righting
present participle ofright
| 单词 | righting |
| 释义 | righting present participle ofright right verb[T] uk/raɪt/us/raɪt/formal If you right asituationor amistake, you make itbetterorcorrectit: It's aterriblesituationand we should right it assoonaspossible. If aboatrights itself, itturnsitself back toitscorrectpositionin thewater: Thecanoewill right itself if itcapsizes. Correcting and mending
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking Examplesofrightingrighting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Ordinarily,rightingreflexes would catch the animal before it toppled, but a simultaneous sit-down withdrawal reflex can override this customary protection. From theCambridge English Corpus Proclaiming it wasrightingan ancient wrong this shoddy treatment denied them the medal to which they have a claim. From theCambridge English Corpus What is proposed here is a sound-based therapy to assist inrightingwhat's wrong with you. From theCambridge English Corpus The causes of falls include medication such as hypnotics which impair central nervous system processes, as well as lack of strength and power for adequaterightingmanoeuvres. From theCambridge English Corpus For that reason, we, the present generation of political decision makers, are responsible forrightingthese wrongs of the past. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English However, protecting human rights and freedoms also includesrightingthe wrongs of the past. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English This is a first step towardsrightingan injustice, which must be followed by subsequent measures. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Has he any suggestions forrightingthis inbalance? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, there are the measures designed to curtail the pressure of home demand and so make available resources forrightingthe balance of payments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are many definitions of the phrase "rightingan injustice". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are aimed atrightinga grievance which has always been most noticeable in the public mind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These have no place, none whatever, in the cause of true civil rights and therightingof grievances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They did not wish for notice, and we took the opportunity, when more sugar became available, to go some way towardsrightinga manifest injustice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have always regarded it as absolutely acceptable, and, indeed, desirable if it is for therightingof a clearly identifiable injustice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is making munitions and growing food as well asrighting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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