don’t know U
3S $1 A 31 0 ( J*L % 2 X ) 5 used in
questions and negative
sentences when you want sb to say ‘no’ (
M ) : Do you really
expect me to believe that?
; 0 7 don’t really need to go,
do I?
6 used to express interest in or
surprise at what sb is saying (
if ) : ‘We’re going to
resigned.’ ‘Really?
Are you sure?’ “ M5115 7 o ”
> “ A 55 ? ##/E®(? ” 7 used to show that you
disapprove of sth sb has done ( [rJ3S ABrA ) : Really,
you could have told us
before.
JCJI55, fft AftT A5fc
realm /relm/ noun 1 an area of activity, interest, or
knowledge §5 in the realm of
literature fEX
^ ^ ^ 0 At
the end of the speech he seemed to be
moving into the realms of fantasy. ijBf55ll
fa , it iU 7 SAT0£j55i»ffeo 2 (formal) a country ruled by a
king or queen 7 H H771 kingdom : the defence of the
realm 3EIH
551557. ITTOl beyond/within the
realms of possibility not possible/possible |g7/i£nJt£?£[S: A successful outcome
is not beyond the realms of possibility.
,real 'number noun (mathematics W) any number that is not an imaginary number — compare complex
NUMBER
real-poli-tik /rei‘a:lpDliti:k; NAmE -pa:l-/ noun [U] (from German) a system of politics that is based on
the actual situation and needs of a country or political party rather than on
moral principles ffl % iSc in;
minm
'real
tennis (BrE) (NAmE 'court tennis) (AustralE 'royal tennis) noun [U] an old form of
tennis played inside a building with a hard ball ( {£7 5jht55 IH
.real 'time noun [U] (computing if) the fact that there is only a very short time
between a computer system receiving information and dealing with it % H : To make the training
realistic the simulation operates in real time. A $ iill A ^ ^ N- 3§ fi1 55 „
o
real-time missile guidance
systems Real-tor™ /'ri:alta(r)/ noun (NAmE) = estate agent realty /'riialti/ noun [U] (especially NAmE) = real estate^)
'real-world
adj. existing in the real world and not specially invented
for a particular purpose ff f£ T M ^ tti;A55; A :5c 55: Teachers need to
prepare their students to deal with real-world situations outside the
classroom.
ream /ri:m/ noun, verb
a noun 1 reams [pi.] (informal) a large quantity of writing AH: 55 A 7 ( ) : She wrote reams in the exam.
2 [C] (technical A iff) 500 sheets of paper A ( ^7 500 &
)
m verb [VN] (NAmE, informal) to treat sb unfairly or cheat them We got reamed on that deal.
w m % % n in ±-MTg « r „ mm .ream sb~ out
(NAmE, informal) to criticize sb strongly because they have
done sth wrong flllA; A A; reani mate
/rii'aemmeit/
verb [VN] (formal) to give sb/sth new life or energy jSJ 7 §t 85 7 55; l£ S fr A H
reap /ri:p/ verb 1 [VN] to obtain sth,
especially sth good, as a direct result of sth that you have done JIM# '(. JEft
A ) ; i|£$: They are now reaping
the rewards of all their hard work. JJlf£, ftMn857SP7£*#IiJ 7 2 [V, VN] to cut and collect a crop,
especially wheat,
from
a field i]£ #J ( JEE M ) ; itft harvest
reap a/the 'harvest (BrE) to benefit or suffer
as a direct result of sth that you have done 7
IS.
HjH:; you .reap what you
‘sow
(saying) you have to deal with the bad effects or
results of sth that you originally started reap er /’ri:pa(r)/ noun a person or a machine
that cuts and collects crops on a farm itfciR]#; iBtir!]#l — see
also Grim Reaper
| 1651
re-appear /,ri:a'pia(r); NAmE -'pir/ verb [V] to appear again
after not being heard of or seen for a period of time # ?A ttl M; S ,§[ fcb JJfi: She went upstairs and
did not reappear until morning. ^, i3\W>—A¥M Alf/Aitffio ► re-appear-ance /-rans/ noun [U, sing.] reapply /.riia'plai/ verb (re-applies,
re-apply-ing, reapplied, re-applied) 1 [VN] to put another
layer of a substance on a surface Sunblock
should be reapplied every
hour.
