List 40 Flashcards
redolent
redolentADJ. /有味道的；有香味儿的/fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor. Even though it is February, the air is redolent of spring.
redoubtable
redoubtableADJ. /可怕的/formidable; causing fear. During the Cold War period, neighboring countries tried not to offend the Russians because they could be redoubtable foes.
redress
redressN. /补偿；赔偿/remedy; compensation. Do you mean to tell me that I can get no redress for my injuries? also v.
reek
reekV. /散发（气味）/emit (odor). The room reeked with stale tobacco smoke. also N.
refractory
refractoryADJ. /按不住的；不服气的；倔强的/stubborn; unmanageable. The refractory horse was eliminated from the race when he refused to obey the jockey.
refurbish
refurbishV. /刷新；修复；擦亮/renovate; make bright by polishing. The flood left a deposit of mud on everything; we had to refurbish our belongings.
refute
refuteV. /反驳/disprove. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to refute the false testimony of the prosecution’s sole witness. refutation, N.
regal
regalADJ. /皇家的/royal. Prince Albert had a regal manner.
regale
regaleV. /取悦，娱乐，享受/entertain. John regaled us with tales of his adventures in Africa.
regime
regime N. /政体/method or system of government. When the French mention the Old Regime, they refer to the government existing before the revolution.
regimen
regimenN. /摄生法/prescribed diet and habits. I doubt whether the results warrant our living under such a strict regimen.
rehabilitate
rehabilitateV. /恢复；复原/restore to proper condition. We must rehabilitate those whom we send to prison.
reimburse
reimburseV. /偿还/repay. Let me know what you have spent and I will reimburse you.
reiterate
reiterateV. /重申；重复/repeat. He reiterated the warning to make sure everyone understood it.
rejoinder
rejoinder N. /反驳；回应/retort; comeback; reply. When someone has been rude to me, I find it particularly satisfying to come up with a quick rejoinder.
rejuvenate
rejuvenateV. /返老还童；青春重回/make young again. The charlatan claimed that his elixir would rejuvenate the aged and weary.
relegate
relegateV. /指派；下放；贬/banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign. After Ralph dropped his second tray of drinks that week, the manager swiftly relegated him to a minor post cleaning up behind the bar.
relent
relentV. /变宽厚；变温和/give in. When her stern father would not relent and allow her to marry Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett eloped with her suitor. relentless,ADJ.
relinquish
relinquishV. /不情愿的屈服，放弃（某物）/give up something with reluctance; yield. Denise never realized how hard it would be for her to relinquish her newborn son to the care of his adoptive parents. Once you get used to fringe benefits like expense account meals and a company car, it’s very hard to relinquish them.
relish
relishV. /品味；享受/savor; enjoy. Watching Peter enthusiastically chow down, I thought, “Now there’s a man who relishes a good dinner!” also N.
remediable
remediableADJ. /可挽回的/reparable. Let us be grateful that the damage is remediable.
reminiscence
reminiscenceN. /怀旧；回想/recollection. Her reminiscences of her experiences are so fascinating that she ought to write a book.
remiss
remissADJ. /玩忽职守的，粗心大意的/negligent. The guard was accused of being remiss in his duty when the prisoner escaped.
remonstrance
remonstranceN. /抗议/protest; objection. The authorities were deaf to the pastor’s remonstrances about the lack of police protection in the area. remonstrate,V.
remunerative
remunerativeADJ. /有利益的；有报酬的/compensating; rewarding. I find my new work so remunerative that I may not return to my previous employment. remuneration, N.
rend
rendV. /分开；撕开/split; tear apart. In his grief, he tried to rend his garments. rent, N.
rendition
renditionN. /表演，诠释；翻译/translation; artistic interpretation of a song, etc. The audience cheered enthusiastically as she completed her rendition of the aria.
renegade
renegadeN. /变节者/deserter; traitor. Because he had abandoned his post and joined forces with the Indians, his fellow officers considered the hero of Dances with Wolves a renegade. alsoADJ.
