rend V. /分开;撕开/split; tear apart. In his grief, he tried to rend his garments. rent, N.
render V. /呈递;开账单;给予;还以，报以;放弃，投降投降或交出;放弃;描写以文字形式表现，描绘;以图像或绘画表现;演奏，诠
释;翻译;正式宣布;裁决;使成为;熔解，精炼;打底/deliver; provide; represent. He rendered aid to the needy and indigent.
rendition N. /表演，诠释;翻译/translation; artistic interpretation of a song, etc. The audience cheered enthusiastically as
she completed her rendition of the aria.
renegade N. /变节者/deserter; traitor. Because he had abandoned his post and joined forces with the Indians, his
fellow officers considered the hero of Dances with Wolves a renegade. also ADJ.
renege V. /食言;反悔;否认;翻供/deny; go back on. He reneged on paying off his debt.
renounce V. /放弃;断绝关系/abandon; disown; repudiate. Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as
a witch, Joan of Arc refused to renounce her belief that her voices came from God. renunciation, N.
renovate V. /革新;刷新;修复/restore to good condition; renew. They claim that they can renovate worn shoes so that
they look like new ones.
renown N. /名望/fame. For many years an unheralded researcher, Barbara McClintock gained international renown
when she won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. renowned, ADJ.
rent N. /撕;裂口/rip; split. Kit did an excellent job of mending the rent in the lining of her coat.
reparable ADJ. /可修复的/capable of being repaired. Fortunately, the damages we suffered in the accident were
reparable and our car looks brand new.
reparation N. /修订;弥补;补偿/amends; compensation. At the peace conference, the defeated country promised to
pay reparations to the victors.
repast N. /餐;宴会/meal; feast; banquet. The caterers prepared a delicious repast for Fred and Judy's wedding day. repeal V. /废除;撤除/revoke; annul. What would the effect on our society be if we decriminalized drug use by repealing
the laws against the possession and sale of narcotics?
repel V. /撤退;退却/drive away; disgust. At first, the Beast's ferocious appearance repelled Beauty, but she came to
love the tender heart hidden behind that beastly exterior.
repellent ADJ. /排斥的/driving away; unattractive. Mosquitoes find the odor so repellent that they leave any spot where
this liquid has been sprayed. also N.
repercussion N. /反弹;弹回/rebound; reverberation; reaction. I am afraid that this unfortunate incident will have
serious repercussions.
repertoire N. /节目表;保留节目/list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present. The opera
company decided to include Madame Butterfly in its repertoire for the following season.
replenish V. /补充/fill up again. Before she could take another backpacking trip, Carla had to replenish her stock of
freeze-dried foods.
replete ADJ. /充满的;充足的/filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied. The movie star's
memoir was replete with juicy details about the love life of half of Hollywood.
replica N. /复制/copy. Are you going to hang this replica of the Declaration of Independence in the classroom or in the
auditorium?
replicate V. /复制/reproduce; duplicate. Because he had always wanted a palace, Donald decided to replicate the Tai
Mahal in miniature on his estate.
repository N. /仓库;知识库;智囊团/storehouse. Libraries are repositories of the world's best thoughts.
reprehensible ADJ. /应该谴责的/deserving blame. Shocked by the viciousness of the bombing, politicians of every
party uniformly condemned the terrorists' reprehensible deed.
repress V. /压迫;压制;压/restrain; crush; oppress. Anne's parents tried to curb her impetuosity without repressing her
boundless high spirits.
reprieve N. /暂缓;缓刑/temporary stay. During the twenty-four-hour reprieve, the lawyers sought to make the stay of execution permanent. alsoV.
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