rep ri mand /'reprimaind; NAmE -maend/ verb ~ sb (for sth) (formal) to tell sb officially that you do
not approve of them or their actions fp ; {ill ff ; A ft ETi?l rebuke:
[VN] The
officers were severely reprimanded for their unprofessional behaviour. AllAlHftlAIRAMM'JM T/^ft [also V speech] ► rep-ri-mand noun
[C,
U]: He
received a severe reprimand for his behaviour.
re-print verb, noun
m verb /.rii'print/ [VN] [usually
passive] to print more copies of a book, an article, etc. with few or no
changes Jr
EP;
noun /'riiprint/ 1 an act of
printing more copies of a book because all the others have been sold JrEp; #]{§
2
a book that has been reprinted Jr EpA; #J}JxA
re prisal /ri'praizl/ noun [C, U] a violent or aggressive
act towards sb because of sth bad that they have done towards you ItS; 033 retaliation :
They
did not want to give
evidence for fear of reprisals. ft f| J B A# ft ft 51M A itl# ft o o They shot ten hostages
in reprisal for the assassination of their leader. ftCKft'ti'^
re-prise /ri'priiz/ noun [usually sing.] a repeated part of sth,
especially a piece of music Ji5t ( Aft A®
®
repro /'riiprau; NAmE -prou/ adj., noun
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adj. (informal) copied, especially from a style
that was originally made in the past ( A ft & "S’ AM ft ) Srfc'J ftfl,
ft ffcij ft: Victorian repro furniture ftrfe'jft^l^ ffl ft
unoun 1 [C, U] something that is copied
from a style that was originally made in the past ft A m 2 [U] = REPROGRAPHICS
re-proach /ri'prautf; NAmE-'proutJV noun, verb
* noun (formal) 1 [U] blame or criticism for sth
you have done Aft; ft if: His voice was full of reproach, ffe ft ft ;m^JI:“#itft-ftilfA,o
0 The
captain’s behaviour is above/beyond reproach (= you cannot criticize it). PA
ftftfrAAftfffto 2 [C] a word or remark expressing blame or
criticism Aftftftilf; ftifftW#: He listened to his
wife’s bitter reproaches. ft ft If il ft ft ft ft ft o
3
[U] a state of shame or loss of honour H5t; i&ffift;
A
J&: Her actions brought reproach upon herself. M Pi]
Affiftc
4 [sing.] ~ (to sb/sth) a person or thing that brings shame on
sb/sth ( ft ) It AH# ft
a ( ) ;
( m - > Aj&ftA ( ) aia
discredit: Such living conditions
are a reproach to our society.
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verb (formal) 1 ~ sb (for sth/for doing
sth) | ~ sb (with sth/with
doing sth) to
blame or criticize sb for sth that they have done or not done, because you are
disappointed in them ft ft ; ft ft ; ft if : [VN] She was reproached by
colleagues for leaking the story to the press,
M o [also V speech, VN speech] 2 [VN] ~ yourself (for
sth/for doing sth) | ~ yourself (with sth) to feel guilty about sth that you think
you should have done in a different way g ft; ( A) )
ISI'J He reproached
himself for not telling her
the truth, ft,®
ffilSIo
re proach ful /ri'prautffl;
NAmE -'proutj-/ adj. expressing blame or criticism ^
A it ft ( if ) ft : a reproachful look ftftft @ ft ► re-proach-ful-ly /-fali/ adv.
rep-ro-bate /'reprabeit/ noun (formal or humorous) a person who behaves
in a way that society thinks is immoral IS^Ift A; AilUft A ► rep-ro-bate adj. [only before noun]
re-pro-duce On /^irpra’djuis;
NAmE-'dmsI
verb 1 [VN] to
make a copy of a picture, piece of text, etc. % ftij: It is illegal to reproduce
these worksheets without permission from the publisher. ftfllEP;&#
>] M Ik i£ ik ft o O The photocopier
reproduces colours very well, ft £ % Ep JC ft0 2 [VN] to produce sth again; to make
sth happen again in the same way # A 7*; The
atmosphere of the novel is
successfully reproduced in the
movie. /Jn i£ ft mm&&&* ft M
0 3 if
people, plants, animals,
etc. reproduce or reproduce themselves, they produce young : [V] Most
reptiles reproduce by laying
eggs on land. Hi
0
[VN] cells
reproducing themselves (= making new ones) g ftc %. ft Jjfi ► re- pro-du-cible /-abl/ adj.
