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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
right
right UK US [raɪt] adjective CORRECT right or true? Right is usually used to say something is correct or to agree with something someone has said. • He gave the right answer. • "That's right, they live in central London." True is usually used to say that something is based on facts. • Is it true that she's leaving? • Everything I've told you is true. 1. <E > correct • You got three answers right and two wrong. • I set the clock to the right time. • "Is that Ms Kramer?" "Yes, that's right." • Am I right in thinking (= Is it true) that you will be at the conference? • You're right to be annoyed - you've been treated very badly. • You must put matters right (= make the situation better) by telling the truth. Compare wrong Thesaurus+: ↑Accurate and exact 2. <A > If you are right about something or someone, you are correct in your judgment or statement about it or them • You were right about Pete - he's a real troublemaker. Thesaurus+: ↑Accurate and exact • "I think you're absolutely right, " concurred Chris. • "Was it wrong of me to go to the police?" "Oh no, I'm sure you did the right thing." • I have a faint suspicion that you may be right! • I'm fairly sure that this is the right address. • Take a chance and follow your nose - you may be right! SUITABLE 3. <E > suitable or correct, or as it should be • He's the right person for the job. • I think you've made the right decision. • The temperature of the swimming pool was just right (= exactly as I wanted it). • That hat looks just right on you. • He thought the time was right to let his intentions be known. Compare wrong Thesaurus+: ↑Suitable and acceptable ↑Quite good, or not very good 4. describes a person who is considered to be socially important or a place that such people go to • She knows all the right people. • He likes to be seen in the right clubs and restaurants. Thesaurus+: ↑Suitable and acceptable ↑Quite good, or not very good 5. the right way round/up UK ( US the right way around/up ) in the correct position • The lid has to go on the right way round or it won't fit. • Keep the bottle the right way up. Thesaurus+: ↑Describing angles, lines and orientations • She fished in her tool box for the right spanner. • She knew that Dave wasn't the right man for her but she couldn't deny the animal attraction between them. • I was fumbling for the right word. • Apropos what you said yesterday, I think you made the right decision. • This carpet would be just right for the dining room. MORALLY ACCEPTABLE 6. <E > after verb considered fair or morally acceptable by most people • I don't believe they should have put him in prison. It isn't right. • + to infinitive It's not right to criticize someone behind their back. • + that It is only (= completely) right that men and women should be paid the same for doing the same work. Compare wrong Thesaurus+: ↑Virtue and moral good ↑Justice and fairness • "Was it wrong of me to go to the police?" "Oh no, I'm sure you did the right thing." • I'm sure you did the right thing in telling her about the problem. • It's not right to treat another human being like that. • It's only right that the two children be treated the same. • I don't think it's right to spend so much money on yourself. HEALTHY 7. healthy, or working correctly • Since eating that food last night, I haven't felt quite right. • Something isn't quite right with the brakes on your bike. Thesaurus+: ↑Fit and healthy ↑Functioning ↑Performing a function EXACTLY 8. before noun informal used for emphasizing when something is bad • He's a right idiot. • His house is a right mess. Thesaurus+: ↑Very and extreme ↑Complete and whole ↑Intensifying expressions Idioms: as right as rain ▪ in the right place at the right time ▪ not in your right mind ▪ not right in the head ▪ on the right lines ▪ on the right track ▪ push the right button ▪ put somebody right ▪ right one adjective , adverb DIRECTION <E > on or towards the side of your body that is to the east when you are facing north • Most people write with their right hand. • Turn/Go right (= Turn into the road on the right side) at the first traffic lights. • US I took/made/informal hung a right (= turned into the next road on the right side) after crossing the bridge. • In this photo, my wife is the woman standing on/to my right. Compare left Thesaurus+: ↑General location and orientation • After you go past the church keep bearing right. • He likes to sleep on the right side of the bed. • Carlton snicked the ball low and fast to Lynch's right. • He wrenched his right shoulder during a game of hockey. • In the US, you drive on the right side of the road, but in Britain the converse applies. Idioms: give your right arm ▪ right, left and centre noun DIRECTION 1. <E > only singular the right side • English is written and read from left to right. • King's Avenue is the first right (= the first road on the right side). Thesaurus+: ↑General location and orientation • Italic writing slants to the right. • Tens go in the