book your flight early. ffc tf] M R# -¥• & )i ffl. iT M B«, 0 [V -ingj He recommended reading the
book before seeing the movie. If [also
VN
-ing, V wh-] 3 [VN] ~ sb/sth (to sb) to make sb/sth seem attractive or good M # 3 IA;
R-SAAffi BEd commend: This system has much to recommend it. &
SYNONYMS
recommend
advise ♦ advocate ♦
urge
These words all mean to tell sb
what you think they should do in a particular situation. GU±#^
mxzXo
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 HR (jS3ft
fife. Hfffr, ^3\
) : We’d recommend you to book your flight early. &{\] HRfA¥-AJ L®
iT llo o a recommended price of $50 HRIS'ffr 50 jc advise to tell sb what you think they should do in a particular situation HR: I’d advise
you not to tell him.
RECOMMEND
OR ADVISE? recommend &Jt advise ? Advise is a stronger word than recommend and is often used when the person giving the advice is
in a position of authority. * advise i£H$l recommend $1, Ai W ; Police are advising fans
without tickets to stay away.
HXHMAo o Police are recommending fam-whhout tickets to stay away. 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. I 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
ME,
tf. I recommend
JxJlo recommend ATT fit#
advise
He advised reading the book before seeing the movie, o I would recommend against going -out on-
your
advocate (formal) to support or recommend sth publicly Mfl: The group does
not advocate the use of violence.
mti o
urge (formal) to recommend sth strongly -fit AAJi #, k: The situation is dangerous and the UN
is urging caution.
o
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 /.rekamen'deijn/ noun 1 [C] ~ (to sb)
(for/on/about sth) an official
suggestion about the best thing to do iE
A It R ;
MR: to accept/reject a
recommendation 0 The
committee
made recommendations to
the board on teachers’ pay and conditions.
Rz^MthURo 01 had the operation on
the recommendation of my doctor.
2
[U, C] the act of telling sb that sth is good or useful or
that sb would be suitable
for a particular job, etc. ft #; THS: Wie chose the hotel on their
recommendation (= because they recommended it). A
fll ffUfi fife ill M ft 7 o 0 It’s
best to find a builder through
personal recommendation. Jft
;® ii A A ft f- A IAM» O Here’s a list of my top CD
recommendations.
AMRRo
3 [C] (especially
NAmE) a formal letter or statement that sb would be suitable for a
particular job, etc. ft #fit ; AIR A £3 fit FST71 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 ftSIH:
There must be adequate recompense for workers who lose
their jobs. Aik WX AX^(ftfhflto 0 I received
$1 000 in recompense for loss of earnings, A % 3\ T
■
000 XlftRAMASMto
m verb [VN] ~ sb (for sth) (formal) to do sth for sb
or give them a payment for sth that they have suffered in ■■■ Hi fhi§;
lifi H3C1
compensate-. There was no attempt
to recompense the miners for the loss of their jobs. A^/X^^AikrX^X#^o
recon /ri'kDn;
NAmE rr'kain/ noun [C, U] (US, informal) =
RECONNAISSANCE
rec-on-cile
/'rekansail/
verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (with sth) to find an acceptable
way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that seem to be opposed to
each other {$> TP iSt—ISt; Mffl) RS£ o': an attempt to reconcile
the need for industrial development with concern for the environment I'a]^
%. A/ o It was
hard to reconcile his career ambitions with the needs of his children.
fO
Xfl'l lc 0 2 [usually
passive] ~ sb (with sb) to
make people become friends
again after an argument or a disagreement iUfJ] : The pair were
reconciled after
WtmmHXE^o ► recon-cil-
able /.rekan'sailabl/ adj.
reconciliation /.rekansili'eijn/ noun 1 [sing., U] - (between A and B) | ~ (with sb) an end to a disagreement
and the start of a good relationship again H ||;
Tf]
M: Their change of policy brought about a reconciliation
with
■
[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 jj} US; Tfl — Kt: the
reconciliation between environment and development
rec on dite /'rekandait/ adj. (formal) not known about or
understood by many people Jlfft ; HTT1
OBSCURE
recon di tion /.riikan'dijn/ verb [VN] [often passive] to repair a machine so
that it is in good condition and works well ( ffl# ) ; R (
HT1 OVERHAUL
re-con-fig-ure /,ri:kan'figa(r); NAmE -'figjar/ verb
[VN] to make changes to the way that sth is arranged to work, especially
computer equipment or a program filff lS# ( )
; *$ri££ ( ) : You may need
to reconfigure the
firewall if you add a new machine to your network, bnnffifcMS
re-con-firm /.rnkan'fsim; NAmE -'f3irm/ verb
[VN] to check again that sth is definitely correct or as previously arranged
# 5$ iA ; # 5$ a£ : You
have to reconfirm your flight 24 hours before travelling. MM#
m~mzm 24 A0t#?AmA«Mo
re con nais sance /ri'kDmsns; NAmE -'ka:n-/ (also BrE
informal recce)
(also