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adj ① right; suitable; correct 正当的;适合的;正确的:She is ill, and she needs ~ medical attention. 她病了,需要适当的医疗护理。/It is right to put anything in its ~ use. [谚]凡物都该用得其所。/Try to find a ~ boy for the job. 试找个适合那种工作的男孩。/These pages aren't in their ~ order. 这些页码的顺序不对。/She found what she was saying was not ~ for the occasion and she stopped short. 她觉得自己说的话不对碴儿,就停住了。 ② paying great attention to what is considered correct in society 合乎体统的;正经的;高尚的:~ behavior 高尚的行为/a ~ man 高尚的人/a ~ child 一本正经的孩子
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