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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