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correct

kә'rektverb, adjective

A2632nd most heard wordIn 201 of 2278 videos (9%)heard 414 timeslast on Oct 17, 2026

  1. v. make right or correct
  2. v. treat a defect
  3. adj. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

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  1. 11:52There's no correct decision, just which payoffs do you want to accept.没有绝对正确的决定,只有你愿意接受什么样的代价。This Woman Cured Her Cancer with an Insane Method
  2. 11:31Sometimes a simple correct chunk is better than a long perfect sentence.有时候一个简单的正确语块比一个又长又完美的句子更好。Why You Can't Speak English Fluently (The "Chunk" Secret Nobody Told You) | English Podcast
  3. 0:18Yeah, I don't think I actually pronounce my name the correct way.是啊,我觉得我其实并没有用正确的方式读我的名字。Saoirse Ronan's Best Bits 🥇 | The Graham Norton Show
  4. 22:45You can't correct the patron, right?你不能纠正顾客,对吧?Homemade vs Store-Bought Food Taste Test
  5. 3:42And so, this idea that now we understand better what some of those mutations and what they mean, and the fact that we can go in and correct them, I think is a positive progression that we have for human health.因此,我们现在能更好地理解其中一些突变及其含义,并且能够介入并纠正它们,我认为这是人类健康领域的一个积极进展。How Tech Will (and Won’t) Replace Your Doctor | TED Intersections

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