RPI     1744 |

England)标准发音全写为 received pronunciation,基于

英格兰南部受教育阶层的发音

RPI /,a: pi: _ai; AMmf ,a:r/ retail price index 零售

物价指数

rpm /,a: pi: 'em; NAmE ,a:r/ abbr. revolutions per minute (a measurement of the speed of an engine or a record when it is playing)每分钟转数 RRP /,a:r a: 'pi:; NAmE ,a:r a:r/ abbr. recommended retail price建议零售价格

RRSP /,a:r a:r es 'pi:/ abbr. [Can£) registered retirement savings plan ( a special type of savings plan in which you can save money without paying taxes on it until you stop working when you are older)注册退休储蓄计

划(退休前免税的储蓄计划)

RSA /,a:r es 'ei/ abbr. (in the UK) Royal Society of Arts

(英国皇家艺术学会

RSI /,a:r es 'ai/ noun [U] the abbreviation for Repetitive strain injury5 or repetitive stress injur/ (pain and swelling, especially in the arms and hands, caused by performing the same movement many times in a job or an activity)反复应力性损伤,重复性劳损全写为repeti­tive strain injury repetitive stress injury 由经常重复同 一动起)

RSPCA /,a:r es pi: si: 'ei/ abbr. (in the UK) Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (英国皇秦

防止虐待动物协会

RSVP (8r£) (also R.S.V.P. L/S, /,a:r es vi: pi:/ (written on invitations) please reply (from French rdpondez sil vous plait敬请赐复(请柬用语,源自

法语)

RTA /,a: ti: 'ei; NAmE ,a:r/ abbr. {BrE) road traffic accident

道路交通事故

RTF /_a: ti: ef;   ,a:r/    (comp//7g rich text

format (= a type of file containing data that can be used with different programs or systems* RTF 格式, 普适文本格式可被不同的程序或系统兼容an RTF e * RTF文件

Rt Hon       (in writing) Right Honourable (书

:写形式阁下

Rt Revd (also Rt. Rev.) abbr. [Br£) (in writing) Right

(丰写形式,尊称主教)尊敬的,可敬的 r /rAb/ verb, noun

t (-bb-) 1 ~ sth (with sth) to move your hand, or sth such as a cloth, backwards and forwards over a surface while pressing firmly 擦;磨;搓:[VN] She rubbed her chin thoughiHy.她若着所思地抚摩着下巴。. Rub the sur/ace wt'th sandpaper be/ore painring.用砂纸打磨表 面,然,后再上油溱。ie cat rubbed itseZ/ against my kgs猫在我腿上蹭来贈去. [V] J rubbed at the stain on the cZoth.我擦了擦布上的污渍。 Animak had been rubbing against the trees.

[VN-ADj] Rub the sur/ace smooth.将表面擦光2 (sth) (together) to press two surfaces against each other and move them backwards and forwards; to be pressed together and move in this way (_使)相互摩擦;搓: [VN] She rubbed her hands in deWght•她_产得直搓手 [V] It sounded like two pieces of wood nibbing together, fl/f .起来就像是两块未头在一起溱擦。3on/against sth) (of a surface 表面)to move backwards and forwards many times against sth while pressing it, especially causing pain or damage磨,摩擦(尤指引起疼痛或损 > :[V] 77ie bacfc /my shoe is rubbing.我的鞋后跟磨 脚 The whed is rubbing on the mudguard•车轮赠着 择泥板了 [VN-ADj] 7Tie horses necfc was rubbed raw (=until the skin came off) where the rope had been•马 脖子上套过缰绳的地方皮都给磨掉了。[also VN]4[VN +adv./prep.] to spread a liquid or other substance over a surface while pressing firmly 涂;抹;搽:She rubbed the lotion into her sfcin.润肤液揉搓进皮肤里。 ITITOI rub sb^ 'nose in it [informal) to keep reminding sb in an unkind way of their past mistakes 揭疮疤;■'不 断恶意提起某人以往的过失rub 'salt into the wound | mb 'salt into sb’s wounds to make a difficult experi­ence even more difficult for sb 在伤口上 抹盐; 使雪上加 霜 rub ’shoulders with sb (AMmf also rub 'elbows with sb) to meet and spend time with a famous person,