renege
renegeV. /食言；反悔；否认；翻供/deny; go back on. He reneged on paying off his debt.
rent
rentN. /撕；裂口/rip; split. Kit did an excellent job of mending the rent in the lining of her coat.
reparable
reparableADJ. /可修复的/capable of being repaired. Fortunately, the damages we suffered in the accident were reparable and our car looks brand new.
reparation
reparationN. /修订；弥补；补偿/amends; compensation. At the peace conference, the defeated country promised to pay reparations to the victors.
repast
repast N. /餐；宴会/meal; feast; banquet. The caterers prepared a delicious repast for Fred and Judy’s wedding day.
repel
repelV. /撤退；退却/drive away; disgust. At first, the Beast’s ferocious appearance repelled Beauty, but she came to love the tender heart hidden behind that beastly exterior.
repellent
repellentADJ. /排斥的/driving away; unattractive. Mosquitoes find the odor so repellent that they leave any spot where this liquid has been sprayed. also N.
repertoire
repertoireN. /节目表；保留节目/list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present. The opera company decided to include Madame Butterfly in its repertoire for the following season.
replenish
replenishV. /补充/fill up again. Before she could take another backpacking trip, Carla had to replenish her stock of freeze-dried foods.
replete
repleteADJ. /充满的；充足的/filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied. The movie star’s memoir was replete with juicy details about the love life of half of Hollywood.
replicate
replicateV. /复制/reproduce; duplicate. Because he had always wanted a palace, Donald decided to replicate the Tai Mahal in miniature on his estate.
repository
repositoryN. /仓库；知识库；智囊团/storehouse. Libraries are repositories of the world’s best thoughts.
reprieve
reprieveN. /暂缓；缓刑/temporary stay. During the twenty-four-hour reprieve, the lawyers sought to make the stay of execution permanent. alsoV.
reprimand
reprimandV. /谴责/reprove severely; rebuke. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class, she was afraid that Miss Minchin would reprimand her and tell her father how badly she was doing in school. also N.
reprisal
reprisalN. /报复/retaliation. I am confident that we are ready for any reprisals the enemy may undertake.
reprise
reprise N. /年金；重奏；重复的行动/musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action. We enjoyed the soprano’s solo in Act I so much that we were delighted by its reprise in the finale.
reprobate
reprobateN. /有重罪的人；道德败坏的人，无耻的人/person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency. I cannot understand why he has so many admirers if he is the reprobate you say he is.
reprove
reproveV. /责备/censure; rebuke. The principal severely reproved the students whenever they talked in the halls.
repudiate
repudiateV. /批判/disown; disavow. On separating from Tony, Tina announced that she would repudiate all debts incurred by her soon-to-be ex-husband.
repugnant
repugnantADJ. /不一致的；令人讨厌的/loathsome; hateful. She found the snake repugnant and looked on it with loathing and fear.
repulsion
repulsionN. /排斥；反驳/distaste; act of driving back. Hating bloodshed, she viewed war with repulsion. Even defensive battles distressed her, for the repulsion of enemy forces is never accomplished bloodlessly.
reputable
reputableADJ. /著名的；令人尊敬的/respectable. If you want to buy antiques, look for a reputable dealer; far too many dealers today pass off fakes as genuine antiques.
reputed
reputedADJ. /名誉好的；有名气的；名誉的/supposed. Though he is the reputed father of the child, no one can be sure. repute, N.
requiem
requiemN. /安灵弥撒；安灵歌，挽歌/mass for the dead; dirge. They played Mozart’s Requiem at the funeral.
requisite
requisiteN. /必须品；必要的/necessary requirement. Many colleges state that a student must offer three years of a language as a requisite for admission.
requite
requiteV. /报答；酬谢/repay; revenge. The wretch requited his benefactors by betraying them.
rescind
rescindV. /取消/cancel. Because of the public outcry against the new taxes, the senator proposed a bill to rescind the unpopular financial measure.
