correctioncor•rec•tion /kə'rekʃ(ə)n/

n

1. C 修改，订正；矫正

• She made several corrections in red ink. 她用红笔做了几处修改。

2. U 改正；纠正；矫正

• The correction of the students' examination papers took a long time. 批改学生们的试卷花了很长时间。

3. U 惩罚，惩戒

• the correction of young delinquents 对失足少年的改造