RPI /,a: pi: 'ai; NAmE ,a:r/ abbr. retail price index
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)
RRP /,a:r a: 'pi:;
NAmE ,a:r a:r/
abbr. recommended retail price
RRSP /,a:r a:r es 'pi:/ abbr. {CanE) 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) if
n ( )
RSA /,a:r es “ei/ abbr. (in the
UK) Royal Society of Arts
(nm)
RSI /,a:r
es 'ai/ noun [U] the
abbreviation for ‘repetitive strain injury5
or ‘repetitive stress injury’ (pain and swelling, especially in the
arms and hands, caused by performing the same movement many times in a job or
an activity) S.SjSA'14©^, Sfi'l( TWA repetitive strain injury repetitive stress injury, A £1: ^ JE ft R )
RSPCA /,a:r es pi: si: ’ei/ abbr. (in
the
RSVP {BrE) (also R.S.V.P.
feit)
RTA /,a: ti: ’ei; NAmE ,a:r/ abbr. (BrE) road
traffic accident
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RTF /,a: ti: 'ef; NAmE ,a:r/ abbr. {computing if) rich text format (= a type
of file containing data that can be used with different programs or systems) *
RTF A,
):
an rtf
file * RTF XW
Rt Hon abbr. {BrE) (in
writing) Right Honourable ( 4$
)fflT
Rt Revd (also Rt. Rev.) abbr. {BrE) (in writing) Right Reverend
( 45WI£A, RPtW
rub On /r\b/ verb, noun
u verb ( bb-) 1 ~ sth (with sth) to move your hand, or sth such as a cloth, backwards and forwards over a
surface while pressing firmly ; 0; H: [VN] She rubbed her chin thoughtfully. 0 Rub
the
surface with sandpaper before painting. 41 ££ 4T HI A
®S ± o 0 The cat rubbed itself against my
legs,
jffi ft If M _h gf A gff A 0 0 [V] I rubbed at the stain on the cloth. 0 Animals
had been
rubbing against the trees. j|
0 [VN-ADJ] Rub the surface smooth. 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 ( {$[ ) W.
:
[VN]
She
rubbed her hands in delight. o
[V]
It
sounded like two pieces of wood rubbing together, off 3 ~ (on/against sth) (of a surface ^ ffi) to move backwards and
forwards many times against sth while pressing it, especially causing pain or
damage jg, gji ( A 4b 41 # ) : [V] The back of my shoe is rubbing.
$ttf,jUluStll P0 0 The wheel is rubbing on the
mudguard. ir
0
[VN-ADJ] The horse’s neck was rubbed raw {= until the skin came off) where
the rope had been. ^
[aiS0vN]4[vN
+adv./prep.] to spread a
liquid or other substance over a surface while pressing firmly ; W; If: She
rubbed the lotion into her skin. 4E jft %
W. M „
ITTTm rub sb’s 'nose in it (informal) to keep reminding sb in an
unkind way of their past mistakes |§ fit Je ; 7 AlMttWilA rub ‘salt into the wound | rub 'salt
into sb’s wounds to make a difficult experience even more difficult for sb fEifj
P ; {4lli±jJ0 ft rub shoulders with sb (NAmE also rub elbows with sb) to meet and spend time with a famous
person,
socially
or as part of your job ASM ( MX& ) rub sb up the
wrong way {BrE} {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 ( AlcT ) ilAQ.H, MWJA — more at two »aii;Wj ,rub a long (with sb/together) {BrE, informal) (of two people MTA) to live or work together
in a friendly enough way
sb/oneself/sth~ down to rub the skin of a person, horse, etc.
hard with sth to make it clean and dry 44 ( A, B,# ) ,rub sth—down to make sth
smooth by rubbing it with a
special material ( 41 # 81! M44 ) ^tl0 ft,rub it 'in | ,rub sth 'in [no passive] to keep reminding sb of
sth they feel embarrassed about and want to forget lx ft $1 AT A]® Mt WT; I know I was stupid; you don’t have
to rub it in.
,rub off (on/onto sb) (of personal qualities,
behaviour, opinions, etc. AW ppJ©. 44 A. M&M) to become part of a
person’s character as a result of that person spending time with sb who has
those qualities, etc. Jjt& ; jf it : Her sense of fun has rubbed off on her
children. „ ,rub sth~
'off
(sth) | rub 'off to remove sth or to be removed by rubbing ($)!&$£, : She rubbed off the dead
skin. El£tt o The gold colouring had begun to
rub off. TH B #n t!l % 7 e o {BrE) If you write on the
blackboard, rub it off at the end of the lesson.
,rub sb<-'out {NAmE, slang) to murder sb ,rub sth— out {BrE) (also
erase NAmE, BrE) to remove
the marks made by a pencil, etc., using a rubber/eraser
# ) : tomb out a mistake
■
noun 1 [C, usually sing.] an act of rubbing a
surface jg;
#c; g|; %■. She gave her knee a quick mb. (ffejll'l&itkm
TI1mb 2 the rub [sing.] {formal or humorous) a
problem or difficulty |n] M; S: The hotel is in the middle of nowhere and there lies
the rub. We don’t have
a car.
rub ber o-w /'rAba(r)/ noun 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. Ig;: a ball made of mbber f£M. o a rubber tree %44 — see also foam n.(l),
India rubber 2 [c]
(BrE) (also
eraser NAmE, BrE) 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 ; H 46 & — picture o
stationery
3
[C] {old-fashioned, informal, especially NAmE) = 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 (
ttmnm see burn V. ► rub-ber adj. [usually
before noun]: a
rubber ball 0 mbber
gloves
ik&Ti?
.rubber 'band {BrE also elastic band) noun a thin round piece of
rubber used for holding things together — 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 ( Kill4! )
.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
rub ber ized {BrE also
-ised) /'rAbaraizd/ adj. [only before noun] covered with rubber W: rubberized cloth Jj^
rub ber-neck /'rAbanek; NAmE -barn-/ verb [V]
{informal,
especially NAmE) to turn to look at sth
while you are driving past it (*g^R4)iEA4®i§> rub-ber-neck-er noun
'rubber
plant noun a plant with thick shiny
green leaves, often grown indoors (.
nfj
##T^I*I )