938.ravage(v.)破坏，蹂躏
UNICEF plans to use that time to step up public health and education programs in 14war－ravaged countries，
联合国儿童基金会打算利用这段时间，促进14个受战火摧残的国家的公共卫生与教育计划。
注：to step up促进，提高
939.recede (v.)后退
During the past 100years，the sea level has risen 1ft.along the U.S.Atlantic Coast，causing beaches to recede between 200ft·and 300ft.on average.
过去100,美国大西洋沿岸的海平面已上升1英尺，造成海岸线平均后退了200到300英尺。
940.rehabilitate (v.)平反，恢复
Abu A1rub said he committed the crime on behalf of the militant Islamic group Hamas to rehabilitate himself after being accused of collaborating with Israel.
阿布·阿尔鲁表示，由于自己被控与以色列勾结，于是犯下这桩罪行，以示支持哈玛斯民兵组织，还自己清白.
注：collaborate (v.)(与敌国)勾结，通敌
941.reiterate (v.)重述，重申
〖同〗repeat
Even before Secretary of State Warren Christopher traveled to Brussels to reiterate U .S.commitment to the Contact Group plan …the Pentagon was urging Clinton to cut his losses and compromise with the Serbs.
甚至在国务卿克里斯托弗俞往布鲁塞尔，重申美国对实行“接触团体”计划的承诺之前，国防部已在促请克林顿减少美国损失，并与塞尔维亚人妥协。
942.relish (v.)特别，欢(做……)
〖同〗enjoy
They relish citing examples of overzealous enforcement (of federal regulation)：the sheep rancher who was fined＄4.000for shooting a grizzly bear that was attacking him…
他们特别喜欢引用一些过于严厉执行联邦法令的例子，例如牧羊场主人射杀了一只想攻击他的大灰熊，结果被罚款4000美元。
注：overzealous (a.)过份热心的
943.rendezvous (v.n.)会面约会
〖同〗(v.)meet
Leeson had left Kuala Lumpur to rendezvous with his wife Lisa in the Malaysian resort town of Kota Kinabalu，and there…he boarded the plane in his own name.
里森先离开吉隆坡，到马来西亚的度假胜地哥打基纳巴卢与其妻丽莎会面，然后在那里以本名搭上飞机
注：resort (n.)度假胜地
944.repeal (v.)废除(法律)
〖同〗rescind You can outlaw technique，you cannot repeal biology.
可以立法禁止(某项)技术，但不能废除生物学。
注：outlaw (v.)宜布……为非法，禁止
945.replenish (V.)补充，补满
〖同〗refill
The challenge for every prisoner，particularly every political prisoner，is how to survive intact，how to emerge undiminished，how to conserve and even replenish one's beliefs.
每一名犯人，尤其是政治犯，所面临的挑战，就是如何毫发无伤地生存下来，如何保持原有的威望重现江湖，如何保持甚至完善个人的人生信念。
946.revile (v.)谩骂,痛斥
〖同〗hate despise
Meanwhile，the Bosnian Muslims revile them (peacekeepers)for standing by when women and children are shot.
与此同时，波斯尼亚的穆斯林痛斥维和部队眼见妇孺遭射杀仍袖手旁观。
947.revitalize (v.)再给予……活力，使复苏
〖同〗revive revivify
While the California company reported a healthy 10%gain in third-quarter profits，most of its toy lines are mature,and for them to grow，they must be constantly revitalized，particularly in the US.
这家加州公司在第三季的获利仍稳定增长10％，但它大部分的玩具都已经达到市场成熟阶段，若要再增长，势必得不断赋予它们新生命力，特别是在美国市场。