ramification n. 後果 = consequence, aftermath
The treaty has significant ramification for British politics.
rampage v 橫衝直撞,亂跑
Drunken football fans rampaged though the streets.
rampant a.失控的,猖獗的 (～rampaging) == uncontrollable = pandemic
Pickpocketing is rampant in downtown now.
rampant inflation.
rancor n. 仇恨 = spite = resentment = hatred = acrimony
He spoke openly about the war without a trace of rancor.
rapacious a. 貪心的 = greedy = avaricious
rapacious landlords.
rapport n. 和睦 = a close harmonious relationship
She was able to develop an excellent rapport with children.
rapturous a. (<-rapture)狂喜的 = ecstatic = euphoric = enraptured
raucous a. 吵的,刺耳的 = grating = strident = harsh = rasping
He bursted into raucous laughter.
Raucous youths.
ravage vt 重創,摧毀 == damage = devastate = ruin
A country severely ravaged by civil war.
raze vt 徹底摧毀,夷為平地 == demolish = destroy = tear down = level = flatten
readiness n.準備就緒 = willingness
He stressed government's readiness to take tough action to eradicate the terrorists.
reaffirm vt 重申 = reiterate = state again
realign vt 重整,重新排列 = reorganize
reap vt 收成,收割= harvest
You reap what you sow.
rebate n. 退款
rebel vi 造反 = revolt
rebellion n. 造反,起義 == insurgency == insurrection == uprising == revolution ~ mutiny ~coup
rebellious a. 造反的
recast vt 重塑/重做/換演員 (cast卡司)
An attempt to recast the article in less formal language.
recede vi 消退
"The floodwaters had receded"
"a receding hairline"
received a. 公認的
The received wisdom is that he will retire within next year.
reciprocal a. 互利的,互相的 == mutual n. 倒數(3/8 is the reciprocal of 8/3, vice versa)
reciprocate vt. 回報 = requite = return = repay
Her affection for him was not reciprocated.
It was a hopeless love that couldn't be reciprocated.
recite vt (1)背誦 She recite a Poem. (2)列舉,念出 He recited the menu of breakfast.
reckless a. 魯莽的, 不顧一切的
reckon (vt)
(1)= think = consider
Moving house is reckoned to be as stressful as divorce.
(2)= count = calculate
"Full moon" means the fourteenth day of the moon reckoned from its first appearance.
recoil (vi) (突然的)退縮,往後退 , (槍因後座力)往後退 = flinch back
She recoiled from his touch as if she has been slapped.
He recoils recoil from everything in life that demands hard work.
The rifle recoiled.
(n.)後座力
recollect (vt) 回憶,回想 = recall = remember = think of
recompense vt 補償 == compensate = repay n. 補償 == compensation
reconcile
reconciliation
-> irreconcilable (* irreconcilable differences )
recondite a. 深奧的 = obscure = esoteric =abstruse = arcane ~ profound ~ abstract ~rarefied ~
recondition (vt)修復 = repair = restore = overhaul
reconnaissance n.偵查 reconnaissance aircrafts 偵察機
rectify (vt)糾正 == correct (vt) = put right = redress ~ revise
redolent a. 令人想起的(be redolent of) == reminiscent =
A style redolent of sixties. / A old village church is redolent of everything that is England.
redundancy n[C,U] (1)解僱 = sacking = dismissal = lay-off = discharge
redundant a. (1) = unemployed (2) = unnecessary = unessential
refine
refined
refinement n.
(1)n[C]改進
The new model has a number of refinements.
(2)n[U] 提煉
sugar refinement / the refinement of cocaine
(3)n[U]優雅
a woman of great refinement
refuge n[U]
(1)庇護 = shelter = sanctuary
During the frequent air-raid, civilian took refuge in their cellars
A wildlife refuge 野生動物保護區
(* Political Asylum )
refugee n[C] 難民
refurbish vt 整修 = renovate
The Grand Hotel has been completely refurbished.
reign
n.統治 = rule = sovereignty
The reign of Charles I
vt. = govern = rule
Queen Elizabeth reigns over the UK.
reigning a. 衛冕的 reigning champion
relic n[C] = an old object or custom
reliant , reliance <- rely
Most companies are now reliant on computer technology.
relish
vt = enjoy
He was relishing his moment of glory.
n
(1) = enjoyment
She swigged a mouthful of wine with relish.
