think of sth MM; S23 evoke: The
poem recalls Eliot’s ‘The
the faulty hairdryers. 7AI0ft7 n noun /ri'koil; 'ri:ko:l/
*1 [U] the ability to remember sth that you have learned or sth that has
happened in the past ifi'lZ A; iETfe: She has amazing powers of
recall.
■ Ufa # M A Ml iB tZ, A o o to have instant
recall (= to be able to remember sth immediately)
W1&i!liEiZ>MJtiiA 0 to have total recall (=
to be able to remember all the details of sth) i2 [sing.] an official order or request for sb/sth to
return, or for sth to be given back E 0 7 ; 0 jU it A ;
0 ft 7 : Thomas’s recall to the Welsh team ii77$f
0fil&^±PAl$^A fT^l beyond re1
call impossible
to bring back to the original state; impossible to remember A njftc It; it
AIE7; ifiAM recant /ri'kaent/ verb
[VN, V] (format) to say, often
publicly, that you no longer have the same belief or opinion that you had
before
if# ,) ►
re-can-ta-tion /.riikaen'teij'n/ noun [C, U]
recap /'riikaep/ verb, noun
• verb (-pp-) ~ (on sth) | ~ sth
= recapitulate:
[V] Let
me just recap on what we’ve decided so far. IhftAMfS * TiJ S HU[also VN, v wh-]
m noun = RECAPITULATION at RECAPITULATE re-cap-itu-late /.rkka'pitjuleit/ verb
(formal) (also recap) ~ (on sth) | ~ sth
to repeat or give a summary of what has already been said, decided, etc.
Jti£; [V] To
recapitulate briefly, the three
main points are these ... flj [also VN, V wh-] ► re-cap- itu la tion /.rirkapitju'leijn/ noun
[C, U] (formal) (also recap)
re-capture /,ri:'kaeptj8(r)/ verb [VN] 1 to win back a place, position, etc. that
was previously taken from you by an enemy or a rival J|0; 70: Government
troops soon recaptured the island. 7':&7
$b0 2 to catch a
person or an animal that has escaped 10; #ft;IS$£ 3 to bring back a feeling or repeat an
experience that you had in the past 0fZ,;
IS: He was trying to
recapture the happiness of his youth. M7^A0fZ17$£ftMrl&7o
►
recapture noun [U]: the recapture of towns occupied by
the rebels 7 0
re-cast /,ri:'ka:st; NAmE -'ksest/ verb
(re-cast,
re-cast) [VN]
1 to change sth by
organizing or presenting it in a different way ft At); MM; tShe
recast her lecture as a radio talk. i#i£o 2 ~ sb
(as sth) to change the actors
or the role of a particular actor in a play, etc. Mfr£}#
( ) ; fti ( MM
)
recce /‘reki/ noun (BrE, informal) - reconnaissance : to do a quick recce of
an area
re-cede /ri'siid/ verb [V] 1 to move gradually away from sb or away
from a previous position Iff'MS
A: The sound of the truck receded into the
distance. 7 7Ml7i7MM7ii&h.^A7o o She watched his
receding figure. o 2 (especially
of a
problem, feeling or quality X fm 0 fj§ . !§ 'If ^ iSn M) to become gradually weaker
or smaller tilt 7
/Jn : The prospect of
bankruptcy has now receded (= it is less likely).
i&ftMJ7t£Jl4JlEM'>70 0 The
pain was receding slightly. „ 3
(of hair A
‘M.) to stop growing at
the front of the head ( A M HU ) A # lh X
7; • : a. middle-aged man with
receding hair/a receding
hairline AMJiA
—
picture o hair 4 a ~
chin a chin that slopes backwards towards the neck 00 re ceipt 0-w /rTsirt/ noun
1 (NAmE also 'sales slip) [C] ~ (for sth) a
piece of paper that shows that goods or services have been paid for ft
| 1655
fi; ftTr; Can I have a receipt, please? if 7Sc77ft tfg, ftm? 0 to
make out (= write) a receipt Eft® 2 [U]
- (of sth) formal) the act of receiving
sth gf ft; ftPJ: to acknowledge receipt of a letter A iff A A tL ft PJ ft if <> The goods will be dispatched on
receipt of an order form, ijM — PJ gp AM ° 0 Are y°u in receipt of any
state benefits? {7 @ HU 3 receipts
[pi.] {business ®) money that a
business, bank or government receives (ftfk. ME, ) ftPJMJlt^, ,.*Bc
A: net/gross receipts
fjnfr A, &ftA
re-ceiv-able /ri'siivabl/ adj.
