单词 | re |
释义 | re (riː ) You use re in business letters, faxes, or other documents to introduce a subject or item which you are going to discuss or refer to in detail. Dear Mrs Cox, Re: Household Insurance. We note from our files that we have not yet received your renewal instructions. re- pronunciation note: Usually pronounced (riː- ) for meaning [sense 1], and before an unstressed syllable for meanings , [sense 2] and , [sense 3]. Otherwise the pronunciation is (ri- ) before a vowel sound and (rɪ- ) before a consonant sound. 1. prefix Re- is added to verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns that refer to the repeating of an action or process. For example, to 're-read' something means to read it again, and someone's ' re-election' is their being elected again. 2. prefix Re- is added to verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns that refer to a process opposite to one that has already taken place. For example, to ' reappear' means to appear after disappearing, and to ' regain' something means to gain it after you have lost it. 3. prefix Re- is added to verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns which describe a change in the position or state of something. For example, to ' relocate' something means to locate it in a different place and to ' rearrange' something means to arrange it in a different way. R.E. (ɑːr iː ) uncountable noun R.E. is a school subject in which children learn about religion and other social matters. R.E. is an abbreviation for 'religious education'. [British] -'re (əʳ ) -'re is the usual spoken form of 'are'. It is added to the end of the pronoun or noun which is the subject of the verb. For example, 'they are' can be shortened to 'they're'. |
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