Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter R - Page 33
Regretful (a.) 懊悔的；遺憾的；惆悵的 [（+for/ about）] [+that] Full of regret; indulging in regrets; repining. -- {Re*gret"ful*ly}, adv.
Regretful (a.) Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase" [syn: {regretful}, {sorry}, {bad}] [ant: {unregretful}, {unregretting}].
Regrettable (a.) 使人悔恨的；令人遺憾的；可惜的；不幸的 (Of conduct or an event) Giving rise to regret; undesirable; unwelcome.
‘The loss of this number of jobs is regrettable.’
‘Irresponsible and regrettable actions.’
Regrettable (a.) 可嘆的，可惜的，抱歉的 Deserving regret; "regrettable remarks"; "it's regrettable that she didn't go to college"; "it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church" [syn: {regrettable}, {too bad}].
Regrettably (adv.) 抱歉地；遺憾地 By bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay" [syn: {unfortunately}, {unluckily}, {regrettably}, {alas}] [ant: {as luck would have it}, {fortuitously}, {fortunately}, {luckily}].
Regrow (v. i. & v. t.) To grow again.
Regrowth (n.) 再生長；再生苗 The act of regrowing; a second or new growth. -- Darwin.
The regrowth of limbs which had been cut off. -- A. B. Buckley.
Reguardant (a.) Same as Regardant.
Reguerdon (v. t.) To reward.
Regulable (a.) Capable of being regulated.
Regular (a.) 規則的，有規律的；固定的；正常的；定期的，定時的；經常的，習慣性的 Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building.
Regular (a.) Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits.
Regular (a.) Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular nomination; regular troops.
Regular (a.) Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.
Regular (a.) Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug.
Regular (a.) (Bot. & Zool.) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin.
Regular (a.) (Crytallog.) Same as {Isometric}.
{Regular polygon} (Geom.), A plane polygon which is both equilateral and equiangular.
{Regular polyhedron} (Geom.), A polyhedron whose faces are equal regular polygons. There are five regular polyhedrons, -- the tetrahedron, the hexahedron, or cube, the octahedron, the dodecahedron, and the icosahedron.
{Regular sales} (Stock Exchange), Sales of stock deliverable on the day after the transaction.
{Regular troops}, Troops of a standing or permanent army; -- opposed to militia.
Syn: Normal; orderly; methodical. See {Normal}.
Regular (n.) (R. C. Ch.) [C] 正規兵；（球隊的）正式隊員；【口】老顧客，老客戶；固定職工，長工 A member of any religious order or community who has taken the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and who has been solemnly recognized by the church. -- Bp. Fitzpatrick.
Regular (n.) (Mil.) A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; -- chiefly used in the plural.
Regular (a.) In accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties" [ant: {irregular}].
Regular (a.) Often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine" [syn: {regular(a)}, {veritable(a)}].
Regular (a.) Conforming to a standard or pattern; "following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet".
Regular (a.) Regularly scheduled for fixed times; "at a regular meeting of the PTA"; "regular bus departures".
Regular (a.) In accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime".
Regular (a.) Occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing" [syn: {even}, {regular}].
Regular (a.) Relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: {regular}, {steady}].
Regular (a.) (Used of the military) Belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces; "the regular army" [ant: {irregular}].
Regular (a.) (Of solids) Having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula [ant: {irregular}].
Regular (a.) Not constipated [syn: {unconstipated}, {regular}] [ant: {constipated}].
Regular (a.) Symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon" [syn: {even}, {regular}].
Regular (a.) Not deviating from what is normal; "her regular bedtime".
Regular (a.) Officially full-time; "regular students".
Regular (n.) A regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture" [syn: {regular}, {habitue}, {fixture}].
Regular (n.) A soldier in the regular army.
Regular (n.) A dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars".
Regular (n.) A garment size for persons of average height and weight.
Regularia (n. pl.) A division of Echini which includes the circular, or regular, sea urchins.
Regularity (n.) 規則性，規律性，一致性 [U]；端正，整齊，勻稱 [U]；有規律的事物 [C] The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline; the regularity of motion.
Regularity (n.) A property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles [syn: regularity, geometrical regularity].
Regularity (n.) The quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate; "he was famous for the regularity of his habits" [ant: irregularity, unregularity].
Regularize (v. t.) To cause to become regular; to regulate.
Regularly (adv.) 有規則地，一絲不苟地，正式地 In a regular manner; in uniform order; methodically; in due order or time.
Regularly (adv.) In a regular manner; "letters arrived regularly from his children" [syn: {regularly}, {on a regular basis}] [ant: {irregularly}, {on an irregular basis}].
