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单词 Rev
释义

rev /rev/

noun
  1. A revolution in an internal-combustion engine
  2. An act of revving an engine
transitive verb (revvˈing; revved)

To increase the speed of revolution in (often with up)

intransitive verb
  1. To revolve
  2. To increase in speed of revolution
ORIGIN: revolution

revved-upˈ adjective (figurative)

Excited, eagerly anticipating something

Rev.

abbrev
  1. (the Book of) the Revelation of St John, Revelations (Bible)
  2. Reverend (also Revd)
  3. Revise, revised or revision (also rev.)

revere /ri-vērˈ/

transitive verb
  1. To regard with high respect
  2. To venerate
ORIGIN: OFr reverer (Fr révérer), from L reverērī, from re-, intens, and verērī to feel awe

revērˈable adjective

reverence /revˈər-əns/ noun

  1. High respect
  2. Respectful awe
  3. Veneration
  4. The state of being held in high respect
  5. A gesture or observance of respect
transitive verb

To venerate

revˈerencer noun

revˈerend adjective

  1. Worthy of reverence
  2. Clerical
  3. (with cap; usu written Rev) a title prefixed to the name of a member of the clergy
noun (informal)

A member of the clergy

revˈerent adjective

Feeling or showing reverence

reverential /-enˈshl/ adjective

  1. Proceeding from reverence
  2. Respectful
  3. Submissive

reverenˈtially adverb

revˈerently adverb

reverer /ri-vērˈər/ noun

His (or Your) Reverence (now Irish or playful)

A mode of referring to or addressing a member of the clergy

Most Reverend

Is used of an archbishop, Right Reverend, a bishop, or Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Very Reverend, a dean, a former Moderator, or (if a member of the clergy) a Scottish University principal

Reverend Mother

A Mother Superior of a convent

save or saving (your) reverence (obsolete contracted to sir-reverence)

With all due respect to you (used when apologizing for introducing an unseemly word or subject)

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