revival /ri'varvl/ noun 1 [U, C] an improvement in the condition or strength of sth ( ViRMhlktf) ) MO?, H A, %%■. the revival of trade          o an economic

revival    M 0 a revival of interest in folk music

Slit     2 [C, U] the process of sth

becoming or being made popular or fashionable again ft A; #Stff: a religious revival      0 Jazz is

enjoying a revival. H- ± #          # Jg H ff 0  3 [C] a new

production of a play that has not been performed for some time ( ^ Mil Eft ) If ill: a revival of Peter Shaffer’s ‘Equus’       my

re vival ism /ri'varvalizam/ noun [u] 1 the process of creating interest in sth again, especially religion ( Aft 2 the practice of using ideas, designs, etc. from the past ft A; ft M revivalism in architec­ture M^ftM

re viva list /ri'vaivalist/ noun a person who tries to make sth popular again ft g(jS^f; ft A j£ ^ fl # ► revivalist adj.: revivalist movements ft A is zft 0 a revivalist preacher

re vive /ri'vaiv/ verb 1 to become, or to make sb/sth become, conscious or healthy and strong again ( f£ j ifcM, fti§: [V] The flowers soon revived in water, Vc%7IfeflliftkiSM ATo 0 The economy is beginning to revive.         o [VN] The paramedics couldn’t

revive her. f^SAMAi£f!£M^Sl0 0 This movie is intended to revive her flagging career. M A.f^M

2 [VN] to make sth start being used or done again Jr $t f£ fff ; M 1$: This quaint custom should be revived.

f§0 o She has been trying to revive the debate over equal pay. M-M&T&t&ft&mifmxmM&lMTk-o 3 [VN] to produce again a play, etc. that has not been performed for some time it §r _h : This 1930s musical is being revived at the National Theatre. M nP 20 tttffi 30 — see also revival

re-viv-ify /rir’vivrfai/ verb (revivifies, revivify-ing, re­vivified, revivified) [VN] (formal) to give new life or health to sth f£$f#fff£fti§; f£#£; {£

PTi?! REVITALIZE

revoca-tion /,reva'keijn/ noun [u, C] (formal) the act of cancelling a law, etc. ( ) ftffT the

revocation of planning permission revoke /ri'vaok; NAmE -'vouk/ verb [VN] (formal) to offi­cially cancel sth so that it is no longer valid i MM

revolt /ri'vault; NAmE -'voult/ noun, verb a noun [C, U] a protest against authority, especially that of a government, often involving violence; the action of protesting against authority ( A ft ft) fxifl, iiiri;       pm uprising- the Peasants’Revolt

of 1381 * 1381         o to lead/stage a revolt

§5^ / A O The army quickly crushed the revolt. W- fkfS1£flJEIET$*1iL 0 the biggest back-bench revolt this government has ever seen

fKJ—O Attempts to negotiate peace ended in armed revolt. o (formal) The people rose in revolt. a verb 1 [V] ~ (against sb/sth) to take violent action against the people in power ixTft, . & SL ( ^ U # ) PTiTl rebel, rise up -. Finally the people revolted against the military dictatorship. 0

The peasants threatened to revolt. fe IS        Hijt S. 0

— see also revolution 2 [V] - (against sth) to behave in a way that is the opposite of what sb expects of you, especially in protest M i£; 13h ifC 0H3 rebel : Teenagers often revolt against parental discipline. ff'P'7- 'rtTilftA WJ^Afljlo 3 [VN] to make you feel horror or disgust       ^ AM 11 Pm disgust- All

the violence in the movie revolted me.

^ ffi ^       # ft o o The way he ate his food revolted

me.   — see also revulsion

revolting /ri'vaultirj; NAmE -'voult-/ adj. extremely unpleasant ^AffHKFg; cm disgusting-

a revolting smell ^Atf HEEft'n.ilf'c 0 a revolting little man o note at disgusting ► revolting-ly adv.; She’s revoltingly overweight. M Hf-%it A UJ M A 0

revo-lu-tion <Hr /.reva'luijn/ noun 1 [C, U] an attempt, by a large number of people, to change the government of a country, especially by violent action         a socialist revolution      bp

0 the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 * 1789 ¥i&l! A^-bp^JIIA o to start a revolution ftzj)j—

0 a country on the brink of revolution M — see also counter-revolution, revolt 2 [C] ~ (in sth) a great change in conditions, ways of working, beliefs, etc. that affects large numbers of people A3£ A: a cultural/social/scientific, etc. revolution X it.      O A revolution in informa­

tion technology is taking place, fa — see also Industrial Revolution 3 [C, U] ~ (around/ on sth) a complete circular movement around a point, especially of one planet around another ( SF ^ 4,Tu'k &iI )  ;         ( Xirn ) Af^isfT: the revolution of

the earth around the sun       — see also

revolve 4 (also informal rev) [C] a circular movement made by sth fixed to a central point, for example in a car engine ife ft ;    ft : rotating at 300

revolutions per minute      300

revolutionary /.reva'luijanari; NAmE -neri/ adj., noun

a adj. 1 [usually before noun] connected with political revo­lution T 'bp 67: a revolutionary leader      0 revo­

lutionary uprisings $ # ^ X 2 involving a great or complete change          a revolutionary

idea ® fh T' B. M ’& 0 a time of rapid and revolu­tionary change jfiUM'J    Bt M

m noun (pi -ies) a person who starts or supports a revolu­tion, especially a political one ( A1# )   ¥ # ; (A

ft ) ^'BpiH, $'BpAf## : socialist revolutionaries $

revo lu tion ize (BrE also -ise) /.reva’luijanaiz/ verb [VN] to completely change the way that sth is done i $ ;       Aerial photography has revolutionized

the study of archaeology.

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revolve /h'vdIv; NAmE ri'vailv/ verb [V] to go in a circle around a central point $e ft; Tf ; ft ifo : The fan revolved slowly.       o 0 The earth revolves

on its axis. fiiiJ$£[;t& g      lutlzkij re'volve

around/round sth to move around sth in a circle

) : The earth revolves around the sun.   re'volve around/round sb/sth

to have sb/sth as the main interest or subject [fl ^;

W -AtT';    ( l&A® ) : His whole

life revolves around surfing, ifa—AW iT 0 o She thinks that the world revolves around her. Mi 0 The discussion revolved around the question of changing the club’s name. MifcFg

revolver /ri'VDlv0(r); NAmE -'vail-/ noun a small gun that has a container for bullets that turns around so that shots can be fired quickly without having to stop to put more bullets in A

re-volv-ing /ri'VDlvir); NAmE -'vail-/ adj. [usually before noun] able to turn in a circle   a. revolving chair

0 The theatre has a revolving stage.      AJIft

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.revolving 'door noun 1 a type of door in an entrance to a large building that turns around in a circle as people go through it jj| $$ |T 2 used to talk about a place or an organization that people enter and then leave again very quickly   ( ft AfH M A Is     &

Jf 67 Mi A s5c) : The company became a revolving- door workplace.

revue /ri'vju:/ noun [C, U] a show in a theatre, with songs, dances, jokes, short plays, etc., often about recent events N-# WJIriJ; (SMI revulsion /ri'VAlfn/ noun [U, sing.] ~ (at/against/from sth) (formal) a strong feeling of disgust or horror WtM.; MT';    EH3 repugnance : She felt a deep sense of

revulsion at the violence.      o /

started to feel a revulsion against their decadent lifestyle.