cup carefully in the saucer. 3% A Jf H J& # 0^

H ₀ o to replace the handset (= after using the telephone)

re-place-able /ri'pleisabl/ adj. that can be replaced nj BjfWW EH3 IRREPLACEABLE re place ment /ri'pleismant/ noun 1 [U] the act of replacing one thing with another, especially sth that is newer or better !i$i: the replacement of worn

car parts 0 replacement windows

fi ik (Hi W A 2 [C] a thing that replaces sth, especially because the first thing is old, broken, etc. Hftcm;

a hip replacement II# 3 [C] ~ (for sb) a person who replaces another person in an organization, especially in their job ( We

need to find a replacement for Sue. ttlttAo

re-play noun, verb

m noun /'riiplei/ 1 (sport $■) a game that is played again because neither side won in the previous game ( i (r ) S# 2 the playing again of a short section of a film/movie, tape, etc. especially to look at or listen to sth more carefully ( M, fjk ilf ^ ) S M, S iH, S fit: We watched a replay of the

wedding on video, ffc Cl ffl # J M. tic W j® *L MM <, — see also action replay(I) 3 (informal) something that is repeated or happens in exactly the same way as it did before 16; MMHiMft ♦ : This election will

not be a replay of the last one. # # >^#11 ±

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■ verb /.rir'plei/ [VN] 1 [usually passive] to play a sports game again because neither team won the first game ( ) fill 2 to play again sth that

has been recorded on tape, film, etc. jrffrftSfc ( MM, zjk if # ) : The police replayed footage of the accident over and over again. lliJtfeM^^i&ftfflL

o (figurative) He replayed the scene in his mind (= he thought about it many times), ffe A ®T ft *Jl M A N^- ft 'If Mo

replenish /rTplemJV verb [VN] ~ sth (with sth) (formal) to make sth full again by replacing what has been used %; Si Iff ^ 'M rem top up _: to replenish food and water supplies # % 1ft $J fP ;jc 0 Allow me to replenish your glass. ► re-plen-ish-ment noun [U]

re-plete /ri'pliit/ adj. 1 [not before noun] ~ (with sth) (formal) filled with sth; with a full supply of sth ft'M;

literature replete with drama and excitement % ft ^ ffl M 'If 1$ ft X ^ M n” 2 (old-fashioned or formal) very full of food HIS; tS#

rep lica /'replika/ noun a very good or exact copy of sth rn; tttfji] &: a replica of the Eiffel tower |I« The weapon used in the raid was a replica,

S Iff ft A — ftftM pno 0 replica guns ftfrjftffci

rep-li-cate /'replikeit/ verb 1 [VN] (formal) to copy sth exactly gfij; ( ) ftfi] SE3 duplicate: Subse

quent experiments failed to replicate these findings, Jg

2 ~ (itself) (technical Ai£) (of a virus or a molecule iK^tA) to produce exact copies of itself # it; # ft; § H $!]: [VN] The drug prevents the virus from replicating itself. iAftf^tblftl]:^ HfirfrJo [also V] ► rep-li-ca-tion /.repli'keijn/ noun [U, C] reply 0-w /ri'plai/ verb, noun

m verb (re-plies, re-ply-ing, re plied, re-plied) ~ (to sb/sth) (with sth) 1 to say or write sth as an answer to sb/sth ft^; &M.: [V] to reply to a question/an advertisement 0^ftHI ; Si/n' OHe never replied to any of my letters. iift₀ 0 She only replied with a

smile. M K Jl ffc ₀ 0 [V speech] T won’t let you

down,’he replied confidently. ftfefe “fcA

it ft AH ft „ ” 0 [V that] The senator replied that he was not in a position to comment.

ifeo . o note at answer 2 [V] ~ (to sth) (with sth) to do sth as a reaction to sth that sb has said or done ft JSt; The terrorists replied to the government’s

statement with more violence. &ift jfijf

m noun [C, U] an act of replying to sth/sb in speech, writing or by some action ft W ; ^ % : We had over 100 replies to our advertisement. 111 (ft AT

1689

100 o I asked her what her name was but she

made no reply. I ij ft ^ ^o

(formal) I am writing in reply to your letter of 16 March. * 3 M 16 BAliliftiSf, 6 (BrE) a reply-paid

envelope (= on which you do not have to put a stamp because it has already been paid for) fiP ^ E # ff M o (BrE) Morocco scored four goals without reply to win the game.

if] o note at answer

repo man /'riipau maen; NAmE 'riipou/ noun (NAmE, informal) a person whose job is to repossess (= take back) goods from people who still owe money for them and cannot pay ( ftM [f.k pp

SYNONYMS

report

description ♦ story ♦ account ♦ version

These are all words for a written or spoken account of events. ^±#iS]:ft^*J£ffA£*1f W&*

report a written or spoken account of an event, especially one that is published or broadcast AjtfffJ SBJcrftSftHixt: Are these newspaper reports true?

description a piece of writing or speech that says what sb/sth is like

The catalogue gives a full description of each product.

story an account, often spoken, of what happened to sb or of how sth happened; a report of events in a newspaper, magazine or news broadcast

m&, (Iffft)M: It was many years before the full story was made public.

o the front-page

story AMIxii

account a written or spoken description of sth that

has happened M.

: She gave the police a full account of the incident, iftf

REPORT OR ACCOUNT? report jjjt account ?

A report is always of recent events, especially news. An account may be of recent or past events. * report AjffrMil, account

version a description of an event from the point of view of a particular person or group of people jf ##?

im-. She gave us her version of what had happened that day.

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■ a report/story about sth

■ a report on sth

■ a brief/short report/description/story/account

■ a long/lengthy report/description/account

■ a full report/description/story/account/version

■ a detailed report/description/account

■ a news report/story

■ to give a(n) report/description/account/version

re port /ri'poit; NAmE ri'po:rt/ verb, noun m verb

► GIVE INFORMATION f_v1 ~ (on sth) (to sb) | ~ sth

(to sb) | ~ sb/sth (as sth/as doing sth) to give people information about sth that you have heard, seen, done, etc. OH; fin; lift: [VN ] The crash happened seconds after the pilot reported engine trouble, jftft AZ/jf/l

IW5 T o O Call me urgently if you

have anything to report, ft i BP

tn$ctT0 The company is expected to report record