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re-tali-ation /ri.taeli'eijn/ noun [U] ~ (against
sb/sth) (for sth) action that a person takes against sb who has harmed them
in some way jft % Hd reprisal : retaliation against UN workers
0 The shooting may have been in
retaliation for the arrest of the terrorist suspects.
re tard verb, noun
m verb /ri'ta:d; NAmE
ri'taird/ [VN] (formal) to make the development or progress of
sth slower 015§; MU; {A /fc'lfilll: Hd delay, slow down: The progression of the disease can be
retarded by early surgery. #-$!] AA bJ W Wk.JII o ► retardation /.riitai’deijn; NAmE ,ri:ta:r’d-/ noun [U]: Many
factors can lead to growth retardation in unborn babies.
ifiUo
■ noun /'ri:ta:d; NAmE 'riitaird/ (taboo, slang) an offensive way of describing sb who is not
intelligent or who has not developed normally ifillift A; 33 H? re tard ed /ri'tcudid; NAmE -'ta:rd-/ adj. (old-fashioned, offensive) less developed mentally than is normal for a
particular age igffc ft; 33l?ft; iSUft
Hd
BACKWARD
retch /retJ“/ verb [V] to make sounds and
movements as if you are vomiting
although you do not actually do so :
The smell made her retch.
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re-tell /.rir'tel/ verb (re-told, re-told /-'teuld; NAmE -'tould/) [VN] to tell a
story again, often in a different way ( 11
reten tion /ri'tenjn/ noun [U] (formal) 1 the action of keeping sth rather than losing it or
stopping it $ j#;
:
The company needs to improve its training and retention of staff.
X#0 2 the action of keeping liquid, heat,
etc. inside sth rather than letting it escape ( $&jt#ft ) $
1#,
0L #: Eating too much salt can cause fluid retention. o 3 the
ability to
remember things iB fZ. A
; ifltt
: Visual material aids the retention of information. A/jn'SKSlZo
— see also retain
re-ten-tive /ri'tentiv/ adj. (of the memory iB'lZ fj) able to store facts
and remember things easily AiEtift; iB lZXj3Sft — see also retain
re-test /.rii'test/ verb [VN] to test sb/sth
again #$!]!&; # iMiit; Subjects
were retested one month later.
re-think /,ri:'0ir)k/ verb (re-thought,
re-thought /-’0o:t/)
to think again about an idea, a course of action, etc., especially in order to
change it Ifr §j # M : [VN] to rethink
a plan Jr §r % it — H it #J [also V] ► re-think 7'ri:0ir)k/ (also re-think-ing) noun [sing.] : a radical
rethink of company policy ^&,WM$]ft®Jte©
reti cent /'retisnt/ adj. ~ (about sth) unwilling to tell
people about things % W % if; X Jg .if A £ M; A
U ® Hd reserved, uncommunicative : She was shy and reticent, 0 He was extremely reticent
about his personal life. ffe'ft g B ft A ► reti-cence /-sns/ noun [U] (formal) re-ticu-la-ted /rTtikjuleitid/ adj. (technical A if) built, arranged or marked like a net or network,
with many small squares or sections |«MA ( %£$} ) ft; ^3£#lAft reticule /'retikjuil/ noun (old use or humorous) a woman’s small bag, usually made of cloth
and with a string that can be pulled tight to close it ( AffJ .") iB(P AHIiL
ret ina /'retina; NAmE 'retana/ noun (pi. retinas
or
retinae
/-ni:/)
a layer of tissue at the back of
the eye that is sensitive to light and sends signals to the brain about what is
seen fftNSI — picture c> body ret-inue /'retinju:; NAmE 'retanu:/ noun [C+sing./pl. v.\ a group of people who
travel with an important person to provide help and support Bt A $ ; IA Hd entourage
re-tire o-m /ri'taia(r)/ verb
► FROM JOB Xff 1 ~ (from sth) | ~ (as sth) to stop doing
your job, especially
because you have reached a particular age or because you are ill/sick; to tell
sb they must stop doing their job ( ^ ) ii3H; ( jj£ ) iiffc: [V] She was
forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health.