—^5c0
2 [V] - (for sth) to make another formal
request for sth Sfr^if; $ i#: Previous
applicants for the
post need not reapply. $ i# & & 7IR Ift 55 A A fr M §r ^ if
0 3 [VN] to use sth again,
especially in a different
situation ( jt ^ ft |s] i| f )
# M ^ : Students are taught a number of skills that can be reapplied
throughout their studies, illMlAH
re-appoint /.riia'point/ verb ~ sb (as) sth | ~ sb (to sth) to give sb the job
that they used to have in the past
#cJlIRlft;
^[a]i!ji^^fft : [VN, VN-N] After the trial he was
reappointed (as) treasurer. life 1$ It §t
►
re-appoint-ment noun [U]
re-appraisal /.riia'preizl/ noun [C, usually sing., u] the act of examining
sth again to see if it needs to be changed ILfriTffr reassessment re appraise /.riia'preiz/ verb [VN] (formal) to
think again about the value or nature of sth to see if your opinion about it
should be changed filfriflf; £0f if If Hn REASSESS
rear /ria(r); NAmErir/ noun, adj., verb a noun 1 (usually the
rear) [sing.] the back part of sth fs
ft|5: A trailer was attached to the rear of the truck. AT 0 There are toilets at both front and rear of the
plane. TfTltuJsMAiftAlsh o A high gate blocks the
only entrance to the rear. — ^ A 55 H 7ii®/sffi55[li-'AP
o c> note at back 2 (also .rear 'end) [C, usually sing.] (informal) the part of the body
that you sit on !-]]£; HflTCI bottom: a kick in the rear
ilJ-TIl .bring up the 'rear to be at the back of a
line of people, or last in a race if AM; M WfEi
madj. [only before
noun] at
or near the back of sth M 55; /5fciP55: front
and rear windows jjuffi^Afuffi65®T1 o the rear
entrance of the building A^55/5 lT » verb 1 [VN] [often passive] to care for young children or animals
until they are fully grown fit #; AW; if A EYZ71 bring SB up, raise: She reared a family of
five on her own. d-TAAISSTlf» 2 [VN] to breed or
keep animals or birds, for
example on a farm is]A: to rear cattle A A 3 [V] ~ (up) (of an animal, especially a
horse AIb A) to raise itself on its back legs, with
the front legs in the air
^ /sMIICjl : The horse reared,
throwing its rider. 4 [V]
(of sth large A 55 A H) to seem to lean over you, especially
in a threatening way ( AjaWWilfe )
The great bulk of the building reared up against the
night sky. &AT, EA55A^&#^W55o E3EI sth rears its (ugly) 'head if sth unpleasant rears its head or rears its ugly head, it appears or happens
( i5‘K55¥ 'If ) f±J M , A A lu.ism 'rear sb/sth on
sth [usually passive] to give a person or an
animal a particular type of food, entertainment, etc. while they are young ()!■••) I A; (&-)&&, if A: I was the son of
sailors and reared on stories of the sea. fk 7jc T- 55 J L T, Jt«MIH£A55o
.rear 'admiral noun an officer of very
high rank in the navy A#:
Rear Admiral Baines J/l ®
'rear-end
verb [VN]
(informal, especially NAmE) (of a vehicle or driver A) to drive into the back of
another vehicle ( tu A )
rear-guard /'riagaid; NAmE 'rirgaird/ noun (usually the rearguard) [sing.+sing./pl. v.] a group of soldiers
that protect the back part of an army especially when the army is retreating after it has been
defeated ftjTLlfPIA
Pina VANGUARD