Regularly (adv.) Having a regular form; "regularly shaped objects" [ant: {irregularly}].
Regularly (adv.) In a regular way without variation; "try to breathe evenly" [ant: {irregularly}].
Regularly (adv.) (Often) 經常 Often.
// She regularly appears on TV talk shows.
// Accidents regularly occur on this street.
// Experts say that the product, if eaten regularly, could be harmful.
Regularness (n.) Regularity.
Regulated (imp. & p. p.) of Regulate
Regulating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Regulate
Regulate (v. t.) 管理；控制；為……制訂規章；校準；調整，調節；使規則化；使條理化 To adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws.
The laws which regulate the successions of the seasons. -- Macaulay.
The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own disputes, and regulated their own police. -- Bancroft.
Regulate (v. t.) To put in good order; as, to regulate the disordered state of a nation or its finances.
Regulate (v. t.) To adjust, or maintain, with respect to a desired rate, degree, or condition; as, to regulate the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc.
{To regulate a watch} or {To regulate a clock}, To adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately standard time.
Syn: To adjust; dispose; methodize; arrange; direct; order; rule; govern.
Regulate (v.) Fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch" [syn: {regulate}, {modulate}].
Regulate (v.) Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: {regulate}, {regularize}, {regularise}, {order}, {govern}] [ant: {deregulate}].
Regulate (v.) Shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: {determine}, {shape}, {mold}, {influence}, {regulate}].
Regulate (v.) Check the emission of (sound) [syn: {baffle}, {regulate}].
Regulation (n.) 規章；規則，規定；條例 [C]；管理；調整，調節；校準 [U] The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.
The temper and regulation of our own minds. -- Macaulay.
Regulation (n.) A rule or order prescribed for management or government; prescription; a regulating principle; a governing direction; precept; law; as, the regulations of a society or a school.
{Regulation sword}, {cap}, {uniform}, etc. (Mil.), A sword, cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by the official regulations.
Syn: {Law}; rule; method; principle; order; precept. See {Law}.
Regulation (a.) 標準的；正規的，正式的；普通的，一般的 Prescribed by or according to regulation; "regulation army equipment."
Regulation (n.) An authoritative rule [syn: {regulation}, {ordinance}].
Regulation (n.) A principle or condition that customarily governs behavior;
"it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" [syn: {rule}, {regulation}].
Regulation (n.) The state of being controlled or governed.
Regulation (n.) (Embryology) The ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered.
Regulation (n.) The act of bringing to uniformity; making regular [syn: {regulation}, {regularization}, {regularisation}].
Regulation (n.) The act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians" [syn: {regulation}, {regulating}].
Regulation (n.) A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.
‘Planning regulations.’
Regulation (n.) [As modifier] In accordance with regulations; of the correct type.
‘Regulation army footwear.’
Regulation (n.) (Informal) [A s modifier] Of a familiar or predictable type; formulaic.
‘A regulation Western parody.’
Regulation (n.) mass noun The action or process of regulating or being regulated.
‘The regulation of financial markets.’
Regulative (a.) Tending to regulate; regulating.
Regulative (a.) Necessarily assumed by the mind as fundamental to all other knowledge; furnishing fundamental principles; as, the regulative principles, or principles a priori; the regulative faculty.
Regulator (n.) 調整者；管理者；調節器；調節閥 One who, or that which, regulates.
Regulator (n.) (Mach.) A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a.) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b.) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive.
Regulator (n.) A clock, or other timepiece, used as a standard of correct time. See {Astronomical clock} (a), under {Clock}.
Regulator (n.) A member of a volunteer committee which, in default of the lawful authority, undertakes to preserve order and prevent crimes; also, sometimes, one of a band organized for the comission of violent crimes. [U. S.]
A few stood neutral, or declared in favor of the Regulators. -- Bancroft.
Regulator (n.) Any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc..
Regulator (n.) An official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest.
Regulator (n.) A control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) [syn: {governor}, {regulator}].
Reguline (a.) Of or pertaining to regulus.
Regulize (v. t.) To reduce to regulus; to separate, as a metal from extraneous matter; as, to regulize antimony.
Reguluses (n. pl. ) of Regulus
Reguli (n. pl. ) of Regulus
Regulus (n.) 【冶】銻塊；金屬渣；（R-）獅子座的一等星，軒轅十四（獅子座α） A petty king; a ruler of little power or consequence.
Regulus (n.) (Chem. & Metal.) The button, globule, or mass of metal, in a more or less impure state, which forms in the bottom of the crucible in smelting and reduction of ores.
