regime（regal：富豪
- If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regmie, you are critical of it because you think it is not democratic and uses unacceptable methods
- A regime is the way that something sucha s an institution, company, or economy is run, especially when it involves tough or severe action
- A regme is a set of rules about food, exercise, or beauty that some people follow in order to stay healthy or attractive
regulate：调节
To regulate an activity or process means to control it, especially by means of rules
regicide：弑君
- Regicide is the act of killing a king
- A regicide is a person who kills a king
reign：统治 - If you say, for example, that silence reigns in a place or confusion reigns in a situation, you mean that the place is silent or the situation is confused
- When a king or queen reigns, he or she rules a country
rein：驾驭 - Reins are the thin leather straps attached around a horse’s neck which are used to control the horse
- Jounalists sometimes use the expression the reins or the reins of power to refer to the control of a country or organization
- If you give free rein to someone, you give them a lot of freedom to do what they want
- If you keep a tight rein on someone, you control them firmly
rigid：严格 - Laws, rules, or systems that are rigid cannot be changed or varied, and are therefore considered to be rather severe
- If yo udispprove of someone because you think they are not willing to change their way of thinking or behaving, you can describe them as rigid
- A rigid substance or object is stiff and does not bend, stretch, or twist easily
rigorous：严格） - A test, system, or procedure that is rigorous is very thorough and strict
- If someone is rigorous in the way that they do something, they are very careful and thorough
regress（digress：离题
When people or things regress, they return to an earlier and less advanced stage of development
progress：进展
- Progress is the process of gradually improving or getting nearer to achieving or completing something
- The progress of a situation or action is the way in which it develops
- To progress means to move over a period of time to a stronger, more advanced, or more desirable state
- If events progress, they continue to happen gradually over a period of time
- If you progress something, you cause it to develop
- If something is in progress, it has started and is still continuing
transgress：奸诈的
If someone transgress, they break a moral law or a rule of behaviour
egress：出口
The act of going or coming out; emergence
ingress：进入）
The act of going or coming in; an entering
rehabilitate（recuperate：修养）
To rehabilitate someone who has been ill or in prison means to help them to live a normal life again. To rehabilitate someone who has a drug or alcohol probel means to help them stop using drugs or alcohol
relegate贬谪
If you relegate someone or something to a less important position, you give them this position
delegate：代表
- A delegate is a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting
- If you delegate duties, responsibilities, or power to someone, you give them those duties, those responsibilities, or that power so that they can act on your behalf
- If you are delegated to do something, you are given the duty of acting on someone else’s behalf by making decisions, voting, or doing some particular work
eligible：资格 - Someone who is eligible to do something is qualified or able to do it, for example, because they are old enough
- An eligible man or woman is not yet married and is thought by many people to be a suitable partner
eclectic：不拘一格）
An eclectic collection of objects, ideas, or beliefs is wide-ranging and comes from many different sources
reminisce（remind：特别提醒
If you reminisce about something from your past, you write or talk about it, often with pleasure
redolent：散发着
If something is redolent of something else, it has features that make you think of that other thing
recall：记得
- When you recall something, you remember it and tell others about it
- Recall is the ability to remember something that has happened in the past or the act of remembering
- If you are recalled to your home, country, or the place where you work, you are ordered to return there
- If a company recalls a product, it asks the stores or the people who have bought that product to return it because there is something wrong with it
recollect：记得）
If you recollect something, you remember it
resilience（elasticity：弹性）
The physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
salient：突出
The salient points or facts of a situation are the most important ones
conspicuous：突出
If someone or something is conspicuous, people can see or notice them very easily
assail：攻击
- If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly
- If someone assails you, they attack you violently
- If you are assailed by something unpleasant such as fears or problems, you are greatly troubled by a large number of them
assault：攻击
- An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy
- Assault weapons such as rifles are intended for soldiers to use in battle rather than for purposes such as hunting
- An assault on a person is a physical attack on them
- To assault someone means to ophysically attack them
desultory：断断续续）
Something that is desultory is done in an unplanned and disorganized way, and without enthusiasm.