re-pro-duc-tion /.riipra'dAkJn/ noun 1 [U] the act or process of producing babies,
young animals or plants sexual reproduction 2 [U] the act
or process of producing copies of a document, book,
picture, etc. Jt $ij ; # ® : Use a black pen on
white paper to ensure good reproduction. ft ®
5t £p ft B#r o 3 [U] the process of recording
sounds onto tapes, records, videos, etc. ( ^fp() )
Slli, A $!]: Digital recording gives excellent sound reproduction.
Wi 4[C]a thing
that has been reproduced, especially a copy of a work of art (
Aft zH A hr ft ) JO1]no: a catalogue with
colour reproductions of the paintings for sale % $ ij ft ft % fe g| # ^ & grff O reproduction furniture (= furniture made as a copy of an
earlier style)
re product ive /.riipra'dAktiv/ adj. [only before noun] connected with
reproducing babies, young animals or plants £8tft; ^Mft: reproductive organs Itm repro graph ics /.riipra'graefiks/
(also informal repro)
noun [U] (technical A ft) the science and practice of copying documents
and pictures for publishing, etc. %
EpA; SfaJA
re-proof /ri'pruif/
noun
(formal) 1
[U] blame or disapproval ft^ft; lift; A)®: His words were a
mixture of pity and reproof. ftfefgftlgfcWlWIftftW^fto 2 [C] a remark that
expresses blame or disapproval ft ft ft ; A *f£ fg W ^ H771 rebuke : She received a mild reproof from the
teacher. Afto
re-prove /ri'pruiv/
verb
~ sb (for
sth/for doing sth) (formal) to tell sb that you do not approve of sth
that they have done ft^; A*t H7T1 rebuke- [VN] He
reproved her for rushing away.
[also V speech, VN speech] ► re-prov-ingod/'/usually before noun]: a reproving glance 1*ftfg g ft re-prov-ing-ly adv. rep-tile /'reptail; NAmE also -tl/
noun any
animal that has cold blood and skin covered in scales, and that lays eggs. Snakes, crocodiles and tortoises are all reptiles. — picture o page R29 — compare
amphibian ► rep til ian /rep'tilion/ adj. ■. our
reptilian ancestors O (figurative) He licked his
lips in an unpleasantly
reptilian way.
mm.
re
pub lic /ri'pAblik/ noun a country that is
governed by a president and politicians elected by the people and where there
is no king or queen S ; U&ft ; newly independent
republics ®r l
W ft III 1 o the Republic of Ireland MA AAfUS — compare monarchy re-pub-lic-aii/ri'pAblikan/
noun, adj. unoun 1 a person who
supports a form of government with a president and politicians elected by the
people with no king or queen ftAA;
— compare royalist 2 Republican (abbr. R, Rep.) a member or supporter of the Republican
Party & A — compare democrat(2) 3 Republican
a person from
Northern Ireland who believes that Northern Ireland should be part of the
Republic of Ireland and not part of the United Kingdom
) —compare loyalist(2)
* adj. 1 connected with or
like a republic; supporting the principles of a republic
ft) Wl W: a republican govemment/movement ft ffc / is^J 2 (also Republican) (abbr. R, Rep.) connected with the Republican Party ^ frl % ® 3 (also Republican) connected with or supporting the Republicans in
► re-pub-lic-an-ism (also Re-pub-lic-an- ism) noun [U]: a strong commitment to
Republicanism
the Re1 publican Party noun [sing.] one of the two main political
parties in the