VOA慢速英语1500基础单词 [R]

repress
[to control or to restrict freedoms by force]
He repressed his people.

request
[(1) to ask for; (2) the act of asking for]
She requested a glass of water. (1)
No one heard her request for help. (2)

require
[to need or demand as necessary]
This job requires computer skills.

rescue
[to free from danger or evil]
He rescued a little boy floating in the sea.

research
[a careful study to discover correct infomp3ation]
He made the discovery after many years of research.

resign
[to leave a position, job or office]
The President has resigned.

resist
[(1) to oppose; (2) to fight to prevent]
He resists all demands for new elections. (1)
The baby resisted sleep for several hours. (2)

resolution
[an official statement of agreement by a group of people, usually reached by voting]
The United Nations Security Council approved a joint cease-fire resolution.

resource
[anything of value that can be used or sold]
Our coal supplies are a great energy resource.

responsible
[(1) having a duty or job to do; (2) being the cause of]
He is responsible for preparing the report. (1)
They were responsible for the accident. (2)

rest
[(1) to sit, lie down or sleep to regain strength; (2) that which remains; (3) the others]
You should rest after your long walk. (1)
Would anyone like the rest of my dinner? (2)
He spoke to the rest of them. (3)

restrain
[(1) to keep controlled; (2) to limit action by a person or group]
He restrained his anger. (1)
Police restrained the protestors. (2)

restrict
[(1) to limit; (2) to prevent from increasing or becoming larger]
The government restricted travel. (1)
The device restricts the car's speed. (2)

result
[(1) to happen from a cause; (2) that which follows or is produced by a cause; (3) effect]
The accident resulted from the thick fog. (1)
The test results showed she was pregnant. (2)
As a result of the stomp3, no one could get to work. (3)

retire
[to leave a job or position because one is old or in poor health]
He retired at age 55 and traveled for the rest of his life.

return
[(1) to go or come back; (2) to bring, give, take or send back]
She returned home yesterday. (1)
I returned the book to the library last week. (2)

revolt
[(1) to protest violently; (2) to fight for a change, especially of government]
Demonstrators will revolt if police try to arrest them. (1)
Protesters revolted and seized several government buildings. (2)

rice
[a food grain]
Rice is a major food in much of the world.

rich
[(1) having much money or goods; (2) having plenty of something]
Her brother became a rich man. (1)
Oil made Kuwait a rich country. (2)

ride
[(1) to sit on or in and be carried along; (2) to travel by animal, wheeled vehicle, airplane or boat]
She and I ride horses every weekend. (1)
I ride the subway to work. (2)

right
[what a person legally and morally should be able to do or have; (2) agreeing with the facts; (3) good; (4) correct; (5) opposite wrong; (6) on the side that is toward the east when one is facing north; (7) opposite left]
It is their right to vote. (1)
You gave the right answer. (2)
He is the right kind of person for the job. (3)
She always seems to do the right thing. (4)
She said she was right and he was wrong. (5)
Our famp3 is on the right side of the river. (6)
Turn right, not left, at the second street. (7)

riot
[(1) to act with many others in a violent way in a public place; (2) a violent action by a large group of people]
Prisoners rioted and started fires inside the prison. (1)
The riot spread from the football game to the streets. (2)

rise
[(1) to go up; (2) to go higher; (3) to increase; (4) to go from a position of sitting or lying to a position of standing]
The moon will rise soon after the sun goes down. (1)
The river is rising and spreading out. (2)
The temperature rises as the sun gets higher. (3)
He rose to his feet as she walked into the room. (4)

risk
[the chance of loss, damage or injury]
He never considered the risk of a broken heart.

river
[a large amount of water that flows across land into another river, a lake or an ocean]
Native Americans called the big river "the Father of Waters."

road
[a long piece of hard ground built between two places so people can walk, drive or ride easily from one place to the other]
The road was straight until it reached the mountains.

rob
[(1) to take money or property secretly or by force; (2) to steal]
Someone robbed his television. (1)
The two men robbed her as she walked home from work. (2)

rock
[a hard piece of mineral matter]
He threw a rock across the river.

rocket
[a device shaped like a tube that moves through air or space by burning gases and letting them escape from the back or bottom, sometimes used as a weapon]
The huge rocket launched three men on a flight to the moon.

roll
[(1) to turn over and over; (2) to move like a ball]
The children rolled down the hill. (1)
She rolled her eyes at his joke. (2)

room
[a separate area within a building with its own walls]
The boy spent hours playing in his room.

root
[the part of a plant that is under the ground and takes nutrients from the soil]
The roots brought food to the big tree and held it fimp3ly in the ground.

rope
[a long, thick piece of material made from thinner pieces of material, used for tying]
The boy tied the end of the rope around the tree.

rough
[(1) not flat or smooth; (2) having an uneven surface; (3) violent; (4) not made well]
The rough floor was made of wood, split by hand. (1)
We found rough ground at the top of the mountain. (2)
The strong wind made a rough sea. (3)
The rough wall of stones did not stand straight. (4)

round
[having the shape of a ball or circle]
The stone plate was perfectly round.

rub
[to move something over the surface of another thing]
The boy rubbed his hand over the cat's back.

rubber
[a substance made from the liquid of trees with the same name, or a similar substance made from chemicals]
The ball was made of rubber.

ruin
[(1) to damage severely; (2) to destroy]
The rain ruined the book he left outside. (1)
Time ruined the old building, leaving only fallen walls. (2)

rule
[(1) to govern or control; (2) to decide; (3) a statement or an order that says how something must be done]
One party ruled the Senate; the other ruled the House of Representatives. (1)
Five of nine Supreme Court judges ruled that the Republican should be President. (2)
The rules were not clear on how to count the votes. (3)

run
[to move quickly by steps faster than those used for walking]
Please walk, do not run, to the nearest door.