Note: The name was introduced by the alchemists, and applied by them in the first instance to antimony. It signifies little king; and from the facility with which antimony alloyed with gold, these empirical philosophers had great hopes that this metal, antimony, would lead them to the discovery of the philosopher's stone. -- Ure.
Regulus (n.) (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Leo; -- called also the Lion's Heart.
Regulus (n.) The brightest star in Leo.
Regulus (n.) A genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets [syn: Regulus, genus Regulus].
Regurgitate (v. t.) (v. i. & v. t.)（使）湧回；（使）流回；（使）反胃；（使）反芻 To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity.
Regurgitate (v. i.) To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.
The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the esophagus and mouth. -- Quain.
Regurgitate (v.) Pour or rush back; "The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle".
Regurgitate (v.) Feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food; "many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest".
Regurgitate (v.) Repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information" [syn: regurgitate, reproduce].
Regurgitate (v.) Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down].
Regurgitate (v.) [ I or T ] （使）（咽下的食物）返回到口中；反芻 To bring back swallowed food into the mouth.
// Owls regurgitate partly digested food to feed their young.
Regurgitate (v.) [ T ] (Disapproving) （不加思考地）重複；照搬；照本宣科 If you regurgitate facts, you just repeat what you have heard without thinking about it.
// Many students simply regurgitate what they hear in lectures.
Regurgitation (n.) 湧回；流回；反胃；反芻 The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance.
Regurgitation (n.) Specifically (Med.), The reversal of the natural direction in which the current or contents flow through a tube or cavity of the body. -- Quain.
Regurgitation (n.) The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.
Regurgitation (n.) Backflow of blood through a defective heart valve.
Regurgitation (n.) Recall after rote memorization; "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation".
Regurgitation (n.) The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth [syn: vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking].
Regurgitation (n.) [ U ] (Specialized) 流回，逆流，反芻 The act of bringing swallowed food back into the mouth.
// Vomiting is the regurgitation of partly digested food from the stomach to the mouth.
Rehabilitated (imp. & p. p.) of Rehabilitate.
Rehabilitating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rehabilitate.
Rehabilitate (v. t.) (v. i. & v. t.)（使）復興；（使）恢復原狀；（使）復權；（使）復職 To invest or clothe again with some right, authority, or dignity; to restore to a former capacity; to reinstate; to qualify again; to restore, as a delinquent, to a former right, rank, or privilege lost or forfeited; -- a term of civil and canon law.
Restoring and rehabilitating the party. -- Burke.
Rehabilitate (v.) Help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute; "The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated"; "After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is no rehabilitated".
Rehabilitate (v.) Reinstall politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime" [ant: purge].
Rehabilitate (v.) Restore to a state of good condition or operation.
Rehabilitation (n.) 修復；復興；復職；恢復名譽，昭雪；（病殘人的）康復，更新；（罪犯的）改過遷善 The act of Rehabilitating, or the state of being rehabilitated. -- Bouvier. Walsh.
Rehabilitation (n.) The restoration of someone to a useful place in society
Rehabilitation (n.) The conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation [syn: reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation].
Rehabilitation (n.) Vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation.
Rehabilitation (n.) The treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises.
Rehash (v. t.) To hash over again; to prepare or use again; as, to rehash old arguments.
Rehash (n.) Something hashed over, or made up from old materials.
Rehear (v. t.) To hear again; to try a second time; as, to rehear a cause in Chancery.
Rehearsal (n.) 預演，排演，練習，背誦，復述 The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise.
Rehearsed (imp. & p. p.) of Rehearse
Rehearsing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rehearse
Rehearse (v. i.) 排練，排演；練習；演習 To recite or repeat something for practice. "There will we rehearse." -- Shak.
Rehearse (v. t.) 排練，排演；給……排練 To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite. -- Chaucer.
When the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul. -- 1 Sam. xvii. 31.
Rehearse (v. t.) To narrate; to relate; to tell.
Rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord. -- Judg. . v. 11.
Rehearse (v. t.) To recite or repeat in private for experiment and improvement, before a public representation; as, to rehearse a tragedy.
Rehearse (v. t.) To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal. [R.]
He has been rehearsed by Madame Defarge as to his having seen her. -- Dickens.
Syn: To recite; recapitulate; recount; detail; describe; tell; relate; narrate.
Rehearse (v.) Engage in a rehearsal (of) [syn: {rehearse}, {practise}, {practice}].
Rehearse (v.) (C1) [ I or T ] （為公演而）排練，排演 To practise a play, a piece of music, etc. in order to prepare it for public performance.
// The musicians rehearsed (the symphony) for the concert.
// (Figurative) On her way to her interview she silently rehearsed what she would say.
