remark 评论,议论 (on, upon) It would be rude to ~ upon her appearance
remedy 治疗,治疗法,药品 a folk ~
spectacle 景象,奇观,壮观,场面 The burning house was a terrible ~
squeeze 榨,挤~ juice from oranges
stern 严厉的,苛刻的 a ~ punishment
stimulate 刺激,促使~ economic growth
ignore 不顾,不理,忽视:He who ignores history is doomed to repeat it
sketch 素描,速写 make a ~ of a face in pencil
slack 不紧的,不严的 a ~ soft rope
slender 苗条的,修长的,细长的She is ~ and has long dark hair
edible 可以吃的,可食用的:edible oil
elaborate 精心计划(或制作)的,详尽的:an elaborate plot
elevate 举起,提高,抬起:elevate the living standards of the people
fascinate 强烈的吸引,迷住,使神魂颠倒:be fascinated with history
emigrate 移居外国(或外地区):emigrate from Canada to Australia
emit 发出,散发(光,热,电度,声音,液体,气味等),发射电子:The chimney emitted a cloud of smoke
endeavor (为达到某一目的而)努力,尝试:How much he endeavored, goal stayed unattained
compulsory 必须做的,义务的 a compulsory subject
conceal 隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 He concealed his disappointment from his friends.
conceive 构想出,设想 conceive an idea
restore 恢复,修复,康复 The temple has been ~d out of all recognition
restrain 抑制,遏止~ one’s anger
resume 重新开始,继续 When I quit golf, I ~d writing
rouse 惊起 The boat ~d wild ducks to flight
row 吵闹,争吵 What’s all this ~ about?
rub 擦,摩擦 He rubbed his eyes
rust 锈,铁锈 Iron gathers ~easily
ruthless 无情的,残忍的,冷酷的 a~ enemy
sack 麻袋,纸袋,塑料袋 a ~of cement
sacred 神圣的the ~ name of God
sacrifice 献祭,供奉 a law banning the ~ of animals
salute 敬礼,祝贺~ one’s superior officer
retain 保留,保持~the right to reply
reveal 揭示,揭露 I promise never to ~ his secret
resort 求助,凭借,诉诸~ to sb for help
reverse 相反的,颠倒的,倒退的a ~ dictionary
revise 修订,校订~ a dictionary
revive 苏醒,复苏 He is dead and never will ~
ridiculous 可笑的,荒唐的,荒谬的 In this department of English girls outnumber boys in a ~ ratio
rigid 刚性的,坚硬的 a ~ piece of plastic
ripe 成熟的,时机成熟的 a ~ cluster of grapes
rot 腐烂,腐坏,腐朽,腐败,腐化Meat may ~ if it is not refrigerated
roundabout 绕道的,绕圈子的,不直接的 The car has to take a ~ course to avoid the flood
revenge 报仇,复仇Man may destroy the balance of nature ,but ,from time to time, nature takes a terrible ~
concentrate 集中,专心 concentrate one’s attention
condemn 谴责 We all condemn cruelty to children.
condense (使)压缩,(使)凝结,使简洁 condense a speech to half
confer 商谈,商议 confer with sb. Over (on, about, concerning) sth.
confess 坦白,供认,承认,忏悔 confess one’s crime
formulate 规划(制度等),构想出(计划方法等)formulate a policy