(2) 酸黃瓜醬,沾醬
raddled a. 憔悴的,衰老的 = haggard Her raddled face.
raffle n. 抽獎 raffle ticket
ragtag a. 散漫的 = disorganized a ragtag group of idealists
raillery n. 玩笑 = banter = badinage
raiment n. (古)服裝
rakish a. 帥氣的,瀟灑的 = dressing nicely and looking confident and relaxed.
rankle vi 令人憎恨 His comments still rankled.
ratchet n. 棘輪 vt. 小幅提升
raunchy a. 淫穢的 = obscene = smutty = vulgar = lascivious
ravening a. 兇惡的 (= extremely hungry and hunting for prey) ravening wolves
ravening a. 饑餓的 = famished = voracious
razzmatazz a. 令人眼花繚亂的 = showy
recidivist n. 慣犯
recipient n. 受獎者 The recipient of Noel Peace Prize.
recital n. 獨奏會
recluse n. 隱士 == hermit = ascetic ~ celibate
reek vi == stink He reeks of cigarette and beer.
reenactment n. 重演
The Reformation 16世紀的宗教改革 The religious changes in 16 century, that resulted in the establishment of Protestant churches.
Some animals and birds regurgitate foods and feed their young.
relapse vi (病情)再度惡化= (of a sick or injured person) deteriorate after a period of improvement
rambunctious a.調皮搗蛋的 A rambunctious tyke. 一個淘氣的的小鬼
ramification n.深遠的影響 The environmental ramification of road-building program 道路工程對環境的重大影響
recalcitrant a. 桀驁不遜的 = unruly A class of recalcitrant kids.
rabble n. 暴民
raddled n. 衰老的
raffle n. 抽獎
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Verb of Monosyllabic
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Noun of Animal
raccoon (racoon)
ram
rattlesnake
raven
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Noun of Tools/Stuff
rack n.架子
rag n.抹布
rake n.耙子
ratchet n.
rattan n. 藤
rattan chair n. 藤椅
rearview mirror n.後視鏡
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Noun of War
rampart n.城牆
ramrod n. 推槍桿
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Noun - Crime , Criminal
racketeer n. 非法獲利者
racketeering n. 不當獲利
ransack vt (1)洗劫
ransom n. 贖金
rape
rapist
recidivist n. 累犯
regicide n. 弒君罪
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Adjective of -y
racy a. 刺激的
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Adjective of -id
rancid a. 臭酸的
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-ish
rakish a. 瀟灑的,帥氣的 a rakish uniform
ravish vt 使..著迷 = enchant = enrapture = enthrall = delight
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Words Alike:
rapid
rabid a. = (1.)=fanatical (2.) infected with rabies
racket
rocket
rampant
rampart
report
rapport
rapacious a. = greedy
rapturous = joyous
rebuff n.vt. 斷然回絕(他人的幫助或建議) = refuse abruptly = repudiate
rebuke n.vt. 斥責,大罵(某人) = condemn = reprimand = castigate
rebut vt. 駁斥 = refute = deny = disprove
rebuttal n. 駁斥
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Words with Many Distinct Meanings:
rack n. (1)架子 (2)刑具(把人分屍用) -> v.使...痛苦 = afflict, agonize
racket n.
(1)噪音 make a awful racket
(2)非法勾當 a smuggling racket / a drugs racket / a gambling racket
(3)球拍 a tennis racket
radical a.
(1) 根本的 a radical tax reform / a radical change / radical differences
(2) 激進的,前衛的 radical ideas / a radical approach / a radical feminist
n. a radical = an extremist
raft n.