Rehearse (v.) [ T ] (Formal) 詳細復述；反復講 When someone rehearses a story or an argument, they repeat it with all the details.
// These are arguments that I've heard rehearsed at meetings many times before.
Rehearser (n.) One who rehearses.
Reheat (v. t.) To heat again.
Reheat (v. t.) To revive; to cheer; to cherish.
Rehibition (n.) The returning of a thing purchased to the seller, on the ground of defect or frand.
Rehibitory (a.) Of or relating to rehibition; as, a rehibitory action.
Rehire (v. t.) To hire again.
Reharmonize (v.) [With object] (v. t.) 重配和聲；和聲重新編配；重配和弦 To restore balance or harmony to.
Reharmonize (v.) [Music] [With object] To harmonize (a piece of music) in a different way.
Reharmonization (n.) 和聲重配 A piece of music whose original harmony has been revised.
Rehypothecate (v. t.) To hypothecate again.
Reis (n. pl. ) of Rei
Rei (n.) A portuguese money of account, in value about one tenth of a cent.
Reichsrath (n.) The parliament of Austria (exclusive of Hungary, which has its own diet, or parliament). It consists of an Upper and a Lower House, or a House of Lords and a House of Representatives.
Reichsstand (n.) A free city of the former German empire.
Reichstag (n.) The Diet, or House of Representatives, of the German empire, which is composed of members elected for a term of three years by the direct vote of the people. See Bundesrath.
Reif (n.) Robbery; spoil.
Reigle (n.) A hollow cut or channel for quiding anything; as, the reigle of a side post for a flood gate.
Reigle (v. t.) To regulate; to govern.
Reiglement (n.) Rule; regulation.
Reign (n.) Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.
He who like a father held his reign. -- Pope.
Saturn's sons received the threefold reign Of heaven, of ocean, and deep hell beneath. -- Prior.
Reign (n.) The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
[God] him bereft the regne that he had. -- Chaucer.
Reign (n.) The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth.
Reigned (imp. & p. p.) of Reign
Reigning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reign
Reign (v. i.) To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule. -- Chaucer.
We will not have this man to reign over us. -- Luke xix. 14.
Shall Banquo's issue ever Reign in this kingdom? -- Shak.
Reign (n.) Hence, to be predominant; to prevail. "Pestilent diseases which commonly reign in summer." -- Bacon.
Reign (n.) To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule.
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body. -- Rom. vi. 12.
Syn: To rule; govern; direct; control; prevail.
Reign (n.) A period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism".
Reign (n.) The period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the reign of Henry VIII".
Reign (n.) Royal authority; the dominion of a monarch [syn: reign, sovereignty].
Reign (v.) Have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time".
Reign (v.) Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" [syn: predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail].
Reigner (n.) One who reigns. [R.] re-ignite
Reignite (v. t.) 將……再點火；再點燃 To ignite anew, as of a fire.
Reignite (v.) Ignite anew, as of something burning; "The strong winds reignited the cooling embers".
Compare: Ignite
Ignite (v.) (v. t.) 點燃，使燃燒；使灼熱；使發光；激起；使激動 (v. i.) 著火，發火，開始燃燒 Catch fire or cause to catch fire.
[No object] ‘Furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites.’
[With object] ‘He lit a cigarette which ignited the petrol fumes.’
Ignite (v.) [With object] Arouse or inflame (an emotion or situation).
‘The words ignited new fury in him.’
Reillume (v. t.) To light again; to cause to shine anew; to relume; to reillumine.
Reilluminate (v. t.) To enlighten again; to reillumine.
Reillumination (n.) The act or process of enlightening again.
Reillumine (v. t.) To illumine again or anew; to reillume.
Reim (n.) A strip of oxhide, deprived of hair, and rendered pliable, -- used for twisting into ropes, etc.
Reimbark (v. t. & i.) See Reembark.
Reimbody (v. t. & i.) To imbody again.
Reimbursable (a.) Capable of being repaid; repayable.
Reimbursed (imp. & p. p.) of Reimburse
Reimbursing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reimburse
Reimburse (v. t.) 償還；歸還；補償；賠償 To replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for what has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay back; to restore; as, to reimburse the expenses of a war.
Reimburse (v. t.) To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive; as, to reimburse one's self by successful speculation. -- Paley.
Reimburse (v.) Pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?"
Reimburse (v.) Reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss [syn: recoup, reimburse].
Reimbursement (n.) 償還；退款；補償；賠償 The act reimbursing. -- A. Hamilton.
Reimbursement (n.) Compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.; "he received reimbursement for his travel expenses".
Reimburser (n.) 償付者 One who reimburses.
Reimplant (v. t.) 再植入 To implant again.