re-deem-able /ri'diimabl/ adj. ~ (against sth) that can be exchanged
for money or goods 可兑换的;可交换
的:These vouchers are redeemabZe agm'rwt any /uture purchcwe.这些优惠券将来购物均可使用。
the Re-deem-er /ri'di:m0(r)/ noun [sing.]
{literary) Jesus Chris\救世主;耶稣基督
re-define /.riidi'fam/ verb to change the
nature or limits of sth; to make people consider sth in a new way 改 变…的本质(或界限);重新定义;使重新考虑:[VN] The new constitution
redefined the powers of the presi- dent.新宪法重新规定了总统的职权。◊ [V wh-] We need to redefine what
we /nean by democracy.我们需要重新
考虑我们对民主的理解。► re.def.in.ition /,ri:defrmj'nif
noun [U, C]
re*demp-tion /n'dempjn/ noun [U] 1 {formal) the act of saving or state of being saved
from the power of evil; the act of redeeming 柽救;救赎:the redemption 〇少 the wor〖d_/h)m
sfn将世界从罪恶+拯救出来2 财)the act of exchanging shares for money (=
of redeeming them)赎回(股票等)1 beyond/past 're’demption too bad to be saved or improved 无法挽 救;不可救药
re-demp-tive /ri'demptiv/ adj. {formal) that
saves you from the power of evil 救!的;M救的:the redemptive power o/kve爱情的救赎
,red 'ensign noun a red flag with a Union Jack in the comer, flown by ships that have been registered in Britain英国商船旗(左上角有英国国旗的红色旗帜)
re.deploy
/_ri:di'pl3i/
verb [VN]〜sb/sth (to sth) to move sb/sth to a new position
or job 调配;fi新部署:Our troops are to be redepioyed elsewhere.我们的部队将被重
新缔署到其他地区。◊ Most 〇/ the employees wiZ丨be redepZoyed to other parts 〇/the
company.大多数雇员将
被调配到公司的其他部门。► re_deploy‘ment now/? [U]: the redeployment o/staj^resources 员工。/ 资源的重新配置
re-design
/.riidi'zain/
verb [VN] to design sth again, in a different way 重新设计► re.design now/i [U, C】 re-develop /.riidi'velap/ verb to
change an area by building new roads, houses, factories, etc.改造;;重滅 建设:[VN] The dfy has pZans to redeveZop the site/这个 城命计划重新建设一地区。[alsov] ►re.deve丨.op.ment noun [U]: mner-cffy
redeve丨opment 内城贫民区的故造
'red-eye
noun 1 (also ,red-eye 'flight) [c] [informal, especially
2 [U] the appearance of having red eyes that people sometimes have in
photographs taken using flash (因 使$闪光灯照相而在照片上出现的)红眼
.red-1 faced adj. with
a red face, especially because you are embarrassed or angry 脸色i红的;红脸的 ,red flag noun 1 a flag used to warn people of danger 示警红旗 2 a red flag as a symbol of
revolution or COMMUNISM (象征革命或共产主义的)红旗
,red ’giant now/? (ostranomy 天)a large .star towards the end of its life that is relatively
cool and gives out a reddish light 红巨星 .red-
handed adj. see catch v. red-head /'redhed/ noun a
person who has red hair il ,it族:人red-1 headed a red-headed girZ 红发女孩 ,red 'herring noun an unimportant fact, idea, event,
etc. that takes people’s attention away from the important ones转移连意力的次要事实(或想法、事件
等)From the custom of using the smell
of a smoked, dried herring (which was red) to train dogs to hunt.源自用(红色)熏干鲱鱼的气味训练狗狩猎的做法。
■ red-'hot 1 (of metal or sth
burning 金属或燃烧物) so hot that it looks red炽热的;赤热的;热得发红的:
Red-hot
coak giowed in the^re.炽热的煤炭在炉子里发
光。2 showing strong feeling 激烈的;强烈的:her red-hot anger 她的暴怒 3 (/rj/orma/) new,
exciting and of great interest to people 热的:a red-hot issue 热点问 M 4 used to describe
the person, animal or team that is considered almost certain to win a race,
etc.* 几.乎一定
能获胜的人(或动物、运动队> :77ie race was
won by
the red-hot/avourite.夺标呼声最高的最受欢迎的选手获
得了比赛的胜利。 re*dial /'riidaial/ verb,
noun
mverb (-II-, NAmE -I-) 1 [V, VN] to call a
