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diate requirement is extra staff. He Cl iff fJB Af.o >, o These goods are surplus to requirements (= more than we need).             2 something

that you must have in order to do sth else i&Hr (ft A f4: to meet/fulfil/satisfy the requirements / $tM4ftf§-(ft&f4: 0 What is the minimum entrance requirement for this course? iiA^jSftllAA^AfC/l

requis ite /'rekwizit/ ad/'., noun

madj. [only before noun] (formaI) necessary for a particular purpose fl (ft ; # M«!/!> (ft : She lacks the requisite experience for the job.

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m noun ~ (for/of sth) (formal) something that you need for a particular purpose (ft M % : toilet requisites (= soap, toothpaste, etc.) M. o?i 0 A university degree has become a requisite for entry into most professions.

fCo — compare prerequisite requi-si-tion /.rekwi'zijn/ noun, verb m noun [C, U] a formal, official written request or demand for sth JE^lcA; IE#3;      the requisition of ships

by the government i(&M)ffjilSR(ft:fiI:#| 0 a requisition form/order fEfgM- / 4*

mverb [VN] to officially demand the use of a building, vehicle, etc., especially during a war or an emergency (  : The school was requi­

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re quite /ri'kwait/ verb [VN] (formal) to give sth such as love, kindness, a favour, etc. in return for what sb has given you ®jf, ( &JL Ifi# ) : requited love till]Sit(ft$l — compare unrequited , re-'route verb [VN] to change the route that a road, vehicle, telephone call, etc. normally follows 5Jt $ • • • (ft

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rerun noun, verb

• noun /'rirrAn/ 1 a television programme that is shown again EM (ft e&MA @ : reruns of old TV shows ^

@ ^)Ii 2 an event, such as a race or competition, that is held again        Efrtfc^

3 something that is done in the same way as sth in the past EM; # M: We wanted to avoid a rerun of last year’s disastrous trip. HcfMiS:&A¥SP#®E: AM (ftSfc

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mverb /.rii'rAn/ (re-running, reran /,ri:'raen/, rerun) [VN] 1 to show a film/movie, television programme, etc. again MM; II: E$C; E^ 2 to do sth again in a similar way (          ) EfSt  to rerun

an experiment E ®t 1$      3 to run a race again EtPrift

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re-sale /'riiseil; ,ri:'seil/ noun [U] the sale to another person of sth that you have bought 34 MH: the resale value of a car ^-A(ft$##jffrjir reschedule /,ri:'Jedju:l; NAmE ,ri:'sked3u:l/ verb 1 ~ sth (for/to sth) to change the time at which sth has been arranged to happen, especially so that it takes place later ft-##;        la] A; E§i£$: [VN]

The meeting has been rescheduled for next week. £

V ^$7o [also VN to inf] 2 [VN] (finance M) to arrange for sb to pay back money that they have borrowed at a later date than was originally agreed ftifiiESfc;    ► re-sched-ul-ing noun [U, sing.]

re-scind /ri'sind/ verb [VN] (formal) to officially state that a law, contract, decision, etc. is no longer valid M eaa revoke

re scis sion /ri‘si3n/ noun (formal) the act of cancelling or ending a law, an order, or an agreement  ^

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res cue Our /'reskju:/ verb, noun mverb ~ sb/sth (from sth/sb) to save sb/sth from a dangerous or harmful situation  jfrlfc: [VN]

He rescued a child from drowning. fikifcEaj — 4r$ir7jcJL So o They were eventually rescued by helicopter, fifed 7 <, o The house was rescued from

demolition.           lift J^r 7 f£ 7, ET1U A o ❖ You rescued

me from an embarrassing situation.   ifcpl

O [VN-ADJ] She had despaired of ever being rescued alive. M           $ Ifc £17 £*££&§! 7 v ; C- note at

save ► res-cuer noun

m noun 1 [U] the act of saving sb/sth from a dangerous or difficult situation; the fact of being saved ; Hrlfc;

We had given up hope of rescue. 3$f|]$W 0 A wealthy benefactor came to their rescue with a generous donation. — fv g W (ft f! life Aft  7ffefllo 0 a rescue attempt/operation

—o a mountain rescue team iIilfcUlA o rescue workers/boats/helicopters #:®AM/loR/E f\\fl 2 [C] an occasion when sb/sth is saved from a dangerous or difficult situation Wl ff if] Ten fish­ermen were saved in a daring sea rescue.

re-search Ownoun, verb

mnoun /ri‘S3:t.f; ‘ri:s3:tX; NAmE -S3irtJV [U] (also re­searches [pi.] especially in BrE) ~ (into/on sth/sb) a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts or information about it ©f % ; Uf 3§r;   : medical/historical/scientific, etc. research

^ o to do/conduct/undertake research Itfc / ME / E7r©F^L o He has carried out exten­sive research into renewable energy sources. fife B # rftM ft o o Recent research on deaf children has produced some interesting findings about their speech.

7-        o What have their researches

shown? fifed (ft ©f^iiEBf] Tit /? 0 a research project/ grant/student    fi /      ; ©f^A 0 I’ve done some

research to find out the cheapest way of travelling there. He£®r-#,          —see also

MARKET RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL RESEARCH mverb /n's3:tj‘; NAmE -'sairtj/ - (into/in/on sth) to study sth carefully and try to discover new facts about it [V] They’re researching into ways of improving people’s diet.       0

[VN] to research a problem/topic/market ©f fl -     A |r]  /

i$j§l / O She’s in New York researching her new book (= finding facts and information to put in it).

[also V wh-] ► re-search-er noun re,search and de velopment noun [u] (abbr. R& D) (in industry, etc.) work that tries to find new products and processes or to improve existing ones re-sect /ri'sekt/ verb [VN] (medical [§) to cut out part of an organ or a piece of tissue from the body ij] ^

) > re-sec-tion /ri'sekXn/ noun [U, C] re-sell /.rii'sel/ verb (re-sold, re-sold /.rh'sauld; NAmE -'sould/) [VN] to sell sth that you have bought : He resells the goods at a profit. re sem blance /ri'zemblans/ noun [c, U] ~ (to sb/sth) | ~ (between A and B) the fact of being or looking similar to sb/sth ft i\f; Eg ft HT1 likeness- a striking/close/ strong resemblance 0

family resemblances  fW. 0 She bears an uncanny

resemblance to Dido. M fll i&          f# UNf W fK 0 0 The

resemblance between the two signatures was remarkable.

£ Itfj M 2. ftb # #■ BJ M o o The movie bears little resemblance to the original novel. % fd M +0 £ &

re-sem-ble /ri'zembl/ verb [VN] [no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses ^hlTEfTM-) to look like or be similar to another person or thing Aft: Jiff ft; ft: She closely resembles her sister. ifefflMMMflfto 0 So many hotels resemble each other.

0 The plant resembles grass in appearance.

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re-sent /ri'zent/ verb to feel bitter or angry about sth, especially because you feel it is unfair M 'IS; f!j H tK; MM A A: [VN] I deeply resented her criticism.

M El ffl;if 1& 3\ A # H M o 0 [V -ing] He bitterly resents being treated like a child. fE+iERS^iJA^^AZESFo <> [VN -ing] She resented him making all the decisions.

0 (formal) She resented his making all the decisions. Afe-ftKff ^M®n/ff&^j0