respectful /rTspektfl/ adj. showing or feeling respect ^ ® : The onlookers stood at a

respectful distance. % 2JS, # SB & £ ft, ft AM

£&₀ o We were brought up to be respectful of authority. IS ftj )X 7 ft ¥ £ 7 £ S ft. $ o GE3 DISRESPECTFUL

► re spect ful ly /-fall/ adv._: He listened respectfully, fife IIWffo

re spect ing /ri'spektirj/ prep, (formal) concerning A 7 H771 with respect to : information respecting the child’s whereabouts XX T T ^ Eft S re-spect-ive /ri'spektiv/ ad/. [only before noun] belonging or relating separately to each of the people or things already mentioned ft Mtft '> # If W : They are each recognized specialists in their respective fields. ftfeO fS # S ® IIA ft ^o O the respective roles of men

and women in society j§ 7 # § lA ft ft

re-spect-ive-ly /ri'spektivli/ adv. in the same order as the people or things already mentioned ft%i\; # £j; j® J7A; fk&A: Julie and Mark, aged 17 and 19 respectivelyw^ia 17 19 #

res pir ation /.respa'reijn/ noun [U] (formal) the act of breathing Bf tyi: Blood pressure and respiration are also recorded, jfil. Sf ife fift 7 ifi — see also artificial RESPIRATION

res-pir-ator /'respareita(r)/ noun 1 a piece of equipment that makes it possible for sb to breathe over a long period when they are unable to do so naturally A XPfPR fI: She was put on a respirator, 7 A

XPf^^c 2 a device worn over the nose and mouth to allow sb to breathe in a place where there is a lot of smoke, gas, etc. P^; ffljfl

respiratory /ra'spiratri; 'resparatri; NAmE 'respara- toiri/ adj. connected with breathing Pf B&fHj: the respiratory system o respiratory diseases Bf

re-spire /ri'spaia(r)/ verb [V] (technical A in) to breathe

res-pir-om-eter /.respi'rnmitafr); /VAmf -'ra:m-/ noun (medical @E) a piece of equipment for measuring how much air sb’s lungs will hold Pf (gBf; Bf fe&fMAEit res-pite /'respait; A/A/r?£ 'respit/ noun [sing., U] 1 ~ (from sth) a short break or escape from sth difficult or unpleasant W fr ; W tM : The drug brought a brief respite from the pain. 0 There was

no respite from the suffocating heat. iSMo 0 She continued to work without respite.

X ff , ff ff B o o respite care (= temporary care arranged for old, mentally ill, etc. people so that the people who usually care for them can have a rest)

0S ff o note at break 2 a short delay allowed before sth difficult or unpleasant must be done If WEi;

ETTCl reprieve: His creditors agreed to give him a temporary respite. flfe$jftftA|W]i^fHife re splen dent /ri'splendant/ adj. (formal or literary) ~ (in sth) brightly coloured in an impressive way ; 'M

^ $J; 7 FI RfJ: He glimpsed Sonia, resplendent in a red dress. ftfe^f^MM-Bg, Mi A.

► re-splen-dent-ly adv.

re spond /ri'spDnd; NAmE ri'spaind/ verb 1 ~ (to sb/sth) (with sth) (rather formal) to give a spoken or written answer to sb/sth ( ) 0^, 0JX

PCT71 reply : [V] I asked him his name, but he didn’t

respond. IS |ft fife PH ft % % 7 > ft ftfe ft 0 &» 0 She never responded to my letter. fitfeAA#Hn3S0i3fito 0 [V speech]‘I’m not sure,’she responded. “IS/EH/Eo ” M O [V that] When asked about the company’s future, the director responded that he remained optimistic. 0 III £ftlAAA®0f!£, o note at

answer 2 [V] ~ (to sth) (with sth/by doing sth) to do sth as a reaction to sth that sb has said or done ff ftJxfS; Pfn]jS ffn react : How did they respond to the news? ftfe fli M & MU iS If ff 'a ? o The government responded by banning all future demonstrations. g.

