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.round
'trip noun [C, U] a journey to a
place and back again 0 jjfc fr ; a 30-mile round trip to
work ±S®i£30^SMjSo (NAmE) It’s 30 miles round trip to work. ± 3& H ^ il* 30 II
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►
.round-trip adj. (NAmE) : a round-trip ticket — see also return ticket
'round-up
noun [usually sing.] 1 a summary of the most
important points of a particular subject, especially the news ( Xh3ft ) Wii, Well be
back after the
break
with a round-up of today’s other stories. fR fll £ 1ft ^ fll It ff W o 2 an act of bringing
people or
animals together in one place for a particular purpose mm; MM: MM
round-worm
/'raundw3:m;
NAmE -W3:rm/ noun a small worm that lives in the intestines
of pigs, humans and some other animals
rouse /rauz/ verb 1 [VN] ~ sb (from sleep/bed) (formal) to wake sb up, especially when
they are sleeping deeply H&SI; AHA: The telephone roused me from my sleep at
0 Nicky roused her with a gentle
nudge.
2 ~ sb/yourself (to sth) to make sb want to start doing
sth when they were not active or interested in doing it A; : [VN] A lot of
people
were roused to action by the appeal, i??T^|§Ao 0 [VN to inf] Richard couldn’t rouse himself to say anything in reply. IIS? A A IS 0IA 3 [VN]
(formal) to make sb feel a particular
emotion $5:^2 ( ^ #1#) : to rouse sb’s anger fEAAHA 0 What roused your suspicions (= what made you suspicious)?
A iJS
(ft ? 4 [VN] [usually passive] to make sb angry, excited or full of emotion A ffli zj/j: Chris is not
easily
roused. — see also arouse
rous-ing
/‘rauzirj/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 full of
energy and enthusiasm % ift fl§ tl ( ^ Wl 'If ) (ft : a rousing
cheer 'If (ft if. Hf 0 The team was given a rousing
reception by the fans. ^cfA^PJ jfflo 2 intended to make other people feel
enthusiastic about sth ; ilfc^A'frlft: a rousing speech A AM
roust /raust/ verb [VN] (NAmE?) - sb (from sth) to disturb sb or make them move from a place jTifc; j/cAL; MM roust about /'raustabaut/ noun (especially NAmE) a man with no special skills
who does temporary work, for example on an oil
rig or in a circus (
S,$BQCl CASUAL LABOURER
rout /raut/ noun, verb
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noun
[sing.] a situation in which sb is defeated easily and completely in a battle
or competition yfUM;
$(.
rm put sb to ’ rout (literary) to defeat sb easily and
completely ftIJgSJTJjfc; AM
■
verb
[VN]
to defeat sb completely in a competition, a
battle,
etc. Rfc; A?t!3k: The
the
route
0-w /ru:t; NAmE also raut/ noun, verb m noun 1 ~ (from A to B) a way that you follow to get from one
place to another ]& Which is the
best
route to take? ®p —0 Motorists are advised to find an
alternative route. A0
^ 0
o a
coastal route y&$KftI&^ 0 the quickest route from
o an escape route (ftUHS — see also en route 2 a fixed way along which a
bus, train, etc. regularly travels or goods are regularly sent (
(ft
) , EH aE 1$: The house is not on a bus
route. o shipping routes Mi5$
Hoa
cycle
route (= a
path that is only for cyclists) 3 ~ (to sth) a particular way of achieving sth liil: the route to success 4 used before
the
number of a main road in the
)
: Route 66 * 66
u verb (rout-ing or route-ing, rout ed,
rout-ed) [VN,
usually +adv./prep.] to send sb/sth by a
particular route infill ^5Ail: Satellites route data all over the globe. 11110
Route 128 /,ru:t ,wAn twenti'eit/ noun (in the
til% Alik K ) From
the name of an import
ant
road in the area. ^
'route man noun (NAmE) = roundsman(I)
'route march noun a long march for soldiers over
a particular route, especially to improve their physical condition
.Route 'One noun [U] (BrE) (in football (soccer) J£i£) kicking the ball a long way towards your opponent’s end, used as a direct way of attacking,
rather than passing the ball between players Aft ( lUlM ) ift Jfc router1 /'ru:ta(r); NAmE also 'raut-/ noun (computing if) a device which sends data to
the appropriate parts of a computer network ]?&&£§ ( )
router2 /'rauta(r)/ noun an electric tool which cuts
shallow lines in surfaces flffi'J rou tine 0-w /rui'tirn/ noun, adj.
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noun 1 [C, U] the normal order and way
in which you regularly do things IE M Jf-: We are
trying to get the baby into a routine for feeding and sleeping. f£f|]
o Make exercise a part of your
daily routine. Afft 0 0
We
clean and repair the machines as a matter of routine, fl Cl aE M ft I#l #§ „ 2 [U] (disapproving) a situ
ation
in which life is boring because things are always done in the same way A S. ; ftW : She needed a break from
routine. jUfe® M
ft (ft £ ?& 0
3
[C] a series of movements, jokes, etc. that are part of a performance (' SI tfj
41 W ) — # sfj ft , t
(
^ ) : a dance
routine —
^ USS^jfk 4 [C] (computing
if)
a list of instructions that enable a computer to perform a particular task #'J$e
m adj. [usually before noun] 1 done or happening as a
normal part of a particular job, situation or process M A A ♦ W ; 0 ^
: routine enquiries/
questions/tests 0 #M^I0 / o The fault
was
discovered during a routine check.
2 not unusual or different
in any wayAf'&A JE#W; He died of a heart
attack
during a routine operation, itk f£ • A il A A A 3 (disapproving) ordinary and boring W; HUI dull, humdrum : a routine job
o This type of work rapidly
becomes routine. & # X #£ St ^ h 5. o ► rou-tine-ly adv. ■
Visitors
are routinely checked as they enter the building.
'routing number noun (NAmE) = sort
code roux /ru:/ noun [C, U] (pi. roux) (from French) a mixture of fat and
flour heated together until they form a solid mass, used for making sauces #
rove /rauv; NAmE rouv/ verb 1 (formal) to travel from one place to another,
often with no particular purpose (§#!?; W/iti; BHU roam : [V +adv./prep] A quarter
of
a million refugees roved around the country.
+
2i&yjfL/^A0fo O [VN] bands of thieves who roved the countryside /MA&M 2 [V, usually
+adv./prep.] if sb’s eyes rove,
the person keeps looking in different directions ( iSBf ) tit
rover /'rauva(r); NAmE 'rou-/ noun (literary) a person who likes to
travel a lot rather than live in one place yf W
rov-ing /'rauvm; NAmE 'rou-/ adj. [usually before noun] travelling from one
place to another and not staying anywhere permanently yi/0^J; yf^&A M0
#}:
a roving
reporter for ABC news §r 0 ifi # 0 Patrick’s roving lifestyle takes him
between London and Los Angeles.
ltk£f£l&fny&^#lAlH]#/j£o irsn^l have a roving 'eye (old-fashioned) to always be looking for the
chance to have a new sexual relationship & J! #1 Va 0 #P;
row1
iHr /rau; NAmE rou/ noun, verb — see also row2
noun 1
~ (of sb/sth) a number of people standing or
sitting next to each other in a line; a number of objects