which the relationship
between two countries or groups of people becomes more friendly after a period
during which they were enemies 友好矣系的恢i;和 解：policies aimed at bringing about a
rapprochement with China旨在与中国恢复友好关系的政策◊ 77iere now
seems little chance of rapprochement between the warring/actions.目前，故对双方和解的可能性似乎很
渺茫。
rapt /raept/ adj. so interested in one
particular thing tliat you are not aware of anything else.全神贯注的；
专:心致志的：a rapt audience听得入神的njf厶◊ She fetened to
the speaker with rapt attention.她全神贯注地
听演讲者讲话。
rap-tor /'raept0(r)/ noun {technical 7^: i§) any bird of prey (= a bird that kills other
creatures for food)
禽；攫禽
rap-ture /'raeptJ8(r)/ noun [U] {formal) a
feeling of extreme pleasure and happiness 会喜； >欠天喜地；.兴高
来烈 H771 delight ： Charles listened with
rapture to her si’nging.査尔斯兴致勃勃地听她演唱。〇77^£：邱- drerz gazed at her in
rapture.孩子们欣喜若狂地看着她。
iniin be in, go into, etc. 'raptures (about/over sb/ sth) to feel or express
extreme pleasure or enthusiasm for sb/sth感到（或显得）极为髙兴T;热情至极：The critics went into
raptures about her performance, if 家们对她的表演赞禾绝口。◊ r/ie 〖ast mimife goa〖 sent the/ans into raptures.最后一刻的进球使得球迷们欣喜
若狂。
rap-turous /'raeptjaras/
adj. [usually before noun] expressing extreme pleasure or enthusiasm
for sb/sth 高釆烈的；狂喜的；热烈的ecstatic： rapturous appZause 热烈的鼓掌欢呼 o
note at excited ► rap.tur- ous-ly adv.
rare 0^r/rea(r); NAmErer/ adj. (rarer, rar-est)
1 〜(for sb/stfi to do sth) | ~ {to do sth) not done，seen, happening, etc. very o^:en 稀少的；# 罕的：a rare
disease/occurrence/sight罕见的疾病/事if牛；豳得一见的
事物:◊ Jt’s extremdy
rare/or it to be t/iis hot in ApriZ.四 月份就这样炎热是极其罕见的。◊Itisrareto月ndsuch these days.这样忠心耿耿，在今天非常少见。◊ On the rare occasions when they met he hardly even
dared speafc to her.彼此难得相见，他还几乎不敢跟她说
话0 ◊ was a rare (=
very great) honour to be made a /eHow o/t/ie coHe辟.成为这所学院的研究巧是极大的荣
誉。2 existing orily in small numbers and
therefore valuable or interesting 稀罕的；珍贵的：a rare book/ 珍贵的书 /
硬币/ 邮票◊ a rare breed/pZant _ 奇物种 /
请物◊ T/iis species
is extreme^ rare/这一物种极
为罕见。3 (of
meat 肉）cooked for only a short
time so that the inside is still red 半熟的；半生的一■ compare
WELL
DONE — See also RARITY
rare-bit/'reabit; 'rerbit/ noun = Welsh rarebit rarefied /'rearifaid; NAmE 'reraf-/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 (often disapproving) understood or
experienced by only a very small group of people who share a particular area of
knowledge or activity 高深'精妙的；
曲高和寡的：the mr明ed atmosphere 〇/ academic
h/e 阳春白—的学术生活氛围2 (of air空气）containing less oxygen than usual稀薄的；含氧量低的
'rare gas noun
{chemistry ^c) = noble gas rare-ly 0~m /'reeli; NAmE 'rerli/ adv. not very often 罕肴；很少；不常：She is rarefy seen in
pubii’c nowadays.如今她很少公开露面。We rareZy agree on
what to do. _们很少在要做而事情上看法一致。
◊
a rareZy-pe/formed —部很少上演的戏剧◊
Rarely has a debate attracted so much media attention.
难g有一场辩论吸引这么多的媒体关注。
rar.ing /'rearm; AMmf _rer-/ 〜to do sth
(/n/bmra/)
very enthusiastic about starting to do sth 热切；渴望：
The new recruits arrived
early, all dressed up and raring to go (= to start).新兵早早地就到了，都穿得整整齐齐，
盼着出发。S/ie is raring to get
back to work a_/ter her operation•动完了手术，她渴望回到工作岗位上去。
rarity /'rearati; NAmE 'rer-/ noun [pi. -ies) 1 [C] a person or thing that is unusual and is
therefore often valuable or interesting 珍品；稀有物：Wome/i are stiH somethfng
〇/ a rarity in senior
positions in business...在商界位居
畚职的妇女仍然十4罕见。◊ His coHecrion 〇/ contains many rarities.他收藏的植物包括许多稀看品种。
2 (also less frequent rare-ness) [U] the quality of
being rare 稀有；罕见：The value of antiques
will depend on their condition and rarity•古董的价{i依它们的‘存状况
和稀有程度而定,、
ras-cal /'raiskl;
NAmE 'raeskl/ noun 1 {humorous) a person, especially a child or man, who
shows a lack of respect for other people and enjoys playing tricks on them 无赖；环蛋；淘气鬼：Come here, you Zittfe
rased/ 过来，你这个小环蛋！ 2 (oW-/fls/?/o/7erf) a dishonest man 不诚实的人 has.cally adj. (old-fashioned) rash /rseSf noun, adj.
