ilpurple adj 紫的;There are many purple flowers in the park.
purpose n 目的;意图;What is your purpose to go to America?
purposeful adj 有目的的;有决心的;有毅力的;He always does things in a purposeful way.
purposeless adj 毫无目的的;缺乏毅力的;He regretted that he had led a purposeless life.
purposelessly adv 毫无目的地;缺乏毅力地;Hearing this news, he walked out on the street purposelessly.
pursue v 追逐;追捕;Policemen are pursuing a robber in that area.
pursuit n 追求;寻求;They did all this for the pursuit of profit.
puzzle v 使迷惑;They were puzzled at the complicated instructions.
puzzlement n 迷惑;The students watched the teacher with puzzlement.
puzzling adj 令人费解的;He offered a puzzling answer to the riddle.
pyjamas n 睡衣;It's not polite to meet one's guests in pyjamas.
pyramid n 金字塔;The ancient pyramid in Egypt is one of the world's wonders.
quaint adj 古色古香的;I enjoy these quaint little cottages in the village.
quake v 颤动;She was quaking with cold.
qualify v 具有资格;I will not qualify for the position till next year.
qualified adj 合格的;I am not qualified for it.
qualification n 资格;文凭;Have you all the qualifications?
quality n 质量;She only uses cosmetics of the highest quality.
qualitative adj 性质的;定性的;We need some qualitative analysis.
quarantine n 检疫;Taking animals into another country may face quarantine restrictions.
quarrel v n 争吵;吵架;I had a quarrel with her.
quartz n 石英;Have you bought the quartz clock?
quay n 码头;
queer 古怪的;Do you think she is a little queer in the head?
query n 疑问;In case of further queries, please don't hesitate to ask me.
quest v n 寻求;Some people really enjoy the quest for knowledge.
questionnaire n 问卷;I gave out fifty questionnaires and only sixteen returned.
queue n v 排队;There was a long queue outside the cinema.
quicken v 加快;I quickened my steps.
quilt n 被子;Do you need a quilt?
quit v 离开;退出;She had to quit school at twelve.
quiver v 颤抖;She quivered with rage.
quiz n 小测验;We have a quiz every Monday morning.
quota n 配额;I've done my quota of work so I am going home.
quote v 引用;She quoted many people to support her view.
quotation n 引语;You can begin your composition with a quotation.
racial adj 种族的;We shouldn't have racial discrimination.
rack n 架子;Please put your bag on the rack.
radar n 雷达;We located an aircraft by radar.
radiate v 放射;辐射;发出(光或者热);In my memory, he was like a stove that always radiate light and warmth.
stove n 炉子;
radiation n 放射;辐射;There was a dangerous radiation in the experiment.
radiant adj 光辉灿烂的;发光的;容光焕发的;I am glad to see the radiant sun.
radiator n 散热器;冷却器;This car has a fan-cooled radiator.
radical adj 根基的;根本性的;The revolution has brought some radical changes to their society.
radically adv 根本地;It is difficult to alter it radically.
radioactive adj 放射性的;radioactivity n 放射;
radius n 半径;Police searched all the woods within a five-mile radius.
raffle n 抽彩售货;I won a VCR in a raffle.
raft n 筏;木排;橡皮船;These shipwrecked sailors sere overjoyed when they saw a raft.
shipwreck n 船只失事;海难;
rag n 破布;She cleaned my motor with an oily rag.
ragged adj 破旧的;Her sleeves were ragged at the cuffs.
rage n 盛怒;He flew into a rage.
raid n 突袭;抢劫;A security guard was killed in the car raid.
rail n 轨;横栏;Hold the handrail for safety, please.
railing n 栏杆;扶手;
rainbow n 彩虹;Rainbow often apears after a rain.
bow n 弓;弓形;
rainfall n 降雨;降雨量;The annual rainfall here is 10cm.
rain forest n 雨林;There are many rain forest in the tropical regions.
rainproof adj 防雨的;My father bought a rainproof jacket last week.
rainstorm n 暴风雨;There was a rainstorm yesterday.
rainwater n 雨水;Rainwater is in great need in drought areas.
rally v 集合起来;The troops rallied round their leader.
ramble v 漫步;I like rambling about in the country.
ramshackle adj 破烂不堪的;This is a ramshackle bus that no one likes to take.
random n 任意;The winning numbers are drawn at random.
randomly adv 随便地;We can't choose our major randomly.
rapid adj 迅速的;He has rapid reflexes.
reflex n 反射;反映;
rapidity n 迅速;This game is made for the training of the rapidity and correctness of your judgement.
correctness n 正确性;
rapidly adv The child ran towards his mother rapidly.
rapport n 融洽和谐的关系;She is in rapport with her neighbours.
ratify v 批准;认可;The pact was ratified yesterday.
rating n 等级;级别;The critics' rating of this film was low.
ratio n 比;比率;The ratio of 1 to 3 and 30 to 90 are the same.
ration n 定量;配给;The weekly butter ration was very little during the war.
rationing n 配给制;The country may have to introduce petrol rationing.
rational adj 理性的;Man is a rational being.
rationally adv 合理地;We argued rationally with the boss.
rationale n 基本原理;The rationale behind a decision must be absolutely right.
ravage v 严重毁坏;抢劫;Bands of soldiers ravaged the city.
raw adj 生的;
ray n 射线;X-rays can go through any object.
razor n 剃刀;I brought a razor for my father.
react v 做出反应;She reacted to the insult by turning her back on him.
reaction n 反应;What was his reaction to the news??
reactor n 反应堆;电抗器;
readable adj 可读的;He has written some highly readable books for disabled children.
readability n 可读性;易读;The book on popular science are of readability.
readjust v 重新适应;You need some time to readjust.
readjustment n 重新适应;New-comers will go through a period of readjustment.
readily adv 毫不迟疑地;He answered her question readily.
ready-made adj 现成的;My sister bought a ready-made suit.
reality n 现实;You should not escape from reality.
realism n 现实主义;He is a typical person of realism in our class.
realist n 现实主义者;
realistic adj 实事求是的;Be realistic, you can't expect a big salary at eighteen.
realistically adv 实事求是地;We had better investigate the case realistically.
virtual reality 虚拟现实;
realize v 意识到;实现;
realization n 实现;意识;I was struck by the sudden realization that I would probably never see her again.