(business M) (usually following a noun M#)
(of bills, accounts, etc.
®
M @ ^f) for which money has not yet been received accounts receivable
re ceiv ables /ri'siivablz/ noun
[pi.] {business j§[) money that is owed to a
business re-ceive
o-w /n'siiv/
verb
►
GET/ACCEPT #|i]; 1 [VN] ~ sth (from sb/sth) (rather
formal) to get or accept sth that is sent or given
to you #I'J; ; iftCfU: to receive a
letter/present/phone call
ft 3\ fs / A ^ ; Sc M 7 it 0 to receive information/ payment/thanks SftffS / ##:; <>
He
received
an award for bravery
from the police service. {foliXMM M
►
TREATMENT/INJURY f#j®; f/j f 2 [VN] ~ sth (from sb) to
experience or be given a
particular type of treatment or an injury #^; ) ; We received a
warm welcome from our
hosts. !£{n;gPj7±AW#vl#)&
jffio o Emergency cases will receive professional
attention immediately. §P # M q 0 to receive
severe injuries
►
REACT TO STH 3
[VN] [usually passive] ~ sth (with
sth) to react to sth new, in a particular way
•• • ft g. JSz : The play was well
received by the critics, gij if ^
Hi ft AlE 0 The statistics were
received with
concern. 77M0
►
GUESTS % A 4 [VN] [often passive] ~ sb (with sth) | - sb (as sth) formal) to welcome or entertain a guest,
especially formally Jg # ; ft jffl ; Jg # : He was
received as an honoured guest at the White House.
►
AS MEMBER OF STH f&M 5 [VN] ~ sb (into sth) to officially recognize and accept sb as a
member of a group }jc M ; X i7 hW A: Three
young people were received into the Church at Easter.
►
TV/RADIO 7 $£ ; ft 7 ¥L 6 [VN] to change broadcast signals into sounds or
pictures on a television, radio, etc. 17ft; ft#; ft#: to receive programmes
via satel- lite )EMMS ft #713 7 [VN] to be able to hear a radio message that is being sent
by sb IgftPI, ft off PJ ( 7i:R7
) : I’m
receiving you loud and clear, ft ft ft off PJ
►
STOLEN GOODS ft) 8 [VN, V] {especially BrE) to buy or accept
goods that you know have been stolen IPJ5A tic ^(ttftf)
►
IN SPORT WSAfj 9 (in tennis, etc. 0$c#f) to be the
player that the server hits the ball to g? ( ) : [V]
She won the toss and chose to receive, ftfe# 7 7 $l$ffi M
[also vn]
rmn be at/on the re'ceiving end (of sth) {informal) to be the person that an action, etc. is
directed at, especially an unpleasant one #1&
A ♦: She found
herself on the receiving end
of a great deal of criticism. M
fiLW&zmmt&mfto
re-ceived /ri'siivd/ adj. [only before noun] formal) accepted by most
people as being correct ®
Pc iA
Ef Ml: The
received wisdom is that they cannot win. A^~PtiAAfM]A7iL re.ceived
pronunci ation noun [u] = RP re-ceiver /ri'si:va(r)/ noun 1 the part of a
telephone that you hold close to your mouth and ear off M; giA : to pick up/lift/put down/replace the
receiver if / ft 0 #M — compare handset(I)
2 a piece of radio or television equipment that changes broadcast signals into
sound or pictures ftrfMft; Mflf/l:
a satellite receiver JQ.Sft7^ftffl -—compare trans- mitter(I) 3 (also official re'ceiver) {law #) a person