1666 I
): giant redwoods f=2 [U] the reddish wood of the
redwood tree
'red
zone noun [sing.] (in American football H^jg.$c) the area
within 20 yards of a team’s goal line ftK
(mmnnmo >
, re-'echo verb to be repeated many
times; to repeat sth many times & S ® ; — f? IIS : [V] Their shouts
re-echoed through the darkness. ®
eft 0 Her words
re-echoed in his mind. ftfe&MA^^ftllfe + o 0
[VN] He has constantly re-echoed the main theme of his acceptance
speech: ‘We want to be proud
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reed /ri:d/ noun 1 a tall plant like
grass with a hollow stem that
grows in or near water p Sg : reed beds
:(= where they grow) f ||
2 a small thin piece of cane,
metal or plastic in some musical instruments such as the oboe or the clarinet that moves very quickly when air is blown over it,
producing a sound
.tt#
( lati
) — picture o page
R8
re- educate verb [VN] to teach sb to think or
behave in a new or different way S
Ilf tie W ► ,re-
edu'cation noun [U]
reedy /'ri:di/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 (of a voice or sound ^#U|Rl) high and not
very pleasant AITjM# 2 full of
reeds reedy river
banks
reef /ri:f/ noun, verb
u noun 1 a long line of
rocks or sand near the surface of the sea flt; fil#: a coral reef MMiI 2 a part of a sail
that can be tied or rolled up to make the sail smaller in a strong wind ffifiRoP; nf
■
verb [VN] (technical 7ft i^) to make a sail smaller by tying
or rolling up part of it
iktt;
reefer /'ri:fa(r)/ noun 1 (also 'reefer
jacket) a
short thick jacket made of wool, usually dark blue, with two rows of buttons ) 2 (old-
fashioned, slang) a
cigarette containing marijuana A
'reef
knot (especially BrE) (NAmE usually 'square knot) noun a type of double knot
that will not come undone
easily )■
reek /ri:k/ verb, noun
■
verb [V] ~ (of sth) 1 to smell very
strongly of sth
unpleasant % % H ; A A 5® P5 H : His breath reeked of
tobacco, life
^ ^ t# □ 2 (disapproving) to
suggest very strongly that
sth unpleasant or suspicious is involved in a situation rjM/!litfe;!t ( A
X ) : Her
denials reeked of hypocrisy.
■
noun [sing.] a strong
unpleasant smell
Cm STENCH
reel /ri:l/ noun, verb
■
noun 1 (especially
BrE) (also spool especially in NAmE) a
round object around which you wind such things as
thread, wire or film; a reel together with the film, wire, thread, etc. that is
wound around it # ; # 4k; #
n-, m r : a cotton reel
o a reel on a
fishing rod o reels of
magnetic tape 0 a new reel of film —0
The hero was killed in the final reel (= in the final
part of the film/movie). ft'A/Fft
— picture o garden,
sewing 2 a fast Scottish, Irish or American dance, usually for two or four
couples; a piece of music for this dance
m xm®
m verb [V] 1 [usually +adv./prep.] to move in a very
unsteady way, for example because you are drunk or have been hit ® MM
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stagger : I punched him on the
chin, sending him reeling backwards, ft—% ^ 4* ftfe T G,
tltfftfelft/pfT Ttllo 2 ~ (at/from/with sth) to feel very shocked or upset about sth
HfiJSti*; I was still
reeling from the shock. ft A$$l»lo 3 to seem
to be spinning around
and around {fj
f AIeIH: When he opened his eyes, the
room was reeling, life ft 81 lit ft , MM® *
IJ!l;Vi ,reel sth~'in/'out to wind sth on/off a
reel ft AU§tt±$(ft: I slowly reeled the fish in.
.reel
sth~ off to say or repeat sth quickly without having to stop or
think about it - p ; Up# ( &Sfi ) : She
immediately reeled off several
names. ftfejzAP — P fti&ttj
,7ftJLft£#o
,re-e'lect verb ~ sb (to sth) | ~ sb (as) sth to elect sb again # A
iik ^: [VN] She was re-elected to parliament. ftfe#&^ 0 [VN-N] The committee
voted to re-elect him (as)
chairman. it
►
.re-e'lection
noun tu): (BrE) to stand for
re-election 0 (NAmE) to run for re-election #-$.
,re-e'merge verb [V] to appear
somewhere again (
ft ) Xthfl, SI iti fjjl: The
cancer may re-emerge years
later.
,re-e'nact verb [VN] to repeat the
actions of a past event Jr 1$ ; # A j2£ ff : Members of the English
Civil War Society will re-enact the battle,
► ,re-e' nactment noun
,
re-'enter verb [VN, V] to return to a
place or to an area of activity that you used to be in A; MiE; Hit ( IBik )
, re-'entry noun [U] - (into sth) 1 the act of
returning to a place or an area of activity that you used to be in jik A; MiE; 36 $IIB ik: She
feared she would not be granted re-entry into Britain, (itfe FI >(>
A. # ft Hi ft A ft 0 a re-entry programme for nurses (= for
nurses returning to work after a long time doing sth else) ib}^ ± It ^ PlJ A ^
2 the return of a spacecraft into
the earth’s atmosphere ( ) Jtilitfeit
,re-e'valuate verb [VN] to think about
sth again, especially in order to form a new opinion about it
M; mm-, mfft
reeve /ri:v/
noun a law officer in
re-e xamine verb [VN] to examine or
think about sth again, especially because you may need to change your opinion %H771 reassess : All the evidence needs to be re-examined.
► .re-e xamin ation noun [U, sing.]
ref /ref/
noun (informal) = referee n.(l): The
game’s not over till the ref blows the whistle. $<;#]
ofcfllRl A, 11
mtmm
ref.
/ref/
abbr. reference (used
especially in business as a way of identifying sth such as a document) #
( Xm ) : our ref : 3498
3498
re-fec-tory /ri'fektri/
noun {pi. -ies) a large room in which
meals are served, especially in a religious institution and in some schools
and colleges in
mrr
refer 0-w /nT3:(r)/
verb (-rr-)
re'fer to sb/sth (as sth) to mention or speak
about sb/sth SlfU; $ A; : The
victims were not
referred to by name. W J! I'J S ^ A %
0 0 Her mother never referred to
him again.
®jljlfeo
0 You know who I’m referring to. W
^if0
o She always referred to Ben as ‘that nice man’, ftfe A” o 01
promised not to refer to the matter again. o note at
mention re'fer to sb/sth 1 to describe or be
connected to sb/sth 'BR; The star
refers to items which are
intended for the advanced learner. <>
The term
‘Arts’ usually refers to humanities and social
sciences. * arts —O This paragraph
refers to the events of last year.
2 to look at sth or ask a person for information j^[; # # ; ft ill Fm consult : You may refer to your notes if you want. nflA SKI^iEo 0 to refer
to a dictionary dtrisjlfe re'fer sb/sth to sb/sth to send sb/sth to
sb/sth for help, advice or a decision