smells and tastes Mfe, ^strong or deep; very beautiful or pleasing ® $$ ; ffl. ; fft M

Itt; HM; SAW: rich dark reds

► EXPENSIVE Pp| 9 (literary) expensive and beautiful

EWfl sumptuous: The rooms were decorated with rich fabrics. ¥m%MRV!J₀

► CRITICISM fit if 10 (informal, especially BrE) used to say that a criticism sb makes is surprising and not reasonable, because they have the same fault ( AA® AMff

wjmmitmzn, ):

Me? Lazy? That’s rich, coming from you! Jic:^j M?

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— compare richness fTTfll see strike v. riches /'ritjiz/ noun [pi.] large amounts of money and valuable or beautiful possessions MS’; Mi⁵*: a career that brought him fame and riches f'] itft V ik

0 material riches tllMI ITiTOl see embarrassment, rag n.

rich-ly /'ritjli/ adv. 1 in a beautiful and expensive manner a richly decorated room

RR^M6il^|0] 2 used to express the fact that sth has a pleasant strong colour, taste or smell ( ) I^^Srr

*fc; (P5fc)S?itM; ( a richly

flavoured sauce if IS W i$] /t 0 The polished floor

glowed richly, ft ip A Wl + ft HJ] % „ 3 in a

generous way H ff& ife ; A A : She was richly rewarded for all her hard work. M— ft , %3\J

Ai?£tfJ0}fL 4 in a way that people think is right and goodtag#®; mmmnthoroughly ; richly deserved success M M ® % $ 0

richly earned respect 5 used to express

the fact that the quality or thing mentioned is present in large amounts ( A BJ qp ^ hi ® t/M A f ) : richly varied countryside 0 a richly atmos

pheric novel

rich ness /'ritjnas/ noun [U] the state of being rich in sth, such as colour, minerals or interesting qualities A H’; H $£; the richness and variety of marine life

— compare wealth

the Rich ter scale /'rikta skeil; NAmE 'riktar/ noun [sing.] a system for measuring how strong an earthquake is Iftlt,

?f£ ) : an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale

iK 7.3 mmn

ricin /'raisin/ noun [U] a very poisonous substance obtained from the seeds of the castor oil plant fg

rick /rik/ noun, verb

m noun a large pile of hay or straw that is built in a regular shape and covered to protect it from rain A

*1;

m verb [VN] [BrE) to injure a part of your body by twisting it suddenly H7T1 sprain rick-ets /'nkits/ noun [U] a disease of children caused by a lack of good food that makes the bones become soft and badly formed, especially in the legs rick ety /'rikati/ adj. not strong or well made; likely to break ^H JFfBJrW: a rickety chair

rick shaw /'rikjo:/ noun a small light vehicle with two wheels used in some Asian countries to carry passengers. The rickshaw is pulled by sb walking or riding a bicycle. AAA; Jt&A ricochet /'rikajei; BrE also -Jet/ verb, noun mverb (ricocheting /'rikajenq/, ricocheted, ricocheted /'rikajeid/, BrE also rico chet-ting /'rikajetir)/, rico-chet- ted, rico-chet-ted /'rikajetid/) [V +adv./prep.] (of a moving object to hit a surface and come off

it fast at a different angle #JF; M#tBA: The bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall.

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unoun 1 [C] a ball, bullet or stone that ricochets #0 Wif ( ) : -A woman protester was killed by a

ricochet (bullet). — AztAo 2 [U] the

action of ricocheting #0; fg.#; ##: the ricochet of bricks and bottles off police riot shields f® AW Kill if

The ball ricocheted off the goalpost.

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ric tus /'riktas/ noun (formal) a wide twisted or smiling mouth that does not look natural or relaxed ffl ft (

) am m

rid 0"w /rid/ verb (rid ding, rid, rid)

ITiTTl be ' rid of sb/sth (formal) to be free of sb/sth that has been annoying you or that you do not want She wanted to be rid of her parents and their authority.

0 I was glad to be rid of

the car when I finally sold it.

1ft A 7„ 0 (BrE) He was a nuisance and we’re all well rid of him (= we’ll be much better without him). ®&AtI MM, tfcW4felMni&££?J!R$l£o get 'rid of sb/sth to make yourself free of sb/sth that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw sth away jilft; A#;

: Try and get rid of your visitors before I get there.

0The

problem is getting rid of nuclear waste. [0 JSS J§ 51 0 I can’t get rid of this headache.

>F#?₀ 0 We got rid of all the old furniture. fMH ffiW T fWW BMM'o —more at want v. 'rid sb/sth

of sb/sth (formal) to remove sth that is causing a problem from a place, group, etc. AI&; ft (&: Further measures will be taken to rid our streets of crime, A® rid yourself of sb/sth (formal) to make yourself free from sb/sth that is annoying you or causing you a problem jgjjft; g ••• A If : to rid yourself of guilt Ift p*3 0 He wanted to

rid himself of the burden of the secret. #, jg fE Ift ift A A, ihiBjffiJMo

rid dance /'ridns/ noun [U] fTTTCil good riddance (to sb/sth) an unkind way of saying that you are pleased that sb/sth has gone ( At£A^c

MWl EffifF ) : ‘Goodbye and good riddance!’ she said to him angrily as he left. IMAM, ®ift:

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rid den /'ridn/ adj. (usually in compounds ■0) full of a particular unpleasant thing Ait ( A# A S. Atl ) W; a disease-ridden slumfT^J

o a class-ridden society o She was

guilt-ridden at the way she had treated him. M MM A 2$ # M It fife ffi U 0C o 0 She was ridden with guilt. MS

— see also ride v. riddle /'ridl/ noun, verb

a noun 1 a question that is difficult to understand, and that has a surprising answer, that you ask sb as a game i$; ij£i!h Stop talking in riddles (= saying things that are confusing) —say what you mean. #i]#j ft M T, W iff j|i£₀ o to solve the riddle of the Sphinx HJFMif % A ial 2 a mysterious event or situation that you cannot explain A & ft? # itt 'If U 03ZI

mystery: the riddle of how the baby died WLft tAiil ■ verb [VN] [usually passive] to make a lot of holes in sb/sth ^ M M: The car was riddled with bullets. ^ ^ A#tT#W?Lo be ‘riddled with sth to be

full of sth, especially sth bad or unpleasant % ; %

ft: His body was riddled with cancer, ® /fi fife

#₀ o Her typing was slow and riddled with mistakes. M