referendum: (公民表决,公民投票) direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment; note from a diplomat to his government requesting instructions | refraction: ((光线的)折射,弯曲) turning or bending of any wave, such as light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density |
refractory: (按不住的,不服气的,倔强的) stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control | refrain: (抵制,抵抗,远离,节制) abstain from; resist; hold oneself back |
refurbish: (刷新,修复,擦亮) renovate; make bright by polishing | refute: (反驳) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect |
regal: (皇家的) of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid | regale: (取悦,娱乐,享受) entertain; provide with great enjoyment |
regeneration: ((灵魂)重生,新生) renewal; growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs | regent: (统治,摄政者(代国王统治者)) ruling; governing; exercising vicarious authority; one who rules or reigns; governor; ruler |
regime: (政体) form of government; government in power; administration; prevailing social system or pattern | regimen: (摄生法) prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control |
regiment: ((军队)团,严格控制,统治) government; mode of ruling; rule; authority | rehabilitate: (恢复,复原) restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute |
reimburse: (偿还) pay back for some expense incurred | reinstate: (恢复(原职)) place again in possession, or in a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed |
reiterate: (重申,重复) say, state, or perform again or repeatedly | rejoinder: (反驳,回应) retort; comeback; answer to a reply |
rejuvenate: (返老还童,青春重回) make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance | relapse: (旧病复发,再恶化) falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse |
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