corrective action to halt this
country^ decline. -fH % 采取纠偏行动来阻止这个国家的衰落。◊corrective measures 纠偏措施◊ corrective
surgery/gkisses 矫正外
科/眼镜
■
not//!〜（to sth) something that helps to give a
more accurate or fairer view of sb/sth 起纠正作用的东
西；修改；纠正：J shou〖d Zifce to add a corrective
to what J have written previously.我想对我先前写的内容进
行补充修改。
correl-ate
/'kDraleit;
NAmE 'ko:r-; 'kcur-/ verb 1 [V] if two or more facts, figures,
etc. correlate
or if a fact, figure, etc. correlates with another, the facts are
closely connected and affect or depend on each other 相互美联影响；相互依赖：rhe _/iigures do not seem
to corre〖ate•这些数字似乎毫不相％。◊ A high-/at diet correZates w油
a
greater risk 〇/ heart disease..高月旨肪饮 食与增加心脏病发作的风险密切相关。2 [VN] to show that
there is a close connection between two or more facts, figures, etc.显示（两个或多个事实或数字等）的紧 密联系：are t/ying to corrdate t/ie
two sets 〇/figures.研究人员正试图展示这两组数字的相关性。
► cor-rel-ate /'kDralat; NAmE 'koir-; 'ka:r-/ noun
correl-ation
/.kora'leijn;
NAmE ,ko:r-; ,ka:r-/ noun [C, U] ~ (between A and
B) | 〜（of A with B) a connection between two things in which
one thing changes as the other does 相互关系；相关；关联：There is a direct correlation
between exposure to sun and skin cancer. ^ 肤暴露在太阳下与皮肤癌直接枏关。◊ the
correction 〇/ social power with weaZt/i社会权力与财富的相关性
cor-rela-tive /ka'relativ/ noun (formal) a fact or an idea
that is closely related to or depends on another fact or idea紧密相关的；相互关联的► cor.rela.tive
cor-res-pond /.kDre'spDnd; NAmE ,ko:ra'spa:nd; ,ka:-/ verb [V] 1 ~ (to/with sth) to be the
same as or match sth 相一逢；符合 PPm AGREE, TALLY : Y〇Ur aCCOUTlt of
events does not correspond with hers.你对事情的陈述$ 她说的不相符。◊ Yiour account and
hers cio not correspond•你 的情况
与她
说的不
相符。
◊
The written record of the conversation doesn}t
correspond to (= is different from) what was actuaHy said.那次谈话的文字ig录与原 话不符。2
〜（to sth) .to be similar to or the same as sth else 美如于；袷当于 033 equivalent: The British job of Lecturer
corresponds roughly to the US Associate Pro/essor.英国的讲师职位大致相当于美国的副教授。
3 ~ (with sb) (formal) to write
letters to sb and receive letters from them 通杨
cor-res-pond-ence
/.kora'spDndans;
NAmE ,ko:r0-
'spa:n-; ,ka:-/ noun 1 [U] ~ (with sb) the letters a person sends
and receives 来往信件；往:来'书■信■: personai/ private
correspondence fA A 5ft # 〇
The
editor welcomes correspondence from readers on any subject. ^ 辑欢迎读者有关任何问题的来信。◊ the
correspondence cofumn/page (= in a newspaper)读者来信专栏
2 [U，C] ~ (with sb) the activity of writing letters if
fg ;通信 联系：J re/used to enter into any
correspondence (=.to exchange letters) with him about it•我拒绝就此，问題
与他通信联系。◊ We
have' been m correspondence /or months.我们通信几个月了。◊ We fcept up a
correspond- ence /or many years.我们保持了很多宇的通信联系。
3 [C, U]〜（between A and B).a
connection between two things; the fact of two things being similar 相:表:；■ 相似：There is a close correspondence
between the two extracts•这两段摘录如出一辙。
correspondence
course noun a course of study that you do at home, using books
and exercises sent to you post/mail or i)y em$,il 函授课程
cor-res-pond-etnt
/.kDra'spDndant;
NAmE .koira'spain-; ■ka:-/ notm 1 a person who reports news from a
particular country or on a particular subject for a newspaper or a television
or radio station ifi#;通讯员■: the BBC’s poZiticaZ
correspondent.英国广播公司的政治新
闻记者◊ a /oreiga/war/sporte，etc. correspondent 驻 夕卜、战地、体育等记者◊ our DeZ/u_
correspondent我们驻 德里的通讯员2
(used
with an adjective与形容词i用） a person who writes letters to another person 通信者：
Shers
a poor correspondent (= she does not write regu- larly).她是个懒于写信的人。
| 447 corrugated
cor-res-pond-ing
/.kDra'spDndiq; A//\mE .koira'sparn-; ,ka:-/ a^/_.〜(to sth) matching or connected with sth that
you have just mentioned符合的；相应的;相关的
equivalent ： A change in the money supply brings a corresponding change fn expenditure.食币供运量的改变 随即引起支出的相应改变。◊ Promts have risen by J5per cent compared with the corresponding period
last year. 与去年同期相比利润增长了
15%。◊ Give each picture a number
corresponding to its position on the page.
