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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
wen fcm&msL',
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. $J
►
NOT USE/PUBLISH Vfa X(±5 % 3 to decide not to use,
sell,
publish, etc. sth because its quality is not good enough ( ) XU, XfaH, XfalK: Imperfect
articles are rejected by our quality control, Hcff] XAGMit
A,
►
NEW ORGAN frtil 4 (of the body MW) to not accept a new organ after a transplant operation, by producing
substances that attack the organ j#/r , fltM- (
flX )
►
NOT LOVE X ?5 5 to fail to give a
person or an animal enough care or affection X^A7s 'Iff#: The lioness rejected the smallest cub, which died. fafijifaXJI
P, 0 When her husband
left home she felt
rejected and useless, iT XfSXAo
►
re-jec-tion /rTd3ekJn/
noun [U, C]: Her
proposal met with unanimous rejection. falftlifajfiliij
—SfcM0 a rejection letter (= a letter in which you are told, for
example, that you have not been accepted for a job) 0$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
•
to„
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 $£;
ft MX MX/ ►
re-ju-ven-ation
/ri.dsuiva'neifn/
noun [U, sing.] re-kin-dle /,rii'kindl/ verb
[VN] (formal) to make sth become active again ft M §t M ; ftS^ HI2I reawaken: to rekindle feelings/hopes #;
mmmm
re-laid
pt,
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of relay re-lapse noun, verb
►
noun /ri'laeps; 'riilaeps/
[C, U] the fact of becoming
ill/sick
again after making an improvement IflXfliX: to have/suffer a relapse O a risk of relapse |B
►
verb /ri'laeps/
[V] ~ (into sth) to go back into a
previous
condition
or into a worse state after making an improvement il 0 fa fa ) # ffj ii : They
relapsed into silence. ftfnXf&iJilftXili
o o He relapsed into his old bad habits. ftJr^iK 6 0 Two
days after leaving the hospital she relapsed into a coma, tb 1^ M A
fa,
mmm&mo
re-late
0-w /n'leit/
verb
1 [VN] ~ A (to B) show or make a
connection between two or more things M % ; ftXfc^;
FTiTl connect : I found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my
mind.
0
In the future, pay increases will be related to productivity. uifa, 2-sth(tosb)
(formal) to give a spoken or written report of
sth; to tell a story [VN] She
relates her
childhood experiences in the first chapters, fafa fa, fa fSfa 7
IfiifaWiA O He related the facts of the case to journalists.
fa*£ifi#fnifafa7&ffa^^l^1f #10 0 [V wh-] She
related how he had run away from home as a boy. faitfa.7faXN‘/f!iJ^fafa^^ib
A Wo [also V that] IJ1I;AV1 re'late to sth/sb 1 to be connected with
sth/sb; to refer to sth/sb # A; fa • • - fa A; ftPJ: We shall discuss the
problem as it relates to our specific case. 0
The
second paragraph relates to the situation in Scotland.
% 2 to be able to
understand and have sympathy with sb/sth 717
fait
EYJT1 empathize with : Many adults can’t
relate to children. ifa^J&faAfaX7l?JLilfa$!'/&o 0
Our product needs an image that people can relate to. ^cCI ppffir