ran kle /'raerjkl/ verb ~ (with sb) if sth such as an event or a remark rankles, it makes you feel angry or upset for a long t

ran kle /'raerjkl/ verb ~ (with sb) if sth such as an event or a remark rankles, it makes you feel angry or upset for a long time AJ&flfcA % (

S ) : [V] Her comments still rankled.

M. A fF o 0 His decision to sell the land still rankled with her. [alsoVN]

ran sack /'raensaek/ verb [VN] ~ sth (for sth) to make a place untidy, causing damage, because you are looking for sth ) M-S8lt#£LAA*l Hd

turn upside down : The house had been ransacked by burglars.

ran som /'raensam/ noun, verb

m noun [C, U] money that is paid to sb so that they will set free a person who is being kept as a prisoner by them H &: The kidnappers demanded a ransom of £50 000 from his family. 5 TiM&o o

a ransom demand/note o

ransom money Hife; O They are refusing to pay ransom for her release. M Hold

sb to 'ransom 1 to keep sb as a prisoner and demand that other people pay you an amount of money before you set them free # • • • M M 2 (disapproving) to take action that puts sb in a very difficult situation in order to force them to do what you want M/i; —more at KING

■ verb [VN] to pay money to sb so that they will set free the person that they are keeping as a prisoner ( % ^ A ) & : The kidnapped children were all ran

somed and returned home unharmed.

rant /raent/ verb [V, V speech] ~ (on) (about sth) | - (at

sb) (disapproving) to speak or complain about sth in a loud and/or angry way 0PJI; Pfe ; A ^ £§ ► rant

noun IBTOI .rant and 'rave (disapproving) to show that you are angry by shouting or complaining loudly for a longtime ^’BbtfeA*¹¹]A*; Aj^>ll

rant-ings /'raentirjz/ noun [pi.] loud or angry comments or speeches that continue for a long time ( |b] (ft )

rap /raep/ noun, verb

m noun 1 [C] a quick sharp hit or knock up ftj; j$l l$ it£ xii: There was a sharp rap on the door. WA]£ MSife E [g | fl o 2 [U] a type of modern music with a fast strong rhythm and words which are spoken fast, not

sungi&nif^A Arfl'&ffi®, KA'fcitEfeWJaft#

9k ) : a rap song/artist 3 [C] a rap

song u| W; 4 [C] (NAmE, informal) a criminal

conviction (= the fact of being found guilty of a crime) H M ; HP % ; f\\ jpj : a police rap sheet (= a record of the crimes sb has committed) 5 [sing.]

(NAmE, informal) an unfair judgement on sth or sb A A IE tk] AJ If: He denounced the criticisms as ‘just

one bum rap after another.’ fttif ^<fRAM

H — jjnjfff” o 0 Wolves get a bad rap,

says a woman who owns three. “M Ik A #iEM. ” Im (give sb/get)

a rap on/over/across the 'knuckles (informal) (to give sb/receive) strong criticism for sth ( AtU / )

Z® J7j iS , fR P Dll l?: We got a rap over the knuckles for being late. ISMillie, take the 'rap (for sb/sth) (informal) to be blamed or punished, especially for sth you have not done (

PCT71 take the blame : She was prepared to take the rap for the shoplifting, though it had been her sister’s idea. pmtf&AJlfcg

o — more at beat v.

mverb (-pp-) 1 to hit a hard object or surface several times quickly, making a noise jt£ A ; A IT : [V] She

rapped angrily on the door. H¹ I4¹ UfaiS£ If H ₀ o [VN]

He rapped the table with his pen.

2 ~ sth (out) to say sth suddenly and quickly in a loud, angry way A A A* ft ; A r ft : [VN] He walked through the store, rapping out orders to his staff.

[also V

speech] 3 [VN] ~ sb/sth (for sth/for doing sth) (used mainly in newspapers ± H Hi A fix. $) to criticize sb severely, usually publicly ( T*iJPln

A: Some of the teachers were rapped for poor performance. 4 [v, vn]

(music A) to say the words of a rap ( IftBilfcft ) E6;

—see also rapper IRJil ,rap sb on/over the 'knuckles | rap sb’s knuckles to criticize sb for sth

ra pa cious /ra'peijas/ adj. (formal, disapproving) wanting more money or goods than you need or have a right to ; 1K.W); iSURW HT1 grasping ► rapa- cious ly adv. rap acity /ra'paesati/ noun [U]: the rapacity of landowners seeking greater profit ±i&fAAllf^?klLA

rape /reip/ verb, noun

■ verb [VN] to force sb to have sex with you when they do not want to by threatening them or using violence ■S#F; “HI! — see also rapist

■ noun 1 [U, C] the crime of forcing sb to have sex with

you, especially using violence 3M#f H; He was

charged with rape. ffeM©<[ET'jSftp o a rape victim

0 an increase in the number of reported rapes ® M fljyj ffc ^ W if jJP — see also date rape, rapist 2 [sing.] ~ (of sth) (literary) the act of destroying or spoiling an area in a way that seems unnecessary MMA; mm 3 (also .oilseed 'rape) [U] a

plant with bright yellow flowers, grown as food for farm animals and for its seeds that are used to make oil

rapid 0-«r /'raepid/ adj.

1 [usually before noun] happening in a short period of

time |h] ; S Rf I'b\ A A 4 W : rapid change/

expansion/growth 0 a rapid

rise/decline in sales fit A 3® W M'J ± ft / T 1^ o The patient made a rapid recovery. M AlS'^'^cfiT®Io

2 done or happening very quickly

: a rapid pulse/heartbeat 0 The

guard fired four shots in rapid succession. Hi A ticA T Kt&o 0 The disease is spreading at a rapid rate.

o note at fast ► rap-id-ity /ra'pidati/ noun [U]: the rapidity of economic growth ]i&

itJEt; 0 The disease is spreading with warming rapidity.

rap id ly adv._: a

rapidly growing economy o Crime figures

are rising rapidly.

,rapid-‘fire adj. [only before noun] 1 (of questions, comments, etc. |r]@, AtE^) spoken very quickly, one after the other 2 (of a gun jt^jM)

able to shoot bullets very quickly, one after the other ii.

m-,

rapids /'raepidz/ noun [pi.] part of a river where the water flows very fast, usually over rocks (

Irn M6^M7jc: to shoot the rapids (= to travel quickly over them in a boat) AM .'EM

.rapid 'transit noun [u] (especially NAmE) the system of fast public transport in cities, especially the subway

( « ) .,( Xik ) mi

ra pier /'reipia(r)/ noun a long thin light sword that has two sharp edges -A : (figurative) rapier

wit (= very quick and sharp)

rap ist /'reipist/ noun a person who forces sb to have sex when they do not want to (= rapes them) ■jitA <fE;

»#F#

rap-pel /rae'pel/ verb [V] (NAmE) = abseil ► rap-pel noun _t

rap per /'raep0(r)/ noun a person who speaks the words of a rap song

rap-port /rae'po:(r)/ noun [sing., U] ~ (with sb) | ~ (between A and B) a friendly relationship in which people understand each other very well # ; Mil M; fP it: She understood the importance of establishing a close rapport with clients.

rap porteur /,raepo:'t3:(r); NAmE -poir't-/ noun (from French, technical A iff) a person officially chosen by an organization to investigate a problem and report on it : the UN special rapporteur on human rights

rapprochement /rae'prDj'mn; rae'prauJmD; NAmE ,raeprouJ"ma:n; -pra:JV noun [sing., U] ~ (with sb) |

~ (between A and B) (from French, formal) a situation in