis]
...the highway that runs through the Indian zone right to the army positions.
穿过印第安人居住区直达军队阵地的公路
She was kept very busy right up to the moment of her departure.
4ADJ [ADJ n]完全的;彻头彻尾的;严重的 You can use right to emphasize a noun, usually a noun referring to something bad. 完全的;彻头彻尾的;严重的 [British, informal, emphasis]
He gave them a right telling off.
他狠狠地责备了他们一通。
England's European Championship plans are in a right mess.
5ADV 就在…之后/就在…之前 If you say that something happened right after a particular time or event or right before it, you mean that it happened immediately after or before it. 就在…之后/就在…之前 [emphasis]
All of a sudden, right after the summer, Mother gets married.
突然,刚过夏天,妈妈就结婚了。
She then decided right before the opening to make a dramatic announcement.
然后就在开幕式开始之前,她决定要宣布一件激动人心的事情。
6ADV [ADV adv]我马上就到/我马上回来 If you say I'll be right there or I'll be right back, you mean that you will get to a place or get back to it in a very short time. 我马上就到/我马上回来 [emphasis]
I'm going to get some water. I'll be right back.
我去拿点水。马上就回来。
7PHRASE 立刻;立即;马上 If you do something right away or right off, you do it immediately. 立刻;立即;马上 [informal, emphasis]
He wants to see you right away.
他想马上见你。
I knew right away she was dead.
我马上就知道她死了。
Right off I want to confess that I was wrong.
我立刻就想承认我错了。
8PHRASE 现在;此时此刻 You can use right now to emphasize that you are referring to the present moment. 现在;此时此刻 [informal, emphasis]