(1)木筏
(2)大量(一整船的) a raft of sth
The Company has launched a whole raft of software product.
rage n.
(1)盛怒 seething with rage / incandescent with rage
(2)大成功 DiCaprio became all the rage after starring in the film 'Titanic'.
v. 怒吼, 肆虐
Let the storm rage on. Cold never bother me any away.
raid n.v. (1)偷襲(軍事) (2.)突擊檢查(警方)
rail
n. 鐵軌
v. 怒斥 rail against sb Customers railed against the way company fix prices.
rake
n.耙子
v
(1)耙(地,草)
(2.)用手撥(頭髮,臉) rake your fingers Tom raked his fingers through his hair.
(3.)翻找 rake through I've been raking through my drawers.
(4.)(探照燈,槍)掃射 = sweep The searchlight raked the open ground around the prison.
rally
n. (1)造勢活動(政治) (2)汽車拉力賽(公路賽車) (3)回升
v.
(1)團結合作 rally to V
Business community all rallied to raise the cash
An attempt to rally support for charity.
(2)恢復,回升
Tokyo stock market rallied later in the day.
After a shaky start, she rallied and won the title in style.
ram
n. (1)公羊 (母羊ewe) (2)衝撞車(世紀帝國) (3)沖壓機
v
(1)衝撞
He lost control of his car and rammed into a van, killing two people.
(2)(大力地)壓,踩
First, you have to ram the post into the ground.
I rammed my foot down the brake.
ramble v.
(1)漫步 There's plenty to discover as you ramble around this small island.
(2)哰叨,長篇大論 She's getting old and tends to ramble a bit.
rank
a.
(1)臭的 The rank odor of sweat and urine
(2)茂盛的 clumps of rank grass
(3)十足的 rank stupidity
ransack vt
(1)闖空門
(2)翻箱倒櫃地找,翻找 She ransacked the wardrobe for something to wear.
rash
n.[c]
(1)疹子 Mary comes out in a rash if she eats seafood.
(2)大量 There's been a rash of car thefts in the city center. (~ a raft of sth)
a. 魯莽的 = impetuous = impulsive = precipitate = hasty = reckless = imprudent
ratchet
n.棘輪
v. ratchet up 小幅提升
The debate will ratchet up a notch.
The Minimum wage would ratchet up real income in general.
rave
n.
(1)狂歡派對(ray+wave)
(2)高度評價,吹捧
vi
(1)讚不絕口 rave about sth
Now I understand why travelers rave about Lapland.
(2)語無論次
He started to rave at me.
raw
a.
(1)生的、未加工的、未訓練的 raw beef / raw data / raw recruits
(2)紅腫的 The skin on my feet was rubbed raw.
realize v. realization n.
(1)意識到 There is growing realization that we must manage the earth's resources carefully.
(2)實現 The realization of her dream
reanimate vt
(1)使...重生 = revive
(2)重振
rear
n.尾部
v.
(1)教養(= raise )
Children raised on TV and video games.
Laboratory-reared plantlets.
(2)vi聳立(=rise) vt使..站立(=raise)
A large rock, almost 200 feet high, rear up in front of them.
rebel
n[C] 暴民
vi 造反 rebel ( + against sth) = revolt
rebound
n.v. 反彈
n. 籃板球
n. 失戀期(失戀回復心情期間) on the rebound
recall
n. vt. 記得 == remember
I can't recall who gave me the information.
He had total recall of every play in the game
n. vt. 召回(產品,人)
reception
n.
(1)歡迎/反應
The delegate gave him a warm reception
His idea met with a hostile reception.
(2)接待處
(3)信號收信
The audience complained about poor reception in the auditorium.
receptionist n. 接待員
recess
n.
(1)下課時間 = break
Tom's favorite things in school are recess and music class.
(2)(國會)休會
Parliament's summer recess.
(3)(建築)凹處
Push the table into a recess.
