| 词汇 | righting |
| 释义 | righting present participle ofright right verb[ T ] uk /raɪt/ us /raɪt/ formal If you right a situation or a mistake, you make it better or correct it: 改正，纠正；使恢复正常 It's a terrible situation and we should right it as soon as possible.这种局面太糟糕了，我们应当尽快使其恢复正常。 If a boat rights itself, it turns itself back to its correct position in the water: 将（船）扶正；使（船）翻转（到正常位置） The canoe will right itself if it capsizes.独木舟如果翻了，会自己正过来。 Correcting and mending calibration clean (someone/something) up correction fiddle (around) with something fine-tune mess reconstruct reconstruction recover rectifiable rectification refine remedy revise scratch set/put the record straightidiom smooth something away smoothen sort sort something out You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking Examples of rightingrighting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Ordinarily, righting reflexes would catch the animal before it toppled, but a simultaneous sit-down withdrawal reflex can override this customary protection. Proclaiming it was righting an ancient wrong this shoddy treatment denied them the medal to which they have a claim. What is proposed here is a sound-based therapy to assist in righting what's wrong with you. The causes of falls include medication such as hypnotics which impair central nervous system processes, as well as lack of strength and power for adequate righting manoeuvres. For that reason, we, the present generation of political decision makers, are responsible for righting these wrongs of the past. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English However, protecting human rights and freedoms also includes righting the wrongs of the past. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English This is a first step towards righting an injustice, which must be followed by subsequent measures. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Has he any suggestions for righting this inbalance? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, there are the measures designed to curtail the pressure of home demand and so make available resources for righting the balance of payments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are many definitions of the phrase "righting an injustice". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are aimed at righting a grievance which has always been most noticeable in the public mind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These have no place, none whatever, in the cause of true civil rights and the righting of grievances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They did not wish for notice, and we took the opportunity, when more sugar became available, to go some way towards righting a manifest injustice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have always regarded it as absolutely acceptable, and, indeed, desirable if it is for the righting of a clearly identifiable injustice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is making munitions and growing food as well as righting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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