9387.retire(动)退休；退役
The general retire to the country last year.
那位将军去年退休后就到乡下养老去了。

9388.revamp(动)修补；改造；改写
We want someone not just to bootlick but to help us revamp our organization.
我们要的不是附和夸奖的人，而是能帮我们改进机制的人。

9389.revenue(名)国家的收入、税收
不可数
Revenue and expenditure are balanced．
收支平衡。

9390.review(名)批评、评论；重新探查
His research will come under review．
他的研究有待进一步考察。

9391.revolution(名)革命、大变革
The revolution brought many changes．
这场革命带来了许多变化。

9392.rift(名)分裂；不和；裂痕
A deep rift had started in their family life.
他们的家庭生活出现了深深的裂痕。

9393.righeous(形)公正的、正直的；正当的
同义词just
Tom is a righeous justice.
汤姆是位公正的法官。

9394.ritual(名)例行公事、习惯、老规矩
She went through her usual of making sure all the doors were locked before she want to bed.
她上床之前按惯例检查一下所有的门是不是都锁上了。

9395.rival(名)竞争者、对手、敌手
He triumphed over the defeated rival．
他对被击败的对手露出一副扬扬得意的神色。

9396.roadwork(名)道路施工
不可数
Major roadwork will be completed in February．
主要道路施工将于二月份结束。

9397.roam(动)漫步、漫游；流浪
We spent the day roaming around the streets.
我们漫步街头度过了一天。

9398.role(名)角色
Tom played the role of the old king in our school play．
汤姆在我们学校演的剧中扮演老国王的角色。

9399.root(名)根、地下茎
No root,no friut.
无根就无果。

9400.rote(名)死记硬背；制式的方式
不可数
He recited the poem by rote．
他死背了这首诗。

9401.roundup(名)综合报导、综述
不可数
we'll be back after the break with a roundup of today's other stories．
休息之后我们会报导今天其他重要的新闻。

9402.rugged(形)高低不平的、粗糙的
The path to glory is always rugged.
光荣之路常坎坷。

9403.rumor(名)谣传、传说
The rumor was fabricated by the enemy radio station.
这谣言是敌方的广播电台捏造出来的。

9404.rural(形)乡村的；农业的
Crops are grown in rural areas.
作物种在乡村地区。

9405.sacred(形)神圣的、庄重的
同义词holy
The cow is a sacred animal to Hindus．
对印度人来说，牛是一种神圣的动物。

9406.sample(名)样本；例子
My company's sample are presented free.
本公司的样品免费赠送。

9407.sanction(名)国际制裁；批准
We have the sanction of the law to play ball in this park.
法律准许我们在这个公园里打球。

9408.sanitary(形)卫生的、清洁的
Hospital operating instruments must be sanitary．
医院的手术器具必须是消毒过的 。

9409.sap(名)边材；汁液
The sap has ascended her arms.
树液沾到她的双臂上了。

9410.satellite(名)卫星
The moon is a satellite of the earth．
月球是地球的卫星。

9411.saturate(动)使饱和；浸透、渗透、使湿透
The air was saturate with the perfume of the flowers.
空气中充满着花的芬芳。

9412.saucepan(名)长柄有盖的平底深锅
The milk is warmed in a saucepan on the stove.
牛奶放在炉灶上的锅里热着。

9413.scaffolding(名)鹰架
They're taking the scaffolding down next week.
他们下周将拆除鹰架。

9414.scandal(名)丑闻、丑事
It is a scandal for a city official to take tax money for his own use.
挪用税款对一位市政官员来说是件丑闻。

9415.scanner(名)光电子扫描装置、扫描机
If the scanner detects the signature, it warns you that you are infected.
如果扫描到这种编码，它就会警告你已经被感染了。

9416.scene(名)舞台布景；景色
The sunriser is a beautiful scene．
日出是一幅美景。

9417.scheme(名)计划；组合
Joe planned to steal the money，but his scheme were discovered．
乔打算去偷那笔钱，但他的诡计被揭穿了。

9418.scoop(名)新闻的抢先报导、独家新闻、最新内幕消息
The newspaper got a scoop on the airplane crash.
该报独家报导了那攻飞机失事。

9419.scrub(名)矮树丛、灌木丛
Remnants of the original forest cover, either scrub forest or well-developed woodlands,are still found in steep ravines.
在陡峭的深谷中，仍有昔日灌木丛和森林的残迹。

9420.sculpture(名)雕刻品、雕像
How botchy that sculpture is!
那座雕像真难看！