reinvent

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re-invent /.riiift'vent/ verb [VN] ~ sth/yourself (as sth) to present yourself/sth in a new form or with a new image tUfrfal^faA; The former wild

man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man.

fa fa ME»nn reinvent the wheel to

waste time creating sth that already exists and works

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re-irlvest /.rinn’vest/ verb [VN, V] to put profits that have been made on an investment back into the same invest­ment or into a new one      fE ( faJS )

                 re-invest-ment noun [U, C]

re-in-vig-or-ate /.riiin'vigareit/ verb [VN] to give new energy or strength to sth     ) ; ft

# Jif fa: We need to reinvigorate the economy of the area.     0 I felt

reinvigorated after a rest and a shower.

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re-issue /.rii'iju:/ verb, noun

                  verb [VN] - sth (as sth) to publish or produce again a

book, record, etc. that has not been available for some time Jr |f[ % fj;      old jazz recordings reissued on

CD    0 The novel was

reissued in paperback. &XAMfr:£fa-7X^Xo

noun an old book or record that has been published or produced again after not being available for some time

re-iter-ate /ri'rtareit/ verb (formal) to repeat sth that you have already said, especially to emphasize it M % fa fa; Jr fa : [VN] to reiterate an argument/a demand/an offer !tfai£,&; fifi — o [V that] Let me

reiterate that we are fully committed to this policy. fa — )t,   [also V speech] re­

iteration /ri.ita’reij'n/ noun [sing.]: a reiteration of her previous statement Jr fa fafaMEftM reject o-w verb, n0un

*                   verb /ri'd3ekt/ [VN]

                 ARGUMENT/IDEA/PLAN it X;         ; if A'! 1 to refuse to

accept or consider sth   .XXXrit: to reject an

argument/a claim/a decision/an offer/a suggestion fgife

^ A#sf /-mmix / - xstfa

0 The prime minister rejected any idea of reforming the system, g# ftfa ft] (ft*H&#PXA      o o The

proposal was firmly rejected. M fa ft ^          0 0

All our suggestions were rejected out of hand.     f 1 fa fa

                 SB FOR JOB XIR # 2 to refuse to accept sb for a job,

position, etc.  XX:fa;         Please reject the

following candidates ...       - O I’ve been

rejected by all the universities I applied to. $J

                 NOT USE/PUBLISH Vfa X(±5 % 3 to decide not to use,

sell, publish, etc. sth because its quality is not good enough (     ) XU, XfaH, XfalK: Imperfect

articles are rejected by our quality control, Hcff] XAGMit

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                 NEW ORGAN frtil 4 (of the body MW) to not accept a new organ after a transplant operation, by producing substances that attack the organ j#/r , fltM- (

flX )

                 NOT LOVE X ?5 5 to fail to give a person or an animal enough care or affection X^A7s 'Iff#: The lioness rejected the smallest cub, which died. fafijifaXJI

P,       0 When her husband left home she felt

rejected and useless, iT XfSXAo

                 re-jec-tion /rTd3ekJn/ noun [U, C]: Her proposal met with unanimous rejection. falftlifajfiliij —SfcM0 a rejection letter (= a letter in which you are told, for example, that you have not been accepted for a job) 0$Mi 0 painful feelings of rejection jf

h noun /'ri:d3ekt/

                 STH THAT CANNOT BE USED A S £ t/ 1 something that cannot be used or sold because there is sth wrong with

it Itpm; IArp

PERSON A 2 a person who has not been accepted as a

member of a team, society, etc. X A X; W\ 1^ X; f&ffifa#: one of society’s rejects

Tejig /,ri:'d3ig/ verb (-gg-) (BrE) (US rejig-ger /,ri:'d3ig0(r)/) [VN] (informal) to make changes to sth; to arrange sth in a different way M&; fifr ARf; StHtX* re-joice /ri'd30is/ verb ~ (at/in/over sth) (formal) to express great happiness about sth If ^ A ; if JK #: [V] When the war ended, people finally had cause to rejoice.    Mil rHU        T. 0 The

motor industry is rejoicing at the cut in car tax. fCfaX XftSAo 0 [V to inf] They rejoiced to see their son well again, ftfjif3\JlXftM 7, Att MM [also V that] fTTf^l rejoice in the name of ... (BrE, humorous) to have a name that sounds funny fa AftfH [ft #5 77 He rejoiced in the name of Owen Owen, fa fa A

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re-joi-cing /ri'd30isirj/ noun [U] (also re-joi-cings [pi.]) the happy celebration of sth faA; $|A: a time, of great

rejoicing

re-join1 /(ri:‘d30in/ verb to join sb/sth again after : leaving them $ ft fa A; ffl • • • M §r £ "       : [VN] to rejoin

a club Sfrijp Af|X rP 0 She turned off her phone and rejoined them qt the table. faXfafaiA fail ] X fa • fe o O The path goes through a wood before rejoining the main road.

[also v]

re-join2 /ri'd30in/ verb (formal) to say sth as an answer, especially sth quick, critical or amusing ® ^; Bt M mn retort : [V speech] ‘You’re wrong!’ she rejoined. [alsoVthat]

re-join-der /ri'd3oind0(r)/ noun [usually sing.] (formal) a reply, especially a quick, critical or amusing one 0^; fxJx BBC3 RETORT

re-ju-ven-ate /ri'dsuivaneit/ verb [VN] to make sb/sth look or feel younger or more lively ft fa $£; ft MX MX/ re-ju-ven-ation /ri.dsuiva'neifn/ noun [U, sing.] re-kin-dle /,rii'kindl/ verb [VN] (formal) to make sth become active again ft M §t M ; ftS^ HI2I reawaken: to rekindle feelings/hopes #;

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re-laid pt, pp of relay re-lapse noun, verb

                 noun /ri'laeps; 'riilaeps/ [C, U] the fact of becoming

ill/sick again after making an improvement IflXfliX: to have/suffer a relapse  O a risk of relapse |B

                 verb /ri'laeps/ [V] ~ (into sth) to go back into a previous

condition or into a worse state after making an improvement il 0 fa        fa ) # ffj ii : They

relapsed into silence. ftfnXf&iJilftXili o o He relapsed into his old bad habits. ftJr^iK 6 0 Two days after leaving the hospital she relapsed into a coma, tb 1^ M A

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re-late 0-w /n'leit/ verb

1 [VN] ~ A (to B) show or make a connection between two or more things M % ; ftXfc^;

FTiTl connect : I found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my mind.

0 In the future, pay increases will be related to product­ivity. uifa,        2-sth(tosb)

(formal) to give a spoken or written report of sth; to tell a story        [VN] She relates her

childhood experiences in the first chapters, fafa fa, fa fSfa 7 IfiifaWiA O He related the facts of the case to journalists. fa*£ifi#fnifafa7&ffa^^l^1f #10 0 [V wh-] She related how he had run away from home as a boy. faitfa.7faXN‘/f!iJ^fafa^^ib A Wo [also V that] IJ1I;AV1 re'late to sth/sb 1 to be connected with sth/sb; to refer to sth/sb # A; fa • • - fa A; ftPJ: We shall discuss the problem as it relates to our specific case.        0 The

second paragraph relates to the situation in Scotland. % 2 to be able to understand and have sympathy with sb/sth  717 fait

EYJT1 empathize with : Many adults can’t relate to children. ifa^J&faAfaX7l?JLilfa$!'/&o 0 Our product needs an image that people can relate to. ^cCI ppffir