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单词 rif
释义

rif

or riff

[ rif ]
/ rɪf /

verb (used with object), riffed, rif·fing.Informal.

to discharge (a person) from military or civil service, especially as part of an economy program.

Origin of rif

First recorded in 1945–50; special use of RIF

Words nearby rif

Riesman, Riesz space, Rieti, Rietveld, Rievaulx Abbey, rif, rifacimento, Rifadin, Rifaʿiya, rifampicin, rifampin

Definition for rif (2 of 3)

Rif

or Riff

[ rif ]
/ rɪf /

noun

Er [er], /ɛr/, a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.

Definition for rif (3 of 3)

RIF
[ rif ]
/ rɪf /

noun

Military. a reduction in the personnel of an armed service or unit.
a reduction in the number of persons employed by a business, government department, etc., especially for budgetary reasons.

Origin of RIF

R(eduction)I(n)F(orce)
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Example sentences from the Web for rif

  • His country is one day east of Tetuan, in the Rif mountains.

    Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2|James Richardson
  • During the year, also, the Rif pirates gave trouble on the shores of northern Africa.

    The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
  • Riff-raff, rif′-raf, n. sweepings: refuse: the rabble, the mob.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for rif

Rif

Riff Rifi (ˈrɪfɪ)

/ (rɪf) /

noun

plural Rifs, Riffs, Rifis, Rif, Riff or Rifi a member of a Berber people, inhabiting the Atlas Mountains in Morocco
Also called: Rifian, Riffian (ˈrɪfɪən) the dialect of Berber spoken by this people
See Er Rif
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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