R Flashcards
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regular (a./n.)
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- happening every hour, every week, every month etc, usually with the same amount of time in between
- happening or doing something very often
- with the same amount of space between each thing and the next
- ordinary, without any special feature or qualities
- someone who often goes to the same bar, restaurant etc or who takes part in an activity very often informal
- a soldier whose permanent job is in the army
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remarkably
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1.in an amount or to a degree that is unusual or surprising
3
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rate (n./v.)
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1.a charge or payment that is set according to a standard scale
- to think that someone or something has a particular quality, value or standard
- if you rate someone or something, you think they are very good
- to deserve something
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relief
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- a feeling of comfort when something frightening, worrying or painful has ended or has not happened
- when something reduces someone’s pain or unhappy feelings
- money, food, clothes etc given to people who are poor or hungry
- a person or group of people that replaces another one and does their work after they have finished
- 浮雕
- the act of freeing a town when it has been surrounded by an enemy
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restless
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1.unwilling to keep still or stay where you are, especially because you are nervous or bored
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reverse (v./n./a.)
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- to change something, such as a decision, judgment or process so that it is the opposite of what it was before
- if a vehicle or its driver reverses, they go backwards
- to turn something over or around, in order to show the back of it
- the exact opposite of what has just been mentioned
- 倒车档
- a defeat or a problem that delays your plan
- the less important side or the back of an object that has two sides
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rail (n./v.)
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- a bar that is fastened along or around something, especially to stop you from going somewhere or from falling
- a bar that you use to hang things on
- to enclose or separate an area with rails
- to complain angrily about something, especially something that you think is very unfair
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row (n./v.)
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- a line of things or people next to each other
- a line of seats in a theatre or cinema
- used in the name of some roads
- a short angry argument, especially between people who know each other well
- a situation in which people disagree strongly about important public matters
- a loud unpleasant noise that continues for a long time
- to make a boat move across water using oars
- to argue in an angry way
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resign (v.)
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- to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization
- to make yourself accept something that is bad but cannot be changed
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rent (v./n.)
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- to regularly pay money to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else, or to use something that belongs to someone else
- to let someone live in a house, room etc that you own, or use your land, in return for money [+out]
- o let someone live in a house, room etc that you own, or use your land, in return for money
- the money that someone pays regularly to use a room, house etc that belongs to someone else [+ of ]
- an amount of money that you pay to use a car, boat etc that belongs to someone else especially
- a large tear in something made of cloth
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review (n./v.)
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- a careful examination of a situation or process [+of]
- an article in a newspaper or magazine that gives an opinion about a new book, play, film etc [+of]
- the work of writing reviews for a newspaper or magazine
- a report on a series of events or a period of time, that mentions the most important parts [+of]
- an official show of the army, navy etc so that a king, president, or officer of high rank can see them
- to examine, consider, and judge a situation or process carefully in order to see if changes are necessary
- to write a short article describing and judging a new book, play, film etc
- to look again at something you have studied, such as notes, reports etc
- to examine and describe the most important parts of a series of events or period of time
- to officially watch a group of soldiers, ships etc at a military show