adj.
give your right arm for sth/to do sth
- 为…情愿舍弃很多,不惜任何代价
used to say that sb is willing to give up a lot in order to have or do sth that they really want
- I'd have given my right arm to have been there with them.
要是当时能跟他们一起去那儿,我宁愿放弃一切。
(not) in your right mind
- 精神正常(或不正常)
(not) mentally normal
(as) right as rain
- 十分健康;状况奇佳
in excellent health or condition
right enough
- 当然;无疑;不可否认
certainly; in a way that cannot be denied
- You heard me right enough (= so don't pretend that you did not) .
你肯定听到我说了什么。
right on
- (表示明确的赞同或鼓励)完全正确
used to express strong approval or encouragement
right side up
- 正面朝上;位置正确;在正常位置
with the top part turned to the top; in the correct, normal position
- I dropped my toast, but luckily it fell right side up.
我把烤面包掉在地上,但幸好它正面朝上。
she'll be right
- 一切都会好的(即使现在有问题)
used to say that everything will be all right, even if there is a problem now
too right
- 毫无疑问;一点不错;对极啦
used to say that there is no doubt about sth
- ‘We need to stick together.’ ‘Too right!’
“我们得团结一致。”“对极啦!” - ‘I'll have to do it again.’ ‘Too right you will.’
“我得再做一次。”“你说得一点不错。”
push all the (right) buttons
- 做得面面俱到以讨好人
to do exactly the right things to please sb
- a new satirical comedy show that pushes all the right buttons
一出新的极尽搞笑之能事的讽刺喜剧
get/start off on the right/wrong foot (with sb)
- 开始时关系良好 / 不好
to start a relationship well/badly
- I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.
看来我和新老板的关系一开头就不好。
have your head screwed on (the right way)
- 头脑清醒;理智
to be a sensible person
sb's heart is in the right place
- 本意是好的;心眼是好的
used to say that sb's intentions are kind and sincere even though they sometimes do the wrong thing
have the right idea
- 找到好的(或成功的)方式;找对路
to have found a very good or successful way of living, doing sth, etc.
- He's certainly got the right idea─retiring at 55.
他真的想通了——打算在55岁时退休。
might is right
- 强权即公理
having the power to do sth gives you the right to do it
- Their foreign policy is based on the principle that ‘might is right’.
他们的外交政策遵循“强权即公理”的原则。
Mr Right
- 如意郎君;理想夫婿
the man who would be the right husband for a particular woman
- I'm not getting married in a hurry─I'm waiting for Mr Right to come along.
我不想匆忙结婚——我在等着如意郎君的出现。
hit/strike the right/wrong note
- 做(或说、写)得得体 / 不得体
to do, say or write sth that is suitable/not suitable for a particular occasion
get on the right/wrong side of sb
- 讨得某人的欢心;惹得某人恼怒
to make sb pleased with you/annoyed with you
on the right/wrong track
- 思路对头 / 不对头;做法对路 / 不对路
thinking or behaving in the right/wrong way
adv.
n.
bang to rights
- 证据确凿;肯定无疑
with definite proof of having committed a crime, so that you cannot claim to be innocent
- We've got you bang to rights handling stolen property.
你在销赃时被我们抓了个正着。
do right by sb
- 公平对待
to treat sb fairly
in your own right
- 凭自身的资格(或努力)
because of your personal qualifications or efforts, not because of your connection with sb else
- She sings with a rock band, but she's also a jazz musician in her own right.
她随一支摇滚乐队演唱,但她本身也是爵士乐手。
put/set sb/sth to rights
- 纠正;改正;收拾;恢复秩序
to correct sb/sth; to put things in their right places or right order
- It took me ages to put things to rights after the workmen had left.
工人们走后,我花了好长时间才收拾好。
set/put the world to rights
- 谈论如何使世界变得更好
to talk about how the world could be changed to be a better place
- We stayed up all night, setting the world to rights.
我们一夜没睡,谈论着如何拯救世界。
two wrongs don't make a right
- 怨怨相报永无完了;以牙还牙行不通
used to say that if sb does sth bad to you, the situation will not be improved by doing sth bad to them
v.
right a wrong
- 纠正错误;平反昭雪
to do sth to correct an unfair situation or sth bad that you have done