rectify
verb /ˈrektɪfaɪ/
/ˈrektɪfaɪ/
(formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they rectify | /ˈrektɪfaɪ/ /ˈrektɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it rectifies | /ˈrektɪfaɪz/ /ˈrektɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple rectified | /ˈrektɪfaɪd/ /ˈrektɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle rectified | /ˈrektɪfaɪd/ /ˈrektɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form rectifying | /ˈrektɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈrektɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- rectify something to put right something that is wrong
矫正；纠正；改正 - to rectify a fault
改正缺点 - We must take steps to rectify the situation.
我们一定要采取措施整顿局面。
- The mistake can easily be rectified.
这个错误很容易改正。 - It's not too late to rectify matters.
补过不嫌晚。 - There were some errors in the report, but these were easy to rectify.
报告里有一些错误，但不难改正。
Collocations DictionaryRectify is used with these nouns as the object:- error
- fault
- imbalance
- …
词源late Middle English: from Old French rectifier, from medieval Latin rectificare, from Latin rectus ‘right’. - to rectify a fault