socially or as part of your job 与某人接触或交往,) rub sb up the wrong way (Brf) {NAmE rub sb the wrong 'way) [informal) to make sb annoyed or angry, often without intending to, by doing or saying sth that offends them (无意中)惹人生气,触怒别又more at two         ,rub a'long (with sb/together) {BrE,

informal) (of two people to live or work together

in a friendly enough way相也融洽;和谐共事,rub sb/oneself/sth^ down to rub the skin of a person, horse, etc. hard with sth to make it clean and dry 将 乂 人、马等 > 彻底擦干rub sth'down to make sth smooth by rubbing it with a special material (用特别 材料)将某物打磨光滑,rub it _in | ,rub sth _in [no passive] to keep reminding sb of sth they feel embarrassed about and want to forget 反复提及令人馗 尬的事;触及痛处:I know I was stupid; you don't have torubitin.我知道我当时很愚蠢;你不必老提这件事。 ,rub 'off (on/onto sb) (of personal qualities, behaviour, opinions, etc人的品质、行为、观点等to become part of a person's character as a result of that person spending time with sb who has those qualities, etc•感 盛;传给Her sense / n has rubbed # on her chiWren.她的幽默感已经传给了她的孩子。rub stlv- off (sth) | ,rub 'off to remove sth or to be removed by rubbing (被)擦掉,抹掉She rubbed # the dead sfcfn.她擦掉了死皮 77ie goW coZourfng had begun to rub 荃僉色已经开始剥落了。(■£) I/you write on the blackboard, rub it # at the eml o/t/ie Zesson.如果你 在黑板上写字,下课时要擦掉。,mbsbH_out(/V/\wfs/ang) to murder sb 干掉;做掉,rub sthout (8r£) (also erase NAmE, Br£) to remove the marks made by a penciletc., using a rubber/eraser 用橡皮擦掉李迹 等to rub out a mistake用橡皮擦掉it

« noun 1 [C, usually sing.] an act of rubbing a surface W; 抹;搓;揉:S/ie gave her fcnee a qufcfc rub.她很快A揉 了 揉膝盖2 the rub [sing.]  or /iwmorows) a

problem or difficulty 问题;困 _: The hotel is in the middle of nowhere and there lies the rub. We dorCt have a car.难就难在旅馆很偏远,我们又没有汽车。

rilb.ber 0■»» /'rAb9(r)/ nown 1 [U] a strong substance that can be stretched and does not allow liquids to pass through it, used for making tyres, boots, etc. It is made from the juice of a tropical plant or is produced using chemicals橡胶a ball made /rubber 皮球 a rubber tree 橡胶树' see also foam n.(l), India rubber 2 [C] (Br£) (also eraser NAmE, Br£) a small piece of rubber or a similar substance, used for removing pencil marks from paper; a piece of soft material used for removing chalk marks from a BLACKBOARD 橡皮;黑板擦picture O STATIONERY

3                  [C] [old-fashionedinformal, especially NAm£) = condom

4                  [C] (in some card games or sports) a competition consisting of a series of games or matches between the same teams or players (某些纸牌游戏或体育运动中相 同的对手或队伍间)多轮决胜负的比赛_ see burn v. rub-ber adj. [usually before noun]: a rubber baH.皮球 rubber goves會皮手套

.rubber 'band {BrE also e.lastic band) noun a thin round piece of rubber used for holding things together 橡皮圈;橡皮筋picture O STATIONERY

.rubber 'boot noun {NAmE) = Wellington

.rubber 'bullet noun a bullet made of rubber intended to injure but not to kill people, used by the army or police to control violent crowds 橡皮子弹防暴用').

.rubber 'dinghy (also dinghy) (US also .rubber raft) noun a small boat made of rubber that is filled with air, used especially for rescuing people from ships and planes i皮艇;橡皮筏

rub beNzed [BrE also -ised) /'rAbaraizd/ adj. [only before noun] covered with rubber 橡胶包裹的;覆盖橡放 的rubberized doth 胶布

rub-berneck /^rAbenek; NAmE -barn-/ verb [v] (informal, especially NAm£) to turn to look at sth while you are driving past it ('驾车时)扭头观望 rub.ber.neck.er noun

'rubber plant noun a plant with thick shiny green leaves, often grown indoors橡胶植物(,叶厚且看光泽,

常种于室内)