left-hand column and units in the right. • We have to turn down/into/up the next road on the right. • Ours is the third road on the right. • Go up the stairs and her office is on the right. POLITICS 2. the right <I > political parties or people that have traditional opinions, and who believe in low taxes, private ownership of property and industry, and less help for the poor • In Britain, the right was/were in power after 1979. • He's a man of the far (= extreme) right. Compare left Thesaurus+: ↑Political movements and groups MORALLY ACCEPTABLE 3. uncountable what is considered to be morally good or acceptable • Your conscience should tell you the difference between right and wrong. Thesaurus+: ↑Virtue and moral good 4. in the right If you are in the right, what you are doing is morally or legally correct. Thesaurus+: ↑Virtue and moral good 5. countable the claim which a person or animal has to be treated in a fair, morally acceptable or legal way, or to have the things that are necessary for life • She campaigned for women's rights during the 1960s. • Everyone has a right to education. • She has no more right to a company car than I have (= She does not deserve one more than I do). • + to infinitive You're not my boss, so what right (= authority) have you got to criticize me? • You have every right (= You have a good reason) to complain. Thesaurus+: ↑Morality and rules of behaviour 6. within your rights If you are within your rights to do something, you are legally allowed to do it • I think I'm quite within my rights to demand a full refund. Thesaurus+: ↑Allowing and permitting 7. rights the legal authority over who may use a book or film • He has acquired the film rights to the book (= He is allowed to make a film of the book). Thesaurus+: ↑Court cases, orders and decisions 8. put/set sth to rights to improve or correct something • The company needs over a million dollars to set its finances to rights. Thesaurus+: ↑Making things better ↑Becoming better • Freedom of speech is a cherished right in this country. • These organizations have fought very hard for the rights and welfare of immigrants. • She's also a veteran campaigner for human rights. • Freedom of speech should be a constitutional right. • Just because you've been promoted that doesn't give you a divine right to tell us all what to do. Idioms: by right of ▪ by rights ▪ in your own right ▪ rights and wrongs exclamation informal AGREEMENT 1. <A > used to express agreement with someone or to show that you have understood what someone has said • "Johnny, you climb up first." "Right." Thesaurus+: ↑Understanding and comprehending ↑Words and phrases expressing agreement and acceptance 2. <A > said when you want to make a group of people notice you, especially so that you can start an activity • Right, you lot. Could you all stop talking, and then we'll begin. Thesaurus+: ↑Interjections ↑Sounds used as interjections 3. said between parts of a story that you are telling, in order to make certain that people are paying attention and understanding • "So there I was right, middle of the night, right, and this guy came up to me... Thesaurus+: ↑Connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings • "You start work on that pile then." "Right." • "We'll pick you up at eight o'clock." "Right." • Right, we've got a lot of work to get through so we'd better start now. • Right, if you're ready, I'll begin. • Right, if you don't mind I'd like to start this session. Idioms: Right you are ▪ too right adverb EXACTLY 1. exactly or all the way • I've got a pimple right on the end of my nose. • They built a row of hotels right along the sea-front. Thesaurus+: ↑Accurate and exact 2. used for emphasis • The car ran right (= completely) out of fuel. • She walked right (= all the way) past me without noticing me. • I'll be right back/I'll be right with you (= I will return very soon). Thesaurus+: ↑Very and extreme ↑Complete and whole ↑Intensifying expressions 3. right away/now immediately • You'd better leave right now. Thesaurus+: ↑Immediately 4. right now at the present time • We're very busy right now. Thesaurus+: ↑Now TITLE 5. used as part of the title of particular people, such as bishops and some members of Parliament • the Right Honourable Sarah Bast, MP Thesaurus+: ↑Religious titles CORRECT 6. correctly • Why does he never do anything right? Thesaurus+: ↑Accurate and exact SUITABLE 7. go right If something goes right, it is successful or happens in a way that you hoped it would • Things haven't been going right for me these past few months. Thesaurus+: ↑Successful (things or people) Idiom: right behind somebody verb transitive 1. formal If you right a situation or a mistake, you make it better or correct it • It's a terrible situation and we should right it as soon as possible. Thesaurus+: ↑Correcting and mending ↑Editing and compiling 2. If a boat rights itself, it turns itself back to its correct position in the water • The canoe will right itself if it capsizes. Thesaurus+: ↑Staying afloat, capsizing and sinking
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