名词

1. (尤指对作业的)批改，修改
Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.

2. (对罪犯的)惩罚，处罚
Correction is the punishment of criminals.

3. see also: correct

1. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake
setting right

Synonym: rectification

2. treatment of a specific defect

e.g. the correction of his vision with eye glasses

3. the act of punishing

e.g. the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received

Synonym: discipline

4. a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases

e.g. market runups are invariably followed by a correction

5. something substituted for an error

6. a rebuke for making a mistake

Synonym: chasteningchastisement

7. a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

Synonym: fudge factor