1what is morally good正當PREPOSITION | PHRASESPREPOSITION➤in the right (= having justice and truth on your side)有理◇There's no doubt that he's in the right on this.毫無疑問,在這個問題上他是正確的。PHRASES➤have right on your side (especially BrE) 是正確的◇I appealed against the decision because I knew I had right on my side.我對此決定提出異議,因為我知道我是正確的。➤know right from wrong辨別是非◇Children of that age don't know right from wrong.那個年齡的孩子不能分辨是非。➤right and wrong是非◇She doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong.她不能明辨是非。➤the rights and wrongs of sth⋯的是非曲直◇We sat discussing the rights and wrongs of the prison system.我們坐下來討論監獄體制的利弊。right
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2entitlement權利ADJECTIVE | VERB + RIGHT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤basic, fundamental, inalienable, unalienable (especially NAmE) 基本權利;不可剝奪的權利◇the basic rights of all citizens所有公民的基本權利➤absolute, perfect絕對的權利◇I have a perfect right to park here if I want to.如果我願意的話,我絕對有權把車停在這兒。➤equal平等的權利▸➤exclusive, sole專有的權利▸➤full充分的權利▸➤automatic自動獲得的權利◇Any employee who is fired has an automatic right to appeal.任何被解雇的雇員都自動享有上訴權。➤animal, human動物權利;人權◇animal rights campaigners動物權利的宣傳者◇human rights violations對人權的侵犯➤constitutional, legal, statutory憲法賦予的權利;法定權利▸➤contractual合同規定的權利▸➤moral道義上的權利◇You have a moral right to that money.在道義上你有權享有那筆錢。➤natural自然權利◇A man had a natural right to subsist on the crops he grew on his own land.靠在自己土地上種的糧食生存是任何人的天賦權利。➤citizenship, civil公民權◇the civil rights movement民權運動➤individual個人權利◇the individual rights of its constituents選民的個人權利➤gay, lesbian, women's男同性戀者的/女同性戀者的/婦女的權利▸➤parental家長的權利◇The local authority exercises parental rights over the children until foster homes are found.在找到收養家庭前,地方當局對孩子行使家長權。➤abortion墮胎的權利➤visitation, visiting (especially BrE) 探視權◇Many prisoners lost visitation rights and had their mail confiscated.許多囚犯失去了探視權,郵件也被沒收了。➤privacy隱私權◇laws covering privacy rights涉及隱私權的法律➤squatters' (BrE) 佔地者的取得權◇The teenagers claimed squatters' rights and were allowed to remain in the building.這些青少年要求給予他們合法居住的權利,後獲准留在該大樓裏。➤pension (BrE) 領取養老金的權利➤voting投票權▸➤divine, God-given神權;上帝賦予的權利◇the old idea of the divine right of kings君權神授的舊觀念◇I suppose you think you have some God-given right to tell me what to do?我想你以為自己有天賦的權利指使我該怎麼做,是吧?➤sovereign主權權利◇We have a sovereign right to conduct scientific research on our soil.我們享有在我們的土地上從事科研的自主權。VERB + RIGHT➤enjoy, have, retain享有權利;保有權利◇They have no right to come onto my land.他們無權來我的地盤。➤assert, claim, demand堅持/索要/要求權利▸➤know知道權利◇You can't do that to me-I know my rights.你不能那樣對我,我知道我的權利。➤establish確立權利◇The new president undertook to establish full rights for all minorities.新總統着手使所有的少數民族享有充分的權利。➤fight for, stand up for爭取/維護權利◇You should stand up for your rights and insist that they pay you.你應該維護自己的權利,堅持讓他們付錢給你。➤reserve保留權利◇I reserve the right to leave at any time I choose.我保留選擇任何時間離開的權利。➤gain, get獲得權利▸➤confer on sb, give sb, grant sb賦予某人權利;給予某人權利◇We were granted the exclusive rights to produce the software in Malaysia.我們獲得在馬來西亞獨家生產該軟件的權利。➤extend擴展權利◇The government extended voting rights to everyone over the age of 18.政府把投票權擴展到年滿 18 歲以上的所有人。➤curtail, limit, restrict限制權利◇Abortion rights have been restricted in some places.墮胎權在一些地方受到了限制。➤exercise行使權利▸➤enforce實施權利◇The landlord enforced his right to enter the property.房東行使了進入房產的權利。➤abdicate, give up, relinquish, renounce放棄權利◇He renounced his right to the throne.他放棄了繼承王位的權利。➤waive放棄權利◇They gave me my uncle's money, on condition that I waived all rights to his property.他們把舅舅的錢給了我,條件是我放棄對他房產的一切權利。➤forfeit, lose喪失權利▸➤affirm, champion, defend, guarantee, preserve, promote, protect, safeguard, support, uphold申明權利;捍衞權利;保障權利;保護權利;促進權利;支持權利◇The constitution guarantees basic human rights.憲法保障基本人權。◇We promote the rights of communities.我們促進各群體的權利。➤acknowledge, recognize, respect承認權利;尊重權利▸➤affect, infringe影響/侵犯權利◇These additional guarantees do not affect your statutory rights. (BrE) 這些附加的保證不會影響到你的法定權利。