reside
vi. 居留,居住
reside abroad 居住国外
vi. 为…所有,归于
The supreme authority resides in the President. 最高权力掌握在总统手中。
[难点]
reside in … (权利,权力等)为…所有
reside at / in … 住在…
residual
adj. 剩余的,残余的
[同]remaining
adj. 残数的
resignation
n. 辞职,放弃
hand in one’s resignation 提出辞呈
n. 听从,顺从
resolute
adj. 坚决的,果断的
resolute for peace 贯彻和平的
[难点]
stand resolute against / for… 对…坚决抵抗/维护
respectable
adj. 有身份的,文雅的,体面的;值得尊敬的,可敬的
do sth. from respectable motives 处于高尚的动机做某事
adj. 相当大的,相当优秀的,相当重要的
He has quite respectable talents. 他很有才干。
resultant
adj. 结果的;合成的,组合的(物理)
retail
n. 零售
sell goods (by)retail 零售货物
adj. 零售的;经营零售商品的
retail dealers 零售商
v. 零售;重述,转述
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by retail 零售
Do you sell by wholesale or retail ? 你是批发还是零售?
retard
v. 阻止,妨碍
retard development 阻碍发展
v. 推迟,延迟;使减速
retirement
n. 引退
retairement from the world 遁世隐居
n. 退休,退职,退役
There have been several retirements in my office recently.
最近我办公室有几个人退休了。
retort
v. 反驳,顶嘴;反击,回报
retort insult for insult 以牙还牙
revenue
n. 收入,国家的税收
a revenue officer 税务官员
n.(复数)收入之总额
the revenue of the City Council 市议会的总收入
revive
v. 苏醒,复苏
revive a person who has fainted 使一个晕倒的人复苏
v. 复用,复兴,振兴
revive the economy 振兴经济
revolve
v.(使)旋转
The earth revolves about the sun. 地球绕着太阳转。
[同]rotate
v. 思考,深思
revolve a problem in one’s mind 深思一个问题
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revolve about / around / round 绕…旋转
ridicule
n. 嘲笑,嘲弄
pour ridicule on a scheme 对一计划加以讥笑
vt. 嘲弄
Why do you ridicule my proposal ? 你为什么嘲笑我的提议?
[难点]
hold sb. up to ridicule 嘲笑某人
expose oneself to ridicule 使自己成为笑柄
rigorous
adj. 严格的,严厉的
a rigorous discipline 严格的训练
[同]strict
adj. 严酷的,剧烈的
adj. 精确的,严密的
[同]precise
rim
n. 边,边缘;眼镜框
the rim of a cup 杯的边缘
rinse
v. 漂洗,清洗
[难点]
rinse sth. ( out ) 以清水冲洗
rinse sth. out of sth. 以清水冲洗(不要之物)
rinse soap out of the clothes 以清水冲去衣服上的肥皂
riot
n. 暴动,骚动
vi. 暴动;放纵,欢闹
rip
v. 拉开,撕开,割开
rip open a letter 撕开信
rip a tyre 割破车胎
[难点]
rip sth. / sb. off 偷窃(某物),诈骗(某人)
ripple
n. 水面上的微波,涟漪,起伏之声音,声浪
A long ripple of laughter passed through the audience.
听众间响起了一阵轻快的笑声。
roam
v. 闲逛
He settled down after years of roaming. 他漂泊多年后定居下来。
romance
n. 传奇故事,爱情故事;罗曼史;传奇文学
rooster
n. 公鸡
reed
n. 芦苇;芦笛,牧笛,牧歌
reef
n. 礁,暗礁
reel
n.(电线、棉纱等的)卷筒,卷轴;一卷,一盘
four reels of tape 四盘磁带
v. 卷,绕(in)