re|scind /r I s I nd/ (rescinds , rescinding , rescinded ) VERB If a government or a group of people in power rescind a law or agreement, they officially withdraw it and state that it is no longer valid. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] Trade Union leaders have demanded the government rescind the price rise.
res|cue ◆◇◇ /re skjuː/ (rescues , rescuing , rescued )
1 VERB If you rescue someone, you get them out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation. □ [V n] Helicopters rescued nearly 20 people from the roof of the burning building. ● res|cu|er (rescuers ) N‑COUNT □ It took rescuers 90 minutes to reach the trapped men.
2 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Rescue is help which gets someone out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation. □ A big rescue operation has been launched for a trawler missing at sea.
3 N‑COUNT A rescue is an attempt to save someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation. □ A major air-sea rescue is under way.
4 PHRASE If you go to someone's rescue or come to their rescue , you help them when they are in danger or difficulty. □ The 23-year-old's screams alerted a passerby who went to her rescue.
re|search ◆◆◆ /r I sɜː r tʃ/ (researches , researching , researched )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Research is work that involves studying something and trying to discover facts about it. □ 65 percent of the 1987 budget went for nuclear weapons research and production.
2 VERB If you research something, you try to discover facts about it. □ [V n] She spent two years in South Florida researching and filming her documentary. □ [V ] So far we haven't been able to find anything, but we're still researching. ● re|search|er (researchers ) N‑COUNT □ He chose to join the company as a market researcher. SYNONYMS research NOUN 1
study: …the use of maps and visual evidence in the study of local history.
investigation: He ordered an investigation into the affair.
analysis: The report is a result of careful analysis of the data.
experimentation: …the ethical aspects of animal experimentation. VERB 2
investigate: Police are still investigating how the accident happened.
study: I know that you've been studying chimpanzees for thirty years now.
examine: Forensic scientists are examining what police believe to have been the bombers' car.
experiment: In 1857 Mendel started experimenting with peas in his monastery garden.
re|sea rch fe l|low (research fellows ) N‑COUNT A research fellow is a member of an academic institution whose job is to do research.
re|sell /riː se l/ (resells , reselling , resold ) VERB If you resell something that you have bought, you sell it again. □ [V n] Shopkeepers buy them in bulk and resell them for £150 each. □ [V ] It makes sense to buy at dealer prices so you can maximize your profits if you resell.
re|sem|blance /r I ze mbləns/ (resemblances ) N‑VAR [oft adj N ] If there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar to each other. □ [+ between ] There was a remarkable resemblance between him and Pete. [Also + to ]
re|sem|ble /r I ze mb ə l/ (resembles , resembling , resembled ) VERB [no cont] If one thing or person resembles another, they are similar to each other. □ [V n] The fish had white, firm flesh that resembled chicken.
re|sent /r I ze nt/ (resents , resenting , resented ) VERB If you resent someone or something, you feel bitter and angry about them. □ [V n] She resents her mother for being so tough on her.
re|sent|ful /r I ze ntfʊl/ ADJ If you are resentful , you feel resentment. □ [+ about ] At first I felt very resentful and angry about losing my job. ● re|sent|ful|ly ADV [usu ADV with v] □ For a moment she continued to look at him resentfully.
re|sent|ment /r I ze ntmənt/ (resentments ) N‑UNCOUNT Resentment is bitterness and anger that someone feels about something. □ [+ at ] She expressed resentment at being interviewed by a social worker.
res|er|va|tion /re zə r ve I ʃ ə n/ (reservations )
1 N‑VAR If you have reservations about something, you are not sure that it is entirely good or right. □ [+ about ] I told him my main reservation about his film was the ending.
2 N‑COUNT If you make a reservation , you arrange for something such as a table in a restaurant or a room in a hotel to be kept for you. □ He went to the desk to make a reservation.
3 N‑COUNT A reservation is an area of land that is kept separate for a particular group of people to live in. □ Seventeen thousand Native Americans live on this reservation.
4 → see also central reservation
re|serve ◆◆◇ /r I zɜː r v/ (reserves , reserving , reserved )
1 VERB [usu passive] If something is reserved for a particular person or purpose, it is kept specially for that person or purpose. □ [be V -ed + for ] A double room with a balcony overlooking the sea had been reserved for him.
2 VERB If you reserve something such as a table, ticket, or magazine, you arrange for it to be kept specially for you, rather than sold or given to someone else. □ [V n] I'll reserve a table for five.