单词 | right |
释义 | right right // noun, verb
■ noun
DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS, EX-RIGHT, GRANDFATHER RIGHT, MORAL RIGHT, PATENT RIGHT, PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHT, SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHT, STOCK RIGHT, VOTING RIGHT
1 [C,U] a moral or legal claim to have or get sth or to behave in a particular way: The union has a right to strike on this issue. There is no right of appeal against the decision. They have fought hard for equal rights. You have the contractual right to end the relationship at will.
❖ civil/human/political rights ◆ consumer/employment/labour/ownership rights
2 rights [pl.] the legal authority to publish, sell, show, etc. a particular work such as a book, film/movie, etc: He sold the rights for $2 million. all rights reserved (= protected or kept for the owners of the book, film/movie, etc.) ◆ The company bought the US rights to distribute the drug. The airline has lost its landing rights.
❖ broadcasting/distribution/licensing/marketing rights
3 (Finance ) [C, usually pl.] = STOCK RIGHT: He exercised his right to buy shares in the business.
■ verb [+ obj]
to correct sth that is wrong or not in its normal state: Righting the economy will demand major cuts in expenditure. |
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