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[V +adv./prep.] (of a feeling, etc. Hi jfc to spread through a person or
a group of people like a wave A fit; M45: A gasp rippled through the crowd. }f$dtZra
ripple effect noun a situation in which an event
or action has an effect on sth, which then has an effect on sth else &iSS: His resignation will have a ripple effect
on the whole department, fife E5J SI IK fl A A M A §[$ f“j
rip-roaring adj.
[only before noun] (informal) 1 noisy, exciting and/or full of
activity I® |M (ft; Aff Eft;
(ft: a rip-roaring celebration )&A;(ft 2 ~ drunk
extremely drunk j^glfft 3 ~ success a great success g
Alft
( )
rip 'tide noun an area of fast rough water in the sea or
a river, where two or more currents meet (
AW
Rip Van Winkle /,rip vsen ‘wirjkl/ noun a person who is surprised to
find how much the world has changed over a period of time tfr ^ it Z A Hi I'J ^ if Eft A From the
name of a character in a short story by the US writer Washington Irving. He
sleeps for 20 years and wakes up to find that the world has completely changed.
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WHICH WORD?
rise ♦ raise
VerbsAJlH
a Raise is a verb that must have an object and rise
is used without an object. When you raise something, you lift it to
a higher position or increase it. f/jiS] raise f£, ffi rise raise
45$145,
HA, iajjP: He
raised his head from the pillow. A o We were forced to
raise the price. IkClttilHifto When people or
things rise, they move from a lower to a higher position. rise; She
rose from the chair. jt&Mf Tftt$i455|to o The helicopter rose into the
air. JlA#lA-hT Rise
can also mean ‘to increase in number or quantity’.
*
rise ± : Costs are always
rising.
Nouns
a The noun rise means
a movement upwards or an increase in an amount or quantity, ^is] rise A A, A45, ( f^itlft ) ±ffhil: a rise in interest rates Wlft±A In BrE it can also be used to mean an increase in pay.
Should
I ask my boss for a rise? fkf&l?
In NAmE this is a raise.
raise AT: a three per cent pay raise Hf AA r. Eft A §r Rise can also mean the process of
becoming more powerful or important. * rise j-fKoJ: his dramatic rise to power jtklft^$^$(.
nse /raiz/ noun, verb m noun
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INCREASE iffjjn 1 [C] ~ (in sth) an
increase in an amount, a number or a level ( ^iflfczk^Eft
) Jfini, HllS: The industry is feeling the
effects of recent price rises. —ff
o There
has been a sharp rise in the number of people out of
work. Aik A 2 [C] (BrE] (NAmE raise) an increase in the money you are paid for the work you do Mir;
I’m going to ask for a rise. 0 He
criticized the huge pay rises awarded to industry bosses.
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►
IN POWER/IIMPORTANCE jR f] ; fi £ # 3 [sing.] ~ (of
sb/sth) the act of becoming more
important, successful, powerful, etc. ( )
i#3S: the
rise of fascism in
rise and fall of the
►
UPWARD MOVEMENT h A 4 [sing.] an upward movement ± A: She watched the gentle rise and fall of his chest as he slept. M*.fibe*lltfRfRj&^MNIS.
►
SLOPING LAND #.fJ$. 5 [C] an area of land that slopes upwards
14^; Air; Alii Kin slope The church was built at the top of
a small rise.
iSt^^A^J^d''Lil]]5 ±0 — see also high-rise
iT»TXl get a
rise out of sb to
make sb react in an angry way by saying sth that you know will annoy them,
especially as a joke # fgj; M Ofc
& give ' rise to sth (formaI) to cause sth to happen or exist f|> A
A ( ^ # A ) : The novel’s success gave rise to a number of sequels.
■ verb (rose /rauz; NAmE rouz/, risen /'rizn/) [V]
►
MOVE UPWARDS h A 1 to come or go upwards; to reach
a
higher level or position ±A; IPA; H iti; f U tfii
A-A ( ) : Smoke was
rising from the chimney.
AiB ®lA®o 0 The
river has risen (by) several metres.
M*±ATff/l*'»
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GET UP 45 A
2 (formal)
to get up from a lying, sitting or
kneeling position 4S ; V H77I GET UP:
He
was accustomed to rising (= getting out of bed) early.
0 They
rose from the table. fMl A#it c 0 She rose to
her feet. #fe^45Aft0 o note
at
STAND
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OF SUN/MOON AW ; J] At 3 when the sun, moon, etc.
rises, it appears above the horizon A
45: The sun rises in the east. Affl/>UhAA45o EGQset
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END MEETING A A Mi/ 4 (formal) (of a group of people
— A) to end a meeting A A ; ft! ; ttM BEZ3 adjourn : The House (= members
of the House of Commons) rose at
►
INCREASE jjp 5 to increase in amount or number ( ffc
ft*,
rising fuel bills ^mmrnrnm
o
The price of gas rose. 0 Gas rose
in price. ® 0 Unemployment rose (by) 3%. A
ik
A Ik ft A 7 3% 0 o Air pollution has risen above an acceptable
level.
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BECOME POWERFUL/IMPORTANT # # A / ffi W 6 to become more successful, important,
powerful, etc.
3SA%")
: a rising young politician She
rose to power in the
70s. if 20 ffffi 70 Aftf ST AR0-
O He rose to the rank of general. flkAS^^^'g’o O She rose through the ranks to become managing director. ftkAAil
rail AWAAA^Jio
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OF SOUND 1 f ti|Gj 7 if a sound rises, it become louder and
higher jtj; 1# %: Her voice rose angrily. M H % tl
Tin o
►
OF WIND R 8 if the wind rises, it begins to blow more
strongly ^GS get up
►
OF FEELING 9 (formal) if a feeling rises inside you, it
begins and gets stronger : He felt anger rising
inside him. ftkAM jf[ If Ao o Her spirits rose (= she felt happier) at the news, off
►
OF YOUR COLOUR 10 (formal) if your colour rises,
your face becomes pink or red with embarrassment
mi
►
OF HAIR % 11 if hair rises, it stands vertical instead
of
lying flat A: The hair on the back of
my
neck rose when I heard the scream. Djf l!l SP A N r , Ik
A
►
FIGHT i*&i 12 ~ (up) (against sb/sth) (formal)
to begin to
fight
against your ruler or government or against a foreign army 45 X ;
U. JnC; U ^ PT37I rebel : The peasants rose in revolt. o He called
on
the people to rise up against the invaders. #, A-S IT A 45
AStrLA^^o — related noun uprising
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BECOME VISIBLE 13 (formal) to be or
become
visible above the surroundings ^ fL ; Hl
►
OF LAND ±M 14 if land rises, it slopes upwards A45;
The
ground rose steeply all around, AP9
HUiSIttto
OF
BEGINNING OF RIVER Mi® 15 a river rises where it begins to flow 45 i®; AM: The