(4)幽暗的地方 = remote, secluded and secret place
The recesses of the serene pine forest.
recessed a. 凹的,嵌入的
recessed book shelves 嵌入牆壁的書架
recession n. (經濟)衰退 = depression =downturn = slump(<->boom) = economic decline
*depression = severe recession
* The Great Depression 1930大蕭條
recessive a.
(1)隱性的(基因)
(2)衰退的
recourse n.
(1)解法,解決之道 = choice = expedient
(2)使用 = use (常用
without recourse to courts of law 不用訴諸法律)
redeem
(1)補救,補償 = make up for = compensate for the faults
(2)兌換
reel
n.
(1)單位:一卷
A reel of thread / A reel of film
(2)捲軸
A fishing rod and reel 一根釣竿與釣線軸
(3)一部電影
The final reel 片尾
vt
(1)繞線
It took almost an hour to reel the fish in.
(2)踉蹌,蹣跚而行,精神不好地走
Andy reeled away from the bar and knocked over his stool.
The party is still reeling from its recent election defeat.
refrain
vt. 克制 refrain from V-ing = abstain from V-ing
n. 副歌
relief
n
(1) 放鬆,減輕
(2) n[U] 救濟品
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Special in Usage and Pronunciation
rabble 通常用單數 a rabble of youths
racket 通常用單數 a awful racket / a smuggling racket
rapport 通常用單數 an excellent rapport
rebel n[c] a rebel 一個暴民
reindeer n. 馴鹿 ->(*plural) reindeer
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Phrase
on the rack:
The company is now truly on the the rack. 公司現在真的深陷危機
go to rack and ruin:
The house had been left to go to rack and ruin. 荒廢的房子，日漸衰敗
rack my brain:
I racked my brain, trying to remember his name. 我絞盡腦汁，回想他的名字
in rags:
Children in rags begged money from tourists. 衣衫襤褸的小孩向遊客乞討
from rags to riches:
He likes to tell his rise from rags to riches. 他喜歡說他鹹魚翻身的故事
raise eyebrows:
The band's new sound will raise some eyebrows 這個樂團的新曲風會讓人眼睛一亮
stiff / straight as a ramrod
be on a razor's edge
Politically we are on a razor's edge.
fight a rearguard 頑強抵抗
We've been fighting a rearguard to prevent supermarket being built on the land.
on the rebound 正在回彈/回升/從失戀中復原
She first met me when I was on the rebound after splitting up with Mary.
redeem oneself 挽回名聲
Australia redeemed themselves by dismissing India for 153.
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Meaning Comparison:
radiante vt vi
(1)流露(氣質) He radiated calm confidence. -> radiance , radiant
(2.)散發(輻射) Heat radiated from glowing coals. -> radiation, radioactive
(3.)(從中央)散開 The were tiny lines radiating from her eyes. ->radial
radial a. 放射狀的
radiation n[U]. 輻射
ultraviolet radiation 紫外線輻射
a lethal dose of nuclear radiation 致命的核能輻射計量
radioactive a. 具放射性的
radioactive waste 放射性廢料
highly radioactive plutonium 高放射鈽原料
radioactive dating 放射定年法
radiance n[U] 光芒,容光煥發
the moon's radiance 月亮的光芒
a young face full of radiance. 一張年輕的臉，容光煥發
radiant a. 燦爛的
She looks radiant in a white silk dress.
ratio n.比例
ration n.配額
A weekly meat ration
Fuel is on ration (rationed) during the war.
rational a. 合理的,理性的
rationale n. 理由(整個背後的動機)
rationalize v. (把壞事)合理化
reason
n原因
vt 推斷 They reasoned that the business will soon copy their idea.
reasoning n. 推理
What is the reasoning behind this decision.
recreate vt 重現 = recapture
recreation n. 消遣
refract vt 使...折射
refractory a 難管教的 = unruly = obstinate = mulish
His refractory pony
rehab n[U] 勒戒
rehabilitate vt 使...恢復