right
1718 |
(=
understand
correctly)—you want us to do an extra ten hours’ work for no extra pay?
m—
rmu wrong o note at true
3 correct for a particular situation or thing, or for a particular person iH ^
(ft ; IE£F$J; to ^ :
Have
you got the right money (= the
exact amount) for the bus fare? jfo 5^M ^ ? 0 Is
this the right way to the beach? 0
You’re not holding it the right way up. fftJE't:7i „ 0 Are you sure you’ve
got that on the right way round?
#
tB
# ^ ? 0 Next time we’ll get it right.
III
Wt'f
£7 o 0 He’s the right man for
the job. If i & iff X fE if ik A t& o o I’m glad you
split up. She wasn’t right for you. ft flt M A #III 4¥■ 7 „
o I was waiting
for the right moment to ask him. Sc 4 f# 04 t/l IrI it & 14 ^ o 0 She knows all the right people (= important
people, for example those who can help her career). M iA $ fix W
3P M& ft A ty) e 0 His success was
down to being in the right place at the right time (= being able to
take opportunities when they came). EEH wrong
4 [not before noun] ~ (about
sth) | ~ (to do sth) | ~ (in doing sth) correct in your opinion or judgement (
)
Jflfift, lift-®, to ^ : She was right about
Tom having no money. M^73'SMt$9:W4£, M W4!l®rH)*4#J0 0 You’re right to be
cautious. (ft „ 0
‘It’s not easy. ’
‘Yeah, you’re right. ’ W H 0 ” “X4,
14
ift I# & £0 o ”0 Am I right in thinking we’ve
met before? EMffi, fti&UM^i? [332 wrong
►
NORMAL IE
#
5
[not before noun] in a normal or good
enough condition IE
#;
'If ffi
M; I don’t feel quite right today (= I feel ill/sick). ft4* A & A ffr HR« 0
That sausage doesn’t smell right. 1*0^251^24 5&0
o Things aren’t right
between her parents.
A A IE # o 0 If only I could have helped
put matters right. one’s
not quite right in the head (= not mentally
normal), if ^JtS#^Ei:IE#o EOa wrong
►
NOT LEFT HfiSj 6 [only before noun] of,
on or towards the side of the body that is towards the east when a person faces
north (ft:
my
right eye Sc ^ 01 0 Keep on the right side
of the road. S^j&(ftl4j&fT^o 0 Take a right turn at
the intersection. f44'4:ii&nft;&#L
— see
also RIGHT-WING fflTJ LEFT
►
COMPLETE Tzisi 7 [only before noun] (BrE, informal, especially disapproving)
used to emphasize sth bad ( UM iHiE
♦
) JUElft, 7cfk$J: You made a right mess of that! f4
\ o ifeit a right idiot, sc-tt# s a
So
— see also all
right ► right-ness noun [U] : the rightness (= justice) of their cause ilkClIEjSCIft^ik 0 the
rightness of his decision if (ft IEH M IT*!?! .give your right
'arm for sth/to do sth (informal) used to say that
sb is willing to give up a lot in order to have or do sth that they really want
A • • ■■ 'If IS # # #,
E 'It IE M ft
if: I’d have given my
right arm to have been there with
them. ^imt&mifin-/g*iUL,
(not) in your right 'mind (not) mentally normal
ft 14 lEHf ( r^C'ElES' ) o note at mad
(as)
right as 'rain [informal) in excellent health
or condition ~EEHIt0; IA X^-fi right e nough [informal) certainly; in a way
that cannot be denied AM.; ELISHA: You heard me right
enough
(=, so
don’t pretend that you did not). & mmmt ft & o riSht on (informal) used to express
strong approval or encouragement (
IE51 — see also right-on
.right
side 'up (NAmE) with the top part
turned to the top; in the correct, normal position IE ® Id ±; I^SlEift; ft IE #iiS: I dropped my toast,
but luckily it fell right side up. Sc&^M‘fe^itif'±, iS^^f'ElEfflldio 023 upside down 'she’ll be right [AustralE, informal) used to say that
everything will be all right, even if there is a problem now — (ft1 ( BP [S] M ) .too
' right [BrE, informal) used to say that
there is no doubt about sth MftM.!«]; ®:
We need to
stick together.’ ‘Too right!’ -‘So ” “Mffi.