0
My dream is to retire to a villa in
!&#iJSA
0 He has no plans to retire as editor of the magazine, fife A fT
3$ Ik h ft $
X-hillAo
O The company’s official retiring age is 65. A^IEjAftiifAAMA/
65 A o O [VN] She was retired on medical
grounds. M&AliliJIiai&AtfMifATo
►
IN SPORT $ fir 2 ~ (from sth) to stop
competing
during a game, race, etc.,
usually because you are injured ( ® % ) it X ( it## ) : [V] She fell badly,
spraining her ankle, and had to
retire. ftfe !$#!!! Jr, iR'ftj TBW, R &Fii dl tt# o O
[V-ADJ] He retired hurt in the first five minutes of the game.
mimm 0
►
FROM/TO A PLACE J&A 3 (format) to leave a place,
especially to go somewhere quieter or more private ^ ff ( jt If
A # If ) : The jury retired to consider the
evidence. Pf if m if Jg -fiE
$j? j® ff if f\\ 0 o
After dinner
he likes to retire to
his study. , jfeUXA
MAo
►
OF ARMY % PA 4 [V] (formal)
to move back from a battle in order to organize your soldiers in a different
way M
m, jfii (vmnfom)
►
GO TO BED Silt 5 [V] (literary)
to go to bed Bitt;
1
retired late that evening.
►
IN BASEBALL 6 [VN] to make a
player or team have to stop their turn at batting
M; He retired
twelve batters in a row. itfe — +
re-tired O-pr /ri'taiad; NAmErTtaiard/
adj. having retired from work tEiljAlft; EiilRft: cl retired doctor iiAEA. 0 Dad
is retired now.
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re-tir-ee /ri.taia'ri:/ noun (NAmE) a
person who has stopped working because of their age ilAAM; i!## re-tire-ment /rTtaiamant; NAmE-taiarm-/
noun 1 [U, C] the fact of stopping work because you have reached
a particular age; the time when you do this ii 'ft; illR; At 60, he was now approaching
retirement. J-fe 60 ^ T,
tfcHii'fAT 0 0 Susan is going to take early retirement (=
retire before the usual age).
0 retirement age 0 a retire
ment pension il 2 [U, sing.] the
period of your life after you have stopped work at a particular age iljAA tiS: to
provide for retirement A o We
all
wish you a long and happy
retirement. Aitfi, Jg# ftHfrA.ft’j-feAWAffio 0 Up to a
third of one’s life is now being spent in retirement, A^j—‘AAiaWH#
Z — ft H* |h!
M ii ft A o 3 [U] ~ (from sth) the
act of
stopping a particular type of
work, especially in sport, politics, etc. )
iltt, 3I
ii, ii |R: He
announced his retirement from football. ilki[TpiiihAi$cis^o
<> She came out of retirement to win two gold medals at the
championships. M /±5
retirement home noun = old people’s home retirement plan noun (NAmE) = pension plan re-tir-ing /ri'taiariq/ adj. preferring not to
spend time with other people ft Hd shy: a quiet,
retiring man ifrAMXIBilftMA re-told pt, pp of retell
re-tool /,ri:'tu:l/ verb 1 [VN, V] to replace or change the machines
or equipment in a factory so that it can produce new or better goods MJfc, ®
Hr
) 2 [VN] (NAmE, informal) to organize sth in a new or
different way JrfrMm re-tort /ri'toit; NAmE ri’toirt/ verb, noun
mverb to
reply quickly to a comment, in an angry, offended or humorous way ( 0
Rjf:
[V speech] ‘Don’t be ridiculous!’ Pat retorted angrily.
o [V that] Sam
retorted that it was my fault
as much as his. ift
mnoun 1 a quick, angry or humorous reply (