➤deny sb, trample, trample on, violate剝奪某人的權利;踐踏權利;侵犯權利▸➤abolish廢除權利➤restore恢復權利PREPOSITION➤as of right, by right根據正當權利◇The property belongs to her as of right.這些財產應該屬於她。◇The property belongs to her by right.這些財產應該屬於她。➤by right of憑藉◇The Normans ruled England by right of conquest.作為征服者,諾曼人統治了英格蘭。➤within your rights在權利之內◇You're acting entirely within your rights.你完全是在你的權利範圍內行事。➤right of⋯的權利◇the right of assembly / asylum / citizenship / free speech / ownership集會權/避難權/公民權/言論自由權/所有權➤right over對⋯的權利◇He claimed full rights over the discovery.他要求得到這項發現的所有權利。➤rights for⋯的權利◇equal rights for all人人平等的權利➤right to獲得⋯的權利◇Do I have any right to compensation?我有索賠的權利嗎?PHRASES➤have every right有充分權利◇She has every right to feel bitter.她有充分的理由感到不痛快。➤right of way通行權◇roads where bikes have the right of way (= cars must allow them to pass first)自行車享有優先權的道路◇There is no public right of way across the fields. (BrE) 公眾無權通過這片田地。right
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3rightslegal authority/claim to sth法定權利ADJECTIVE | VERB + RIGHTS | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤film, movie, television電影版權;電視轉播權▸➤translation翻譯權▸➤foreign國外版權▸➤land, property土地權;財產權➤intellectual property知識產權➤patent專利權◇They acquired her patent rights.他們購買了她的專利權。➤inheritance繼承權➤mineral採礦權➤fishing捕魚權▸➤grazing放牧權➤bragging (NAmE) 誇耀的資本◇The team earned the bragging rights by taking first place in all three events.該隊在全部 3 項賽事中都奪魁,因而有了誇耀的資本。VERB + RIGHTS➤acquire, buy, get, obtain, purchase, secure購得權利;獲得權利◇Altman secured the movie rights.奧爾特曼獲得了電影版權。➤sell出售權利◇He sold the movie rights for $2 million.他以 200 萬美元的價格出售了電影版權。➤sign away簽字放棄權利▸➤have, hold, own擁有權利◇Lucas owned the marketing rights.盧卡斯擁有市場營銷權。➤reserve保留權利◇He has reserved the movie rights.他保留了該電影的版權。➤grant授予權利◇The company was granted offshore oil-drilling rights.該公司被授予近海石油開採權。PHRASES➤all rights reserved (= protected or kept for the owner of the rights) (law法律) 版權所有right
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4right side/direction右方VERB + RIGHT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + RIGHT➤hang (NAmE, informal) , take向右拐◇Take a right at the traffic lights.在紅綠燈處右轉。PREPOSITION➤from the right從右邊◇Look out for traffic coming from the right.當心從右面來的車。➤on the right在右面◇Ours is the first house on the right.我們的房子是右面第一幢。➤to the right向右◇Keep over to the right.向右邊靠。➤to the right of在⋯的右側◇a hallway immediately to the right of the front door緊挨着前門右側的走廊PHRASES➤the first, second, etc. right右邊第一個彎、右邊第二個彎等◇Take the first right, and then it's the second on your left.在第一個路口右轉,再在第二個路口左轉即是。➤from left to right, from right to left從左到右;從右到左◇The books are numbered from right to left.這些書從右到左編號。right
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5the rightin politics政治ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤extreme, far, radical極右派➤Christian, religious基督教/宗教右派PREPOSITION➤on the right持右派立場◇He's on the extreme right of the party.他是黨內的極右派。right
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VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, sound, taste正確;感覺正確;看上去正確;好像正確;聽起來不錯;嚐起來正常◇The meat doesn't taste right to me.我覺得這肉嚐起來不對勁。➤come, go, turn out出現好的結果;進行得順利;結果是好的◇I'm sure it'll all turn out right in the end.我確信最後結果會是好的。➤get sth把⋯做好◇He never gets anything right.他什麼事都做不好。➤make sth把⋯弄好◇It may be a very easy way to make money, but that doesn't make it right.這可能是個很輕鬆的賺錢方法,但並不等於是正當的。ADVERB➤absolutely, dead, exactly, just, perfectly, quite絕對正確;完全正確;十分正確◇You're dead right. There's nothing we can do.你完全正確。我們什麼也做不了。◇She needs to get everything exactly right for her guests.她需要為客人辦妥一切事情。◇There's something not quite right about these figures.這些數字好像不大正確。➤almost, more or less, mostly, nearly, partially幾乎/差不多/大體上/近乎/部份正確◇Don't worry about it-that's more or less right.不要擔心,那差不多對了。➤probably也許正確➤morally道德上正確PREPOSITION➤about關於⋯是正確的◇You were quite right about the weather.你對天氣的判斷相當正確。PHRASES➤what you think is right自己認為正確的事情◇James did what he thought was right.詹姆斯做了他認為正確的事情。