页面位置给每一幅画编上相对JSZ的号码。◊ 7Vie Kedsfcins lost to the Cowboys in the
corresponding game last year. 在去年类似的一场比赛中红人队输给了牛仔队。
►
corres-pond-ing-ly adv. ： a period of high demand and
correspondingly
high prices需求大，价格相应较高的时期
corresponding
angles (also F angles) noun
{geom- etry 几何）equal angles formed on the
same side of a line that crosses two parallel lines 同位角；对应角
—picture
angle — compare alternate angles cor-ri-dor /'kDrido:(r); NAmE 'k〇T-; 'ka:r-/ noun 1 {NAmE also hall-way) a long narrow passage in a
building, with doors that open into rooms on either side (建筑 物内的
> 走廊，过道，通道：他room is along t/ze
corridor.他的房间就在走廊边。2
a
passage on a train (火车上的）去道，过道，通道3 a long narrow strip of
land belonging to one country that passes through the land of another country;
a part of the sky over a country that planes, for example from another country,
can fly through走廊（一国领土通过他国境内的狭长地
带）；穹中走廊（一国领空中允许彳也国*1机经过的择域） —see also air corridor 4 a long narrow strip of land that follows the course of
an important road or river (沿着重要道路或河道的）铼长地带：the e〖ectr;om‘c5 imiustry in the
M4 corridor沿4号高速公路狭长地带的
电子工业 IT»TB1 the corridors of 'power (sometimes humorous) the higher levels of government, where
important decisions are made 权力走廊（髙层ik治决策 机构
cor-rie /'kDri; NAmE 'koiri; 'kairi/ (also cirque, cwm) noun {geology it) a round hollow area in the side of a mountain山侧圆形凹地
cor.ri.gen.dum
/,kDri'd3endam;
NAmE ,ko:r-; ,ka:r-/ noun {pi. cor-ri-genda /.kDri'djenda; NAmE ,ko:r-; ,ka:r-/) something to be
corrected, especially a mistake in a printed book要改正的错误；（尤指）勘误表，正误袭 cor-rob-or-ate /ka'rDbsreit; NAmE -'ra:b-/ verb [VN] [often passive] {formal) to provide evidence or information
that supports a statement, theory, etc.证实，确证 (陈述、理论等）HT7I confirm
：
The
evidence was corroborated by two independent witnesses, i M
名独立证人提fe。◊ corroborating m'dence确凿的证据
►
cor-rob-or-ation /ka.rDba'reiJn; NAmE
-,ra:ba-/ noun [U] corrob-orative /ka'rDbarativ; NAmE ka'raibareitiv/
adj. (formal) [usually before noun] giving support to a
statement or theory (对陈述或理论）提供支持的；使
确凿的：乜 there any corroborative evidence /or
this theory?是否有进一步说明问题的论据来支持这个理论？ corrode /ks'raud; NAmE
ka'roud/ verb to destroy sth slowly, especially by
chemical action; to be destroyed in this way 腐蚀；療蚀：[VN] Add corrodes metd.廢腐 蚀金属。’◊
(figurative) Corruption corrodes public
confi- dence fn a poMcaZ
system.腐败可削弱公众分政治制度的
搶心。◊ [V] The
copper pfpevwrfc has corroded in
places. 铜管有凡红受到了腐蚀。>«：01^〇4〇11/1(打913311;/从爪£
-'rou / noun [U] ：
loofc /or signs 〇/ corrosion•寻找腐蚀 '的痕迹。◊ C/ean oj〇F any corrosion be/ore applying the paint.
$把锈迹清除午净再涂油漆。
cor-ro-sive
/ka'fausiv;
NAmE -'rou-/ adj. 1 tending to destroy sth
slowly by chemical action 腐蚀性的；侵蚀性 的：tAe corrosiVe ejects o/sak
water —水如腐蚀#用◊ corrosiVe add 具有韌蚀作甩的酸
2 (/bm/fl/) tending to
damage sth gradually损害性知；逐渐起破坏作用的：
Unemployment
is having a corrosive effect on our economy.失业对我国的经济起着破坏作用。
cor-ru-gated /'kDragertid; NAmE 'ko:r-; 'ka:r-/ adj. shaped into a series of
regular folds that look like