托业考试综合辅导(16d)

resource n. supply; stock; means of accomplishing a goal; expedient¹; ability to deal effectively with various situations

respective adj.relating to two or more persons or things regarded individually; particular

respond v. to answer; to reply; to react

response n. reply; answer; reaction

responsible adj. dependable; reliable; accountable; liable

responsive adj. answering; reacting (esp. positively² or sympathetically); characterized by singing or reading in alternation

restitution³ n.the act of restoring to the rightful owner something that has been taken away, lost, or surrendered; the act of making good or compensating⁴ for loss, damage, or injury; indemnification

restore v. to bring back into existence or use; reestablish; to bring back to an original condition; to make restitution of; give back

restriction⁵ n. limitation; limit

resume n. summary, synopsis⁶; abstract; CV; curriculum vitae

resume v. to recommence; to begin again; to retake; to take back; to continue; to go on

retail⁷ adj. pertaining⁸ to the sale of goods to final consumers; of the sale of merchandise to end users

retail n. sale of products to final consumers, sale of goods to end users

retailer⁹ n. person or business that sells goods to final consumers; person or company that sells merchandise to end users (consumers)

retain v. to maintain possession of; to keep or hold in a particular place, condition, or position; to keep in mind; remember

reticent¹⁰ adj. keeping quiet; reserved; showing self-restraint

retire v. to withdraw from a position (usually due to old age); go into seclusion¹¹; to withdraw; to remove oneself from a particular situation; to go to bed

retirement¹² n. withdrawal¹³ from one's job or occupation

retreat n. the act or process of withdrawing, especially from something hazardous¹⁴, formidable, or unpleasant; the process of going backward or receding¹⁵ from a position or condition gained; withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack

retreat v. to fall or draw back; withdraw or retire

retrench¹⁶ v. to cut down; reduce; to remove, delete, or omit

retrieval n. act of bringing back; restoration; act of finding information and sending it to the user as output

retrieve¹⁷ v. to recover; to regain¹⁸; to bring back; to fetch; to find and bring back; to rescue; to save; to find information and display it as output (Computers)

reveal v. to show; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to disclose; to make public

revenue n. income; return; gains; government income earned through taxation¹⁹; government agency that collects tax monies; source of income

revere²⁰ v. to respect deeply; to honor greatly

reverse adj. having the back side exposed to view; opposite; contrary; moving or behaving in a manner opposite to the norm

reverse n. opposite; contrary; back side; rear; setback²¹; misfortune; defeat; gear or mechanism²² that drives movement in a direction opposite to the normal direction; area printed with a light design on a dark background (Printing)

revise n. act of making changes; alteration²³; proof sheet made to verify changes made and check for additional errors

revise v. to make changes in order to improve something; to edit; to correct; to produce an updated or corrected version

revive v. to resuscitate²⁴; to bring back to life; to put into action again

revolve²⁵ v. to rotate; to turn; to spin; to encircle; to move in a circle around a central point; to think about; to contemplate²⁶

ribbon n.a narrow strip or band of fine fabric²⁷, such as satin or velvet²⁸, finished at the edges and used for trimming, tying, or finishing

rigorous adj. harsh; strict; severe; exact; precise; strictly²⁹ accurate

rival adj. being in competition, contending

rival n. competitor, opponent, contender

rivalry³⁰ n. competition; contention³¹; act of competing

roast v. to cook with dry heat, as in an oven or near hot coals; to dry, brown, or parch³² by exposing to heat; to expose to great or excessive heat

robe n. a long loose flowing outer garment

robust³³ adj. strong; healthy

rotten adj. decayed; decomposed³⁴; putrid³⁵; spoiled; extremely bad; very unpleasant; despicable

route n. track, path; customary series of stops during a trip; path taken by a data package sent from one point on the Internet to another (Computers)

route v. to direct along a particular path; to mark a route; to chart a course

routine adj. commonplace; ordinary; usual; customary; habitual³⁶

routine n. commonplace activity; everyday task; habit; custom; practice; procedure that is always the same; part of a computer program containing instructions for a particular task (Computers)

royalties³⁷ n. sovereignty; royal status or power; kingdom; domain³⁸; realm; member of a royal family; percentage of profits paid to an artist for each copy of his work that is sold

rural adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of the country; of or relating to people who live in the country; of or relating to farming; agricultural