20-2 Flashcards
rakish
放荡的,行为不检的:lowered moral character
ramble
漫步,漫游:move aimlessly;漫谈,长篇大论(并经常离题)地说或写:without a topic
rambunctious
喧闹的,骚乱的:noisy
ramshackle
摇摇欲坠的:ready to collapse
rancor
敌意,深仇:ill will
random
随机的,随意的:lacking pattern
rankle
激怒:cause anger
rant
(尤指长时间的)训斥,责骂:angry scolding;怒吼:noisy, angry or violent manner
rapacious
食量大的,贪食的:huge appetite;过度贪婪的:covetous
rapport
和睦,友好:friendly relationship
rapprochement
和睦,友好:cordial relations
rapscallion
流氓,恶棍:evil
rapt
狂喜的,狂热的:pleasurable emotion;全神贯注的:deeply absorbed
rarefy
使稀薄:make rare
rash
草率的,仓促的:lack caution
raspy
声音刺耳的:harsh;容易生气的:easily irritated
ratify
(官方地)认可,批准:official acceptance
ratiocination
推理:thought processes
ration
定额供应量,配给量:amount allotted;按比例分配:share or portion
rational
合乎逻辑的:logical;理性的:based on reasoning
rave
狂热赞扬:exaggerated display of affection;(发疯般的)怒吼:talk as if in delirium
ravel
解开,松开:separate strands;阐明:clarity by separating;使纠缠,使复杂化:tangle
ravish
使陶醉,使沉迷:overcome with emotion
raze
摧毁,粉碎:destroy completely
react
做出反应:in response
reactionary
反对改革的,极保守的:opposition to progress
ream
怒斥,训斥:criticize
reap
收割,收获:receive
reassure
使安心,打消疑虑:restore to confidence
rebuff
严词拒绝:reject
recalcitrant
顽抗的,不顺从的:resistance defiance
recant
撤回,放弃,改变:withdraw a statement
recessive
(基因等)隐性的,由隐性基因控制的:does not produce a characteristic effect when present with a dominant allele;内向的,内敛的:not comfortable around people
recidivate
回到原先的习惯,尤指重新犯罪:return to criminal habits
reciprocate
往复运动:forward and backward;报答,回报:return
reckless
不考虑后果的,大胆鲁莽的:careless
recluse
隐士:lives away;隐居的,不爱社交的:withdrawal from society
recoil
退却,畏缩:shrink back
reconcile
使和解,协调:harmony
recondite
深奥的,难解的:difficult to comprehend
reconnoiter
侦察,勘查:make a preliminary inspection
reconstitute
重建,(尤其是通过加水)使复原:restore by adding water
reconvene
重新集合,重新召集:gather or summon again
rectitude
正直:moral integrity
recumbent
躺着的:lying down
recuperate
恢复(健康或力量),康复:recover health
redolent
芳香的:fragrance
redoubtable
杰出的,值得尊敬的:worthy of respect;可怕的:arousing fear
redundant
多余的,冗余的:exceeding necessary
reel
感到眩晕:from being twirled around;蹒跚地走路:swaying from side to side