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R /a:(r)/ noun, abbr.
m noun (also r) [c, U]
{pi. Rs, R’s, r’s /a:z/) the 18th letter of the
English alphabet 18 4^#: ‘Rose’
begins with (an) R/‘R’. * rose - is) \>\
7 # r if A 0 ITiTTTB see three
«
abbr. 1 {BrE) Queen;
King (from Latin ‘
7
2 R. (especially on maps)
River (
[fi ) M, tL: R. Trent 3 (also R. especially in
NAmE) (in politics in the US H Stn) Republican Aifl i£K] 4
(Rr£) (in abbreviations) Royal ( jfj
^
|$: the RAC (= Royal Automobile Club) A S M M H 5 {NAmE) a
label for a film/movie that is not suitable for people under the age of 17 to
see without an adult present (abbreviation for ‘restricted’)
( restricted, A#f
17
feWjfeifi ) 6 roentgen ( Mfi-JtifMv ) —see also R
& B, R & D
rabbi /'raebai/
noun a Jewish religious leader or a teacher of Jewish law ©th ( AM ) :
the Chief Rabbi (= the leader of
Jewish communities in a particular country) <>
Rabbi Hugo Grin •
rabbinical /ra'bimkl/
(also rab-bin-ic)
adj. connected with rabbis or Jewish law or
teaching
hare Ifife
rafo-bit /'raebit/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [C]
a small animal with soft fur, long ears and a short tail. Rabbits live in holes
in the ground or are kept as pets or for food. if^: a
rabbit hutch %% — compare hare n.
2 [U] meat from a rabbit jfc ITTf?n see pull v.
®
verb fV] go rabbiting to hunt or shoot
rabbits fit
% OSiS
rabbit
on (about sb/sth) {BrE, informal,
disapproving) to talk continuously
about things that are not important or interesting % & 7 Jfe i# St iS; W it
□S3 CHATTER
‘rabbit warren (also warren) noun 1 a system of holes
and underground tunnels where wild rabbits live StfSK ( ) 2 {disap
proving) a building or part of a city with many
narrow passages or streets ftllifefcE
rab ble
/'rsebl/
noun [sing.+sing./pl.
v.] {disapproving) 1 a large
group of noisy people who are or may become violent ^033 mob: a drunken rabble g$ MS ♦ A 2 the rabble ordinary people or
people who are considered to have a low social
position !$e ; 7# A 033 the masses: a speech that appealed to the rabble
‘rabble-rouser noun a person who makes
speeches to crowds of people intending to make them angry or excited,
especially for political aims 4S Eh K fX # ►
rabble-rousing adj. rabble-rousing noun [U]
Rabe lais ian /.raeba'leizian; -'lei3n/
adj. dealing with sex and the human body in a rude but humorous way 14
If JxL ; ffi #r & W feliiMlii From the French
writer Francois Rabelais,
whose works dealt with sex and the body in this way. ffl
nsnem,
rabid /'raebid;
'reib-/ adj. 1 [usually before noun] {disapproving) (of a type
of person A) having very strong feelings about sth and acting in an
unacceptable way rabid right-wing fanatics Jt
£EO
the rabid tabloid press 2
[usually
before noun] {disapproving)
(of feelings or opinions Zsi'ff sK 31 ?£) violent or extreme & ^ 1$ ; M ^ W
: rabid speculation ASttHKr 3 suffering from rabies H$£A : a rabid
dog ►
rabidly adv.
rabies /‘reibiiz/
noun [U] a disease of dogs and
other animals that causes madness and
death. Infected animals can pass the disease to humans by biting them.
RAC /,a:r ei 'si:/ abbr. Royal Automobile Club. The RAC is a British
organization which provides services for car owners. ( US
)
skunk HIA
raccoon
(also
ra-coon) /re'kuin; NAmE rae-/ noun 1 [C] a small
N American animal with greyish-brown fur, black marks on its face and a thick
tail jjt M; dkHiSII 2 [U] the fur of the raccoon race /reis/ noun, verb m
noun
►
COMPETITION ftm 1 [C] ~ (between A
and B) | ~ (against
sb) a competition between
people, animals, vehicles, etc. to see which one is the faster or fastest MS
:
a race between the two best runners of the
club ff| o Who won the race? &M.T H#g? o He’s already in training
for the big race against Bailey, fi J *ij7»
o Their horse came third in the race last year, 1M1W AiS 7 $1# 7„ o a boat/horse/road, etc. race HA > o a five-kilometre race
2
^ M # o ShaZZ we have a race to the end of the beach ?
n| if] btMM
3\ W 3P — A, H? — see also DRAG RACE, horse race 2 [sing.] ~ (for sth/to do sth) a situation in which a
number of people, groups, organizations, etc. are competing, especially for
political power or to achieve sth first fftM: the race
for the presidency & The race is on {= has