I©! ” O ‘I’ll have to do it
again.’ ‘Too right you will.’ ~&o ” ” —more at
BUTTON
n., FOOT H., HEAD /?., HEART, IDEA, Mr, NOTE n., SIDE n., TRACK n.
m adv.
#
EXACTLY IE£E 1 exactly; directly IE£F; l;gff:
Lee was standing right behind her. ^ ft M # /5 0
O
The wind was right in our faces. M iffi ffi ^ 5[t o O I’m right behind you
on this one (= I am supporting you), ft<^'lf ±, 0 The bus came right on
time.
#
COMPLETELY 2 all the way; completely l); ?£
Il;
%
ik
ff: The
car spun right off the track. H $ % fk ffltiT^itc 0 I’m right out of
ideas. Ek%fk¥kT o She kept right on
swimming until she reached the other
side. m-Mmmrt&o
#
IMMEDIATELY -tt gp 3 [informal) immediately; without
delay
jlBP; B,±; I’ll be right back, ft±
Ifc
0 3|5 o 0 I’ll be right with
you [— I
am coming very soon).
#
CORRECTLY jE fit 4 correctly IE ifo ; M W : You
guessed right, ft $r 7 <> rmiD wrong
#
SATISFACTORILY p 5 in the way that things
should happen or are supposed to happen jl® fij ; IE # : Nothing’s going right for me today. 4" A: & W ^ ft
M- iE $cl®>lX rim
wrong
#
NOT LEFT El ffi 6 on or to the right
side 4 ft Hi; ft’# li: Turn right at the end of the street, ft jf
©o
ECQleft
.right and 'left everywhere I!] ; At Ah: She
owes money right and left. Mright a'way/ 'off immediately; without delay \L
BP; ± ;
: I want it sent right
away. 07 told
him right off what I thought of him. flcilliiT ^if ^i=rift 7 If
lie If
If o .right, left and ‘centre = left, right and
centre
at left adj. right now 1 at this moment itt
M ;
itf H
EC M : He’s not in the office right now. ff2
immediately xLBP; S,±: Do it right now! ff |f Dj ± ! right off the 'bat
[informal, especially NAmE?) immediately; without
delay igP; E/i; We both liked each
other right
off the bat. —E#P^Jto see sb
'right [NAmE also
do sb ’ right) [informal) to make sure that sb
has all they need or want ${$ ( You
needn’t worry about money—I’ll see you right,
ifo A
p ^ 6$ Ir] jg ft&ttiifctf)? — more at alley,
serve v.
WHICH
WORD?
right * rightly
►
Right and rightly can both be used as adverbs. In the sense ‘correctly’
or ‘in the right way’, right is the usual adverb. It is only used after verbs. *
right #1 rightly ^pjfflfEg<m0 mrnismm,
wm right; He did it right, jf
o Did I spell your name right? jfoffi%f¥ft Rightly cannot be used like
this. In
formal
language correctly
is
used. rightly, fETEi^ jU in 4’Wffl correctly: Is your name
spelled correctly? 'f^IEU T ^ ?
►
The usual meaning of rightly is ‘for a good reason’
and it comes before an adjective. * rightly
They are rightly
proud of their children. Iff] ^ ?£ f] If III
Mo It can be used to mean ‘correctly’ before
a verb
or
in particular phrases. f&AYiEfiif,
4'; As you rightly say, we have a serious problem. , ft[\ \^lntM.WiW.o In
NAmE rightly is not at all common.
f^EdtlilliF^ rightly
■
noun
► STH MORALLY GOOD jE ij W ♦ 1 [U, C] what is morally
good or correct IE ^HE; IEX; lEfift: She doesn’t understand
the difference between right and wrong.
MIf o 0 You did right to tell
me about it..
# M-vtffcft, o They both had some right on
their side. If
Cl M
A IP W —* ^ W M a 0 0 He wouldn’t