mnoun 1 [C,
usually sing.] an area of red spots on a person's skin，caused by an illness
or a reaction to sth 皮疹； 疼：J wofce up covered fn
a rash.我醒来时长了一臭皮
疼。◊ J come out in a rash (=
a rash appears on my skin)矿/
eat chocolate.我一吃巧克力就长点疫。◊ The sun brought her out in
(= caused) cm itchy rash.太阳晒 了 她一身痱子。◊ a heat rash (=.
caused by heat) _子 —compare spot
r?.(3) 2 [sing.] ~ (of sth) a lot of sth; a series
of unpleasant things that happen over a short period of time大量；许多；（涌现的）令人不快的事物
BDCI
spate ： a rash 〇/ movies
about h/e in prison 大量 ..关;于，监狱生活的电影.◊ rhere has been a rash 〇/ burgZaries in the area over the tost month.近一个月这一 带发生了很多起入室行窃案。
■
〜（to do sth) (of people or their.actions 人或行为）
doing
sth that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results;
done in this way 轻率的；鲁莽的 impulsive, reckless : a rash young
man 鲁莽的幸运人 oJt be .rash to assume
that everyone m7Z agree with you on this.你要是认为在 这件事上谁都各同意你的看法，那就太欠考虑I。◊ 77ifnfc twice be/ore doing
anything rash.不要草率行事，
.要三思而行。.◊ This is
ivfiat happens when you make decisions.,这就是你贸然作决定的后果。► rash-ly adv. ： She had rashly promised
to lend him the money. 她轻率地答应借钱给也。rash.ness/7〇t//?[U]: ffebi’tterZy regretted his rashness.他对自弓的莽撞极萁舍悔。
rasher /'raeja(r)/
noun (especially Br£) a thin slice of bacon meat from the back or sides
of a pig)火腿 薄片
rasp /ra:sp;
NAmE raesp/ noun, verb
■
mw/n 1 [sing.] a rough unpleasant
sound 刺耳的声音；舌ij 擦声 2
[C]
a metal tool with a long blade covered with rows of sharp points, used for
making rough surfaces smooth锉；盛刀
mverb 1 〜（sth) (out) to say sth in a rough
unpleasant voice 用刺耳品声音说 BPITl croak ： [V speech] 'Where have you Seen?’she rasped 你■未哪 J[啦？^尖声问
道。◊ [VN] He rasped .out some
instructions.他粗声粗气
地发出私令。[also V] 2 [V] to make
a rough unpleasant sound发出刺耳的声音；发出刮擦声pm grate a rasping cough/vofce 刺耳的咳嗽声 / 嗓音 3 [VN]
to rub a surface with a rasp or with sth rough that works or feels like a rasp用锉刀锉；用粗糙的东西摩擦：The wind rasped his/ace.寒风剌疼了他的脸。
rasp-berry /'rarzbari; NAmE 'raezberi/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 a small dark red soft fruit that grows on bushes M.1^. 子；山莓；悬钩子：raspberry jam山萄酱一picture o page R17 2 {NAmE also .Bronx
'cheer) (informal) a rude sound
made by sticking out the tongue and blowing (将舌头伸出并吹气而发出的粗鲁的声音）呸声，嘘声： to Wow a raspberry at sb对桌人发出嘘声
raspy /'raspi; NAmE 'raespi/ adj. (of sb*s voice #) having a rough sound, as if the person has
a sore throat 沙哑刺耳的HTIcroaky
Ras-ta-far-ian /.raesta'fearian; NAmE -'fer-/ (also informal Rasta) noun a member of a Jamaican religious group
which worships the former Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, and which
believes that black people will one day return to Africa. Rastafarians often
wear dreadlocks and have
other distinguishing patterns of behaviour and dress.拉斯塔法里教徒 <
牙买加一教派成
员。崇拜前埃塞俄比亚皇帝海尔•塞拉西，并认为黑人将
返回非洲大陆）► Ras‘ta_faHan {also /n/oww/ Rasta) 〇〇[/• Ras-ta-farian-ism noun [U]