riding 0-w /'raidir)/ noun
1 (BrE also 'horse riding) (NAmE also 'horseback riding) [U] the sport or
activity of riding horses I’m taking riding lessons, ^ „ 0 riding boots
B,Kh 0 (BrE) to go riding o (NAmE) to go horse
back riding Ait®, 2 Riding one of the three
former parts of the English
(m, )
MdMIgl From an Anglo-Saxon
word meaning ‘one
third’, m a
rife /raif/ adj. [not before noun] 1 if sth bad or
unpleasant is rife in a place, it is very common there ( fE ^
) H ff , 3il ETiTl widespread : It is a country where
corruption is rife. ft WJ&0 Rumours are rife that
he is going to resign.
$R To 2 ~ (with sth) full of sth bad or
unpleasant % fy, ftWi ( ) :
the stars’ private lives, # fjl H ft It ft ft (ft it W li§o
riff /rif/ noun a short repeated
pattern of notes in popular music or jazz
( &fr#&l£8t±3£#J ) SSJ& riffle /'rifl/ verb ~ (through) sth to turn over papers or
the pages of a book quickly and without reading them all 3S3IM ( ) mn LEAF: [V] He was
riffling through the papers on
his desk, ftfe%ftife HI Ir iff j|±lXft#o 0 [VN] to
riffle the pages of a book
riff-raff /'rrf raef/ noun [U+sing./pl. v.] (disapproving) an insulting way of
referring to people of low social class or people who are not considered
socially acceptable
rifle /'raifl/ noun, verb
m noun a gun with a long barrel which you hold to your shoulder
to fire All+fr h verb 1 ~ (through) sth to search quickly
through sth in order to find or steal sth ft 31 f ; [V] She
rifled through her clothes
for something suitable to wear.
mm* [also vn] 2 [vn]
to steal sth from
somewhere fir B; iS®.: His wallet had been rifled, fik ft ftMfit T<, 3 [VN +adv./prep.] to
kick a ball very hard and
straight in a game of football (soccer)
SH ()
rifle-man /'raiflman/ noun {pi. -men /-man/) a soldier who carries a rifle (
’rifle
range noun 1 [C] a place where people practise shooting with
rifles 2 [U] the distance that
a
bullet from a rifle will
travel
■rift /rift/ noun 1 a serious
disagreement between people that stops their relationship from continuing ft
M;
# jfc£; ft It ft ft BH33 BREACH, division : The rift within the
party deepened. it\H 1$ fti&hU If 7 „ 0 Efforts to heal
the rift between the two countries have failed, jjft IbJ AUc 2 a large crack or
opening
in the ground, rocks or clouds ; MM;
M
P ’rift valley noun a valley with steep sides
formed when two parallel cracks develop in the earth’s surface and the land
between them sinks j&M; Mfj rig /rig/ verb, noun
a verb (-gg-) [VN] [usually
passive] 1 to arrange or influence sth in a dishonest way in order to get the
result that you want (feftj HEIfix: He said the election
had been rigged. AfitA
T„
0
to rig the market (= to cause an
artificial rise or fall in prices, in order to make a profit) 2 ~ sth
(with sth) to provide a ship or boat with ropes, sails,
etc.; to fit the sails, etc. in position ( M
fit 3 ~ sth (up) (with sth) to fit equipment somewhere,
sometimes secretly ( finite ) The
lights had been rigged (up)
but not yet tested.
7,
ffi 37 ft 31 ’I'J ut „ 0 The
car had been rigged with
about 300 lbs of explosive.
WABb A 27 300
5$
Ifi o , rig
sb/sth/yourself—’out (in/with
sth) [often passive] {old-fashioned) to provide sb/sth with a particular kind of clothes or
equipment £&•■••$!$£ ( (MU ft ft fit ) : I was accepted for the
job and rigged out in a uniform. XffiAAMo ,Hg
sth—up to make or to build
sth quickly, using what-
right
ever materials are available
( ft ill ft U ft- )
ft, : We managed to rig up a shelter for the
night,
a noun 1 (especially in
compounds Xftftffif&IS.'nM) a large piece of
equipment that is used for taking oil or gas from the ground or the bottom of
the sea H ft ft Hr ; : an oil rig ft ig 2 the way that
the
masts and sails on a boat, etc. are arranged ( Ip llftjxl#l^G7£^
&ft'$i&%mfc tSl&
rig-ging /'rigirj/ noun [u] 1 the ropes that support
the masts and sails of a boat or
ship ( )
MM 2 the act of influencing sth in a
dishonest way in order to get the result that you want vote rigging
SYNONYMS
right
correct
Both
these words describe a belief, opinion, decision or method that is suitable or
the best one for a particular situation.
right if sb is right to do
or think sth, that is a good thing to do or think in that situation -fnlEttfM, ft A to =SftA
You’re
right to be cautious.
'liftfJo o You made the right
decision. #ftf}iX^36iEW ftA o‘It’s not easy.’‘Yes,
you’re right.’ “3^7§lr0 ”
“xt, mrmm0;;
correct (of a method, belief,
opinion or decision) right and suitable in a particular situation ( ft
m, mm, wM^/raftA t^ftA mmft.
What’s the correct way to shut the machine down? 37 o I don’t think she’s
correct to say he’s incompetent. ftiA ft StkftftkAM3i7^tft‘J»
RIGHT
OR CORRECT? R right correct ?
Correct
is
more formal than right. It is more often used for methods and right is more often used for
beliefs, opinions and decisions. * correct $$
right IE
a, mmmftm, right wmtmmmm, mu
ft Aft o
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
right/correct about sb/sth
■
right/correct to do sth
■
right/correct in
thinking/believing/saying sth
■
to be/prove right/correct
■
the right/correct decision/judgement/conclusion
■
the right/correct way/method/approach
■
absolutely/quite right/correct
right 0-w /rait/ adj., adv., noun, verb, exclamation
a
adj.
►
MORALLY GOOD IE “1 1 [not usually before
noun] ~ (to do
sth) morally good or
acceptable; correct according to law or a person’s duty IE
if ;
3c ii : You
were quite right to criticize him. f^Ittif □ 0 Is it ever
right to kill? t'MfRlf #£7, ^ AJMftA 0 It seems only right
to warn you of the risk. fKl 7 ft i% W A {fa ft M
ol hope we’re doing the
right thing. ftftMftfllft #M^:^ftA EHU wrong
►
TRUE/CORRECT i\ ft; i]:;liff.
2
true or correct as a fact IE
ilfti); AlEftA i-ftft^J: Did you get the answer
right? iff ®.||f#.IE]ii(%? . o ‘What’s the right
time?’ ‘10.37.’ “JJft
ftiftiMWlHlJt/lft? ’ ■ “ 10 ft 37 fr6>. ” o ‘David, isn’t it?’
‘Yes, that’s right.’ ”
“M, ” 0
{informal) It was Monday you
went to see Angie, right? iff
o Let me get this right