telephone number again by pressing all of the individual numbers again 按键逐一重拨(电话号码> 2 [V] to call a
telephone number again, using the button that automatically calls the last
number that was called 按键自动重拨(‘话号
码 > ;按重拨键
unoun 1 [U] the ability to redial a telephone number
automatically 自动重拨功能 2 (also 'redial button).[sing.】 the button that automatically calls the last number
that was called自动重拨按钮;重拨键
redid pt of redo
,Red 'Indian (also red-skin) noun (old-fashioned,
taboo) a
very offensive word for a Native American (蔑称)
印第安人
re.dir.ect
/_ri:da_rekt;
-di-; -dai-/ [VN!〜sth (to sth) 1 to use sth, for
example money, in a different way or for a different purpose (以新的方式或目的)重新使用:
Resources
are being redirected to this important new project.为这一重要的新项目重新调配了资源。2 to send sth to a
different address or in a different direction 改寄;改变投递方向:inquiries on this
matter are being redirected to the press oj^ce.询问此事的信件一律转到新
闻处。◊ Make sure you get your mad
redirected to your new address.注意一定要让你的邮件改投到你的新住址。
►
re-dir-ec-tion noun [sing., U] : a sudden redirection of economic poiicy 经济政策沾突然转变◊ the
redirection 〇/ mad邮件改投
re-dis-cover /.rirdi'skAva^)/
verb [VN] to find again sth that had been forgotten or lost i 綸发现;重新找到
►
re-dis-cov-ery /.riidi'skAvari/ noun
[U, C] {pi. -ies) re-dis-trib-ute /.riidi'stribjurt;
,ri:'dis-/ verb [VN] to share
sth out among people in a
different way 重新分配:
Wealth
needs to be redistributed from the rich to the poor.需要将财富从富人那里重新分给穷人。>吧<^加- bu-tion /.riidistri'bjuiXn/ noun
[U, sing.] : the redistri- bution
o/weaZt/i 财新分配 re-dis-trict /.rii'distrikt/ verb
[VN, V] {US) to change the official borders between districts (把…)重新划区
,red-1
letter day noun
an important day, or a day that you will remember, because of sth good that
happened then 重要纪念日;喜庆日 NhltfriiJi
From
the custom of using red ink to mark holidays and festivals on a calendar.源自在日历上用红fe标示假日和节日的习惯。
,red 'light noun a signal telling the
driver of a vehicle to stop红灯(示章车辆停下的後气):to go through a retHight (= not
stop at one)闯红;Iff
— picture o filter ,red-'Hght district now/? a part of a town where there are many prostitutes 红灯区 red 'line noun an issue or a demand
that one person or group refuses to change their opinion about during a
disagreement or negotiations (争论或谈判中)拒绝
改变立场的问题(或要求):The issue 〇/sovereignty
is a redZine that cannot be crossed.主权问题是一条不能跨越
的红线。
,red
'meat noun [U] meat that is dark
brown in colour when it has been cooked, such as beef and lamb .红肉 (指牛肉、羊肉等)一compare white
meat red-neck
/'rednek/
noun {informal) an offensive word for a person who lives in a country
area of the US, has little education and has strong conservative political
opinions乡巴佬,红脖子(对美国受教育不多且政治观点
保守的乡卞人的贬称)
redo /,ri:'du:/ verb
(re-does /-'dAz/, redid /-'did/, re-done /-’dAn/) [VN] to do
sth again or in a different way 重做;
换一_方式做:A whoZe day’s worfc
had to be redone• — M天工作*必须返工。◊ We’ve ju5t redone the bathroom
(= decorated it again). 我们刚 刚重新装修了浴室。
redo.lerit /'redalrn^/ [hot before noun]〜of/with sth {literary)
1 making you think of the thing mentioned ^ 人想Pj;使人联想起:an atmosphere redoZent 〇/ the sea cmd sh扣让人联想起大海和船只的氛围2 smelling strongly of the thing mentioned 有…的强烈气味:a fcftchen redoient with the smeH o/bafcing —漫*政焙气味 的厨房.► redo•丨ence /-9ns/ /7〇w/r[U}