ti&L f|r % o
o Call
me if you have any problems
regarding your work.
o
re gard-less /ri'gardlas; NAmE -'ga:rd-/ adv. paying no attention, even if the
situation is bad or there are difficulties T M; TXlSzT The weather was
terrible but we carried on regardless, X,%##3SX,
T3£, mmTo'
re gardless of prep, paying no attention to sth/sb;
treating sth/sb as not being important Xlf; 'XM', T 3X: The club welcomes all
new members regardless of age. 0 He went
ahead and did it,
regardless of the consequences, jlkM-T SfeTT, 0 The amount will be paid to
everyone regardless of whether
they have children or not.
re gatta /ri'gaeta/ noun a sporting event in
which races between rowing boats
or sailing boats are held ff
ntm
Re-gency /'ri:d39nsi/
adj. [usually before noun] of or in
the style of the period 1811-20 in
W$lXJxlf&lX
( 1811-1820 T|b],
\iSt3E, ) : Regency architecture
re-gency /'ri:d3ansi/ noun {pi. -ies) a period of government by a regent (= a person who rules a country in place of the king or queen) ft®
re-gen-er-ate /ri'd3enareit/ verb 1 [VN] to make an area,
institution, etc. develop and grow strong again ft X ; $I X;.
X M >]J: X : The money will be used
to
regenerate the commercial heart
of the town.
t'lX
2 [biology £) to grow again; to make sth
grow again ftT; [V] Once
destroyed, brain cells do not
regenerate. -JLifiPJ
<>
[VN] If the woodland is left
alone,
SYNONYMS
regard
consider ♦ see ♦ view ♦ perceive
These
words all mean to think about sb/sth in a particular way. IA X#TlI^#iA,X> MWZX„
regard to think of sb/sth in a particular
way ftiAX, MX, MW: He seemed to regard the whole thing as a joke.
consider to think of sb/sth in a particular way ftiA
X, MX, ffcM: Who do you consider {to be) responsible for the accident?
Mii?
REGARD
OR CONSIDER? regard jEM consider ?
These
two words have the same meaning, but they are used in different patterns and
structures. In this meaning consider must be used with a complement or
clause: you can consider sb/sth to
be sth or consider sb/sth as sth, although very often the to be or as is left out±&Mi»X*BlwT, M
TtftXlX,
consider 5TJB
consider sb/sth to be sth J& consider sb/sth as sth, TM to be gSc as BfrT ;
He considers himself an expert. ftliiAX § fiMio o They are considered a high-risk group. You can also consider
that sb/sth is sth and
again, the that can be left out. consider that sb/sth is sth
/JT b]\ that |Wj#BjlATtBfr0 Regard is used in a narrower range of structures.
The most frequent structure is regard
sb/sth as sth; the
as cannot be left out. * regard W , ft
#flj Wregard sb/sth as sth, fS as :
I-regard-him a-dme-friend- You canhot ThT ffl: regard sb/sth to be sth or ^ -regard tbat sb/sth-is-sth However, regard (but not consider in this meaning) Can also be used without
a noun or adjective complement but with just an object and adverb (sb/sth is highly regarded) or
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it will regenerate
itself in a few years, iu ft # fife X
Jlft/q,
Tift MIT ► regen eration /
.dsena'reijn/
noun [U]: economic
regeneration if /ft M X 0 the regeneration of cells in the body
it W IS (X -ft T re-gen-era-tive /ri'dsenarativ/ adj.: the regenerative
powers of nature X S #$(ftft^kX
re-gent (also
Re-gent) /'ri:d3ant/ noun a
person who rules a country because the king or queen is too young, old,
ill/sick, etc. ft®#; ft®j£: to act as regent ft®zE ► re-gent (also Re-gent) adj. [after noun]: the Prince Regent
reg-gae /'regei/
noun [U] a type of West Indian
popular music with strong rhythms f l
( M Ep If (ft - # ft
reggo = rego
regi-cide /'red3isaid/ noun [U, C] [formal) the crime of killing a
king or queen; a person who is guilty of this crime K©#
re-gime /rei'3i:m/ noun 1 a method or system of
government, especially one that has not been elected in a fairway ( XW gt'feM
ft, ®ft, ®#: a fascist/totalitarian/military,
etc. regime o an oppressive/
brutal regime ffiiilX&PiJ / 2 a method or
system of organizing or
managing sth If 3
M : Our tax regime is one
of the most favourable in
#—0
3 = regimen: a
dietary regime
regi-men /'red3iman/ (also re-gime) noun {medical E or formal) a set of rules about
food and exercise or medical treatment that you follow in order to stay healthy
or to improve your health £ fg M fj; M £. Z it;
regi-ment /'red3imant/
noun [C+sing./pl. v.] 1 a large group of
soldiers that is commanded by a colonel
adverbial phrase (regard sb/sth with suspicion/jealousy/
admiration). Til, regard
/fttiJTft# iAsStT^ia]XTii , K-^^iqfflS!]is| ( All sb/sth is highly regarded ^X / TTTPJtijlSiflfr ) ( in regard sb/sth with
suspicion/jealousy/admiration
IAfFM / ffiM / ##£X/»¥ ) i», consider see to have an opinion of sth jUiAX, 'MW: Try to see things from her
point of view. X#|n]
view to think of sb/sth in a
particular way jtMX , 1A X, MW: How do you view
your position within the company? Pi\ZlE/ZhiTWiv:®? COSH
View has the same meaning as regard and consider but is slightly
less frequent and slightly less formal. The main structures are view sb/sth as sb/sth (you cannot leave out the as) and view sb/sth with sth. * view if regard, consider EXIi 1^, ,
t£&-1PlE /
Xo ZWZnftlfi view sb/sth as sb/sth (Jfi• • • MX • )
( as ) fn view sb/sth with sth {
W" ) o
perceive [often passive] [rather formal) to regard sb/sth as sb/sth ItM- MX / iAX / 3^X--: This discovery was
perceived as a major breakthrough. &---XMI&M X-^i*X»o
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
to
regard/consider/see/view/perceive sb/sth as sth
■
to
regard/consider/see/view/perceive sb/sth from a particular point of view
■
to consider sb/sth to be sth
■
to consider that...
■
generally/usually regarded/considered/seen/viewed/
perceived as sth
to regard/consider/see/view/perceive sb/sth favourably/unfavourably