boofc your _/7ight eariy.我们建议你早点儿预订航班[V -ing] He recommended reading the book before seeing the movie.他建议先看这本书,再去看这部电影[also VN -ing, V wh-] 3 [VN] ~ sb/sth (to sb) to make sb/sth seem attractive or good使显得吸引人;使受欢迎HE1 commend This system has much to recommend it. ^ 套系统有很多可取之处

SYNONYMS同义词辨析

recommend

advise * advocate • urge

These words all mean to tell sb what you think they should do in a particular situation..ill:各词均含劝

吿、建议之义。

recommend to tell sb what you think they should do in a particular situation; to Say what you think the price or level of sth should be 指劝告、建议(应对 方味、售价、级别 T: We'd recommend you to book y//f印咖我们建议你早点儿预订航班/众 a recommended price of $50 建议售价 50 advise to tell sb what you think they should do in a particular situation 齒劝告、患告、建议I’d advise yow not to te// h/Vn. ■—.你别吿诉他。

RECOMMEND OR ADVISE? recommend 还是 advise ? Advise is a stronger word than recommend and is often used when the person giving the advice is in a position of authority. * advise 语气较 recommend 强 烈,通常指权威人士的忠告are w/fhowt f/drefs toy away.警察进_告诫没有票的球 迷不妻衞氣 -Pelke ore recommending fans without tkkets to stay mmy. I advise you ... can suggest that you know better than the person you are advising: this may cause offence if they are your equal or senior to you. / recommend ... mainly suggests that you are trying to be helpful and is less likely to cause offence. Recommend is often used with more positive advice to tell sb about possible benefits and advise with more negative advice to warn sb about possible dangers. * I advise you暗含提出忠告者比对方更了解 情况,如果对方处于同等或更高的地位就可能引起反1 感。Ireco_end主要含试图帮助之意,不大可能引起 反感。recommend多指正面的建议,告知某人可能得 到的益处;advise多指反面告诫,警告某人可能产生 的危险He advised reading tbe b<^ t>e^&seemg-4be movie, o l would recommend agaimt gomg-&ut-fhyem

advocate (/bmw/) to support or recommend sth publicly指拥护、公开支备、提倡does fle/vocflte fhe wse / v/o/ence.该团体不支诗使用

暴力。

Urge (forma/) to recommend sth.strongly.指大:力推 荐、_力主也:The situation is dangerous and the UN /swrg/ngcflwf/ozi.局势岌岌可危,联合国力主谨慎

行事。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

                  to recommend/advise/advocate/urge that...

* It is recommended/advised/advocated/urged that...

«to recommend/advise/urge sb to do sth

                  to recommend/advise/advocate doing sth

                  to advise against sth

                  to strongly recommend/advise/advocate sb/sth

rec-om-men-da-tion /^ekamen'deijn/ noun 1 [c] ~ (to sb) (for/on/about sth) an official suggestion about the best thing to do 建议;提议to accept/reject a recommendation           The committee

made recommendations to the board on teachers9 pay and conditions.委员会就教师的工资和工作条件问题向董 事会提出建议.◊/ had the operation on the recommen­dation 〇/ my doctor. 我根 jfe 医生的建议做了手术。

2 [U, C] the act of telling sb that sth is good or useful or

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that sb would be 'suitable for a particular job, etc.推 荐;介绍:We chose the hotel on their recommendation (=because they recommended it).•我们根据他们的推 荐选.了这家酒运.◊ ft’s best to /ind a buiZder through personal recommendation, ft ii M fA A        St

'人员。0 Hereys a list of my top CD recommendations. 这是我认为最值得推荐的光盘的清单3 [C] (e5pedfl//y NAm£) a formal letter or statement that sb would be suitable for a particular job, etc.轉俾;.求职介绍信

TESTIMONIAL

rec-om-pense /'rekampens/ noun, verb

a noun [U] ~ (for sth/sb) (formal) something, usually money, that you are given because you have suffered in some way, or as a payment for sth 赔偿;补偿;报酬: There must be adequate recompense for workers who lose their jobs.必须给矣业的工人足够病补偿。received $1 000 in recompense for loss of earnings.我得至U:. 1000元的收入损失赔偿。

verfe [VN]sb (for sth) (/"o/TWfl/) to do sth for sb or give them a payment for sth that they have suffered 给…以 补偿;HMcompensate: There was no attempt to recompense the miners for the loss of their jobs.汝有 人表示要对失业矿工给予补偿。

recon /n'kon; NAmE ri'kam/ noun [Q U] (US, informal)

=RECONNAISSANCE

recori.ci_e./irek3nsail/ verfc [VN] 1 sth (with sth) to find an acceptable way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that seem to be opposed to each other使和谐致;调和;使配合anattempttorecon- cile the need for industrial development with concern for the environment协调工业发展的需要和环境保护之间关 系的努力.◊ ..Jt was hard to reconcile his career ambitions with the needs /his chiWren.他很难兼顾事.业土的抱负 和孩子们的需妾。2 [usually passive]sb (with sG) to make people become friends again after an argument or a disagreement 使和解;使和好如初:rhe pair were reconciled after Jackson made a public apology,

开道歉之后,这两个人又言归于好了recentZy been reconciled with his wi/e.他最近已经和妻子和好了。

3 ~ sb/yourself (to sth) to make sb/yourself accept an unpleasant situation because it is not possible to change it 将就;妥协 033 resign yourself to: He could not reconcile himself to the prospect of losing her. 他一想到有可能失去她,就觉得难以忍受。reooivcil- able /.rekan'sailabl/ adj.

rec-on-cili-ation /^ekansili'eijn/ noun 1 [sing., u] between A and B) | ~ (with sb) an end to a disagree­ment and the start of a good relationship again 调解; 和解:Their change of policy brought about a reconcili- arion with Britain.他们岛政余改变促成了与英国的和解。

2 [U]between A and B) | with sth) the process of making it possible for two different ideas, facts, etc. to exist together without being opposed to each other 协 调;和谐一致:the reconciliation between environment and devdopment环境保护与发展之间的和谐统>

recori-dite /'rekandait/ adj. (formal) not known about or understood by many people 深的;晦淫的.HPITi

OBSCURE

re-con-di-tion /.riikan'dijn/ verb [VN] [often passive] to repair a machine so that it is in good condition and works well修复(机器);使(机器 > 恢复正常运转

HT1 OVERHAUL

re-con*fig-ure /.riikan'figa^); NAmE -Tigjar/ verb [VN] to make changes to the way that sth is arranged to work, especially computer equipment or a program 重新配置

(计算机设备等);重新设定程序等):Ybu may need to reconfigure the firewall if you add a new machine to your network如果在网络+增加新计算机,可能就得重

新设定g火墙。

re-con-firm /^Kkan'fsim; NAmE -'f3rm/ verb [VN] to check again that sth is definitely correct or as previously arranged 再确认再确定Vou have to recon_/iirm your /iight 24 hours be/ore tmveZZing••必须在 乘飞机之$ 24小时再次确认你的航班。

re-con-nais-sance /n'kDmsns; NAmE -'ka:n-/ (also BrE informal recce) (also US informal recon) noun [C, U] the activity of getting information about an area for