reflect [ re- = back 回；fleet = to bend 彎曲“to bend back 彎曲后又反彈回來”→]v. turn or throw back (light，heat, sound, etc.) 反射（光、熱、聲等）/ The sidewalks reflect heat on a hot day. 大熱天人行道會(huì)把熱量反射過來。

reflection n. 反射；反照；反映 

reflective a. 反射的；反映的

regress [ re- = back 回；gress = to go 走→]v. go back; move backward 退回；倒退 / They indicate an area of sedimentation, as when a sea regresses from the land. 他們指出一片沉積地帶， 那是海水從陸地上退卻后現(xiàn)出來的。

regression n. 回歸，復(fù)歸；倒退；退步

regressive a. 回歸的；倒退的；退步的

rehabilitate [ re- = again 重新；habilit = to hold 掌握；-ate v.=>“to hold again 重新掌握”→]v. restore (a person) to a former position 恢復(fù)(某人的)地位 / He completely rehabilitated himself and again became a respected citizen. 他完全恢復(fù)了名譽(yù)，又成為受人尊敬的公民。

rehabilitation n. 恢復(fù)

reject [ re- = back 回; ject = to throw 拋→]v. ① throw back or send away 拋棄；丟掉 / First we should reject those weak seedlings. 我們得先把弱苗剔除掉。②refuse to accept 拒收，抵制 / He tried to join the army but was rejected because of poor health. 他想?yún)④?，但因身體差被拒絕了。

rejection n. 拒絕，抵制；拋棄；駁回