3 M ~ (to sth/sb) to react quickly or in the correct way to sth/sb fxlSMSSt; 7 & XiftMlSZ: The car responds very well to the controls, jg g iflo 0 You can rely on him to respond to a challenge, foalftfsMftfe, 4 [V] ~ (to

sth) to improve as a result of a particular kind of

1699 responsible

treatment The infection did

not respond to the drugs. „

re spond ent /ri'spnndant; NAmE -‘spa:nd-/ noun 1 a person who answers questions, especially in a survey [h! #(5JjSWA; ( Aft ) 60% of the respondents

agreed with the suggestion. 0 Jl iJi 3: lA A 7 60% Itflcig 2 (law f^) a person who is accused of sth

re-sponse Ot* /ri'spnns; NAmE ri'spains/ noun ~ (to sb/sth) 1 [C, U] a spoken or written answer (PA ) 0^, She made no response. ftlfe&

f^fff"I0fo o In response to your inquiry ...

o I received an encouraging response to my advertisement, 0JS„

► [C, U] a reaction to sth that has happened or been said SJS; B|h] IX: The news provoked an angry response, jg

? IU 7 Ad 1t &c O a positive response |R® SJS 0 I knocked on the door but there was no response, nmm, of 0JSc 0 The product was developed

in response to customer demand. rb >1A 7 A®

OWe sent out over 1 000 letters but the response rate has been low (= few people replied).

7 1 000 mm, ffi0ff mm_o 3 [c, usually pi,] a part of a church service that the people sing or speak as an answer to the part that the priest sings or speaks (

res'ponse time noun the length of time that a person or system takes to react to sth ix & Bl 0 ; B|rI Bl 0 : The average response time to emergency calls was 9 minutes.

re spon si bil ity (Hr /ri.spnnsa'bilati; NAmE-,spa:n-/ noun (pi. -ies)

1 [U, C] ~ (for sth/for doing sth) | - (to do sth) a duty to deal with or take care of sb/sth, so that you may be blamed if sth goes wrong ^ fi ; ft M : We are recruiting a sales manager with responsibility for the European market. % ff] IE f£ Vd H A S [>M 7 #1 tf £2

S o 0 They have responsibility for ensuring that the rules are enforced, fife ff] ff M fi 5ft f 'J W #1 ■ff „ 0 It is their responsibility to ensure that the rules are enforced. fMl®vff£fiftf£rl^lJ®#J#lEro 0 to take/assume overall responsibility for personnel parental

rights and responsibilities Xft 01 don’t feel

ready to take on new responsibilities. Ife 7 E ^ 7 fi 15 W^fio 0 to be in a position of responsibility IffgHfv o I did it on my own responsibility (= without being told to and being willing to take the blame if it had gone wrong). ffcfftlfilStfNg, lilS @ BMo 2 [U] ~ (for sth) blame for sth bad that has happened ft ■

The bank refuses to accept responsibility for the mistake. |g^ A » o Nobody has

claimed responsibility for the bombing.

ft 35 o — see also diminished responsibility

► [U, C] ~ (to/towards sb) | ~ (to do sth) a duty to help or take care of sb because of your job, position, etc. IR M; X #; fi7: She feels a strong sense of responsibility towards her employees, (rtfe/lft MWfKfSfHjj&ffi&o o I think we have a moral responsibility to help these countries,

re spon sible 0t» /ri'spDnsabl; NAmE -'spain-/ adj.

► HAVING JOB/DUTY ff I ff: / 1 ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ (for

doing sth) having the job or duty of doing sth or taking care of sb/sth, so that you may be blamed if sth goes wrong W^fi; T^-ISA^r: Mike is responsible for

designing the entire project. E X A in i£i+X nfEE]i₀ o Even where parents no longer live together, they each continue to be responsible for their children. BP f$ X

► CAUSING STH 2 ~ (for sth) being able to be

blamed for sth XjffE: Who’s responsible for

this mess? 0 Everything will be done to

bring those responsible to justice. jk'jj IB P H

0 He is mentally ill and cannot be held responsible for his actions. ftfeXff^# ffi, 7 § S PfJff

A ft ^ o 3 ~ (for sth) being the cause of sth ff A IS®;

A ^ 0 : Cigarette smoking is responsible for about 90% of deaths from lung cancer. Bfll lift JSfW K t: #, 90% MWMFmo