madv. (used before a past participle, especially in compounds AfflXMS'&iil) already
done B # %; E tc JEft: ready-cooked meals M tS 31 o The concrete was ready mixed.
noun the ready [sing.] (also read-ies [pi.]) (BrE, informal) money that you can use immediately IT5TCT at the ' ready available to be
used immediately fit nj ; gp njft/fi: We all had our cameras at the
ready. $cC!£P?t fTMUo
ready- made adj. 1 prepared in advance so
that you can eat or use it immediately ® $!] (ft; B fill;
6$:
ready-made pastry E # £F $1 2
(old-fashioned)
(especially of clothes A jg AM)
made in standard sizes, not to the measurements of a particular customer
BWJ; J&iSIW: a ready-made suit
3
already provided for you so you do not
need to produce or think about it yourself B A (Hj; M)E& :
When he married her he also took on a ready-made
family. mmM,
.ready 'meal noun (BrE) a meal that you buy already prepared and which only
needs to be heated before you eat it SKftl# ( )
.ready-'mixed adj. already mixed and ready to use ^ #; MftiM$!] ft): ready-mixed concrete
WMWM.±, .ready 'money (also .ready
'cash) noun [u] (informal) money in the form of coins and notes that you can spend immediately MQk , ready ' reckoner noun {BrE) a book or page that shows common calculations with their results, so that
answers can be found quickly
.ready-to-'wear adj. (of clothes AM) made in standard sizes, not to the
measurements of a particular customer
mm
re affirm /,ri:0'f3:m; NAmE -'f3:rm/ verb [VN] to state sth again in order to
emphasize that it is still true jr ^; # & ^ ► reaffirmation /.rii.aefa'meijn; NAmE -far'm-/
noun [C, U]
re affor estation /.riia.fnri'steij'n; NAmE -,fo:r-; -,fa:r-/ noun [U] (BrE, technical Xi«) = reforestation
re-agent /ri'eid3ant/ noun (chemistry ft) a substance used to cause a chemical reaction,
especially in order to find out if another substance is present TitA) real 0-w /'riial; BrE usually rial/ adj., adv.
• adj.
►
EXISTING/NOT
IMAGINED &■-,% 1 actually existing
or happening and not imagined
or pretended
It wasn’t a ghost; it was a real person. 8PXH0 pictures of animals, both real and
mythological iU Jt 0 In the movies guns kill people instantly, but it’s not
like that in real life. ft,
M ^ 'If R ft A it o
0 Politicians
seem to be out of touch with the real world. A I^CI M X X ^ to JA ^
tit
0 The growth of violent
crime is a very real problem.
0 There’s no real
possibility of them changing their minds. iMI^fe-hXtir 0 We have a real chance of success,
►
TRUE/GENUINE $j ; -*iE 2 genuine and not false or
artificial*^; «flft; #AXM: Are those
real flowers? 0 real leather *i£ 3 [only
before noun] actual or true,
rather than what appears to be true * IE |$
; : Tell me the real
reason. jg-iAf£*IEltiJ3i!^0 o Bono’s real name is
Paul Hewson. MUW • ft Ik 0 See the
real
###HDEo
o I couldn’t resist the opportunity to meet a real live celebrity. tic
I* X ft W o 4 [only before noun] having
all the important qualities that it should have to deserve to be called what it
is called *IE 1$; She never
had any real friends at school
JUE(ftMAo
0 his first real
kiss ft*X#j|0<$I o I had no real interest in politics. AUXAo 0 He was
making a real effort to be nice to her. ft It ft-A Jiti life
AM ff 0 0 She has not shown any real regret for
what she did.
FOR EMPHASIS M ^ 5 [only before noun]
used to
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emphasize
a state or quality ( ) : He
looks a real idiot. ftA±A|tXAiiiltiJ6$no ❖ This accident
could have produced a real tragedy.
o
o Her next play was a real contrast. MlTF-MJltXfPJ] M ft o
►
MONEY/INCOME ft; A A 6 [only before noun] when the effect of
such things as price rises on the power of money to buy things is included in
the sums (ammmAwmM: Reaiwage
costs have risen by 10% in the past year.
M, 10%0 0 This represents a
reduction of 5% in real
terms. 5%0
D3EI
for 'real genuine or serious
*3£$J; BH&ft This
is not afire drill—it’s for real. lixilitAM5! MM
A
A 7 0 0 (NAmE) He managed
to convince voters that he was for real. ft ft IIA *0 ft JitMrmiXM M.
get real! (informal) used
to tell sb that they are behaving in a stupid or unreasonable way 31^* HE; £y§7
keep it 'real (informal) to act in an honest
and natural way fk the
.real 'thing (informal)
the
genuine thing * ; *IE fftl M : Are you sure it’s
the real thing (= love), not just
infatuation?
Mft——
more at McCoy, power n.
m adv. (NAmE, ScotE,
informal) very
ft#; fg: That tastes real good. $cjt#f$£70
o He’s a real nice guy. ft ft ft ft W Ao O I’m real sorry.
.real 'ale noun [U, C] (BrE) a
type of beer that is made and stored in the traditional way (
m
'real estate noun [u] (especially
NAmE) 1 (also realty) property in the form
of land or buildings A : My father sold real estate.
2
the business of selling houses or land for building to work in real estate
g>i|fJfg
'real estate agent noun = estate agent
realia /rei'ailia; ri’eilia/ noun [U]
ordinary objects used in a class for teaching purposes
)
re align /.riia'lain/ verb [VN] 1 to
change the position or direction of sth slightly ) : The road
was realigned to improve visibility. 7if?^, Mif
B^f
7 o 2 to make changes to sth in order to adapt it to a new situation The
company has been forced to realign its operations in
the area. 7UISL 3 - your
self (with sb/sth) to change your
opinions, policies, etc. so that they are the same as those of another person,
group, etc. ) : The
rebel MPs have realigned themselves with the
opposition party. B►
re-
align ment noun [U, C] ~ (of
sth): the realignment of personal goals fA @ 0 political realignments
mtsm&
real-ism /'riializam; BrE also 'rial-/ noun
[U] 1 a way of seeing, accepting and dealing with situations as they
really are without being influenced by your emotions or false hopes There was a
new mood of realism among the leaders at the peace
talks.
2 (of novels,
paintings, films/movies, etc. /Jnjk ££ lih
ffei^)
the quality of being very like real life
if*
3 (also Real-ism)
a
style in art or literature that
shows
things and people as they are in real life ( %%
W
) — compare idealism,
romanticism(I)
real ist /'riiahst; BrE also
'ria-/ noun 1 a person who accepts
and deals with a situation as it really is and does not try to pretend that it
is different Ai£(KjA: I’m a realist—I know
you can’t change people overnight. ?cJiXA^lttA —
2
a writer, painter, etc. whose work represents things as they are in real life
(mmf)
real
is tic tHw /.riia'listik;
BrE also ,ria-/ adj.
1
accepting in a sensible way what it is actually possible to do or achieve in a
particular situation 31