queue up . be in a line排队

People are queuing up for tickets for the concert．人们正排队购买音乐会的票。

quite a few . A large number of；more than a few；many许多

We didn't expect many to be present but quite a few people came to the meeting．我们并未指望有多少人出席，但还是很多人来参加了会议。

Quite a few people went to the game．有不少人去看球赛。

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rack one's brains . try one's best to think；try to remember something one has known；think hard with little or no result 绞尽脑汁；努力思考仍无结果；尽力回忆

He racked his brains during the test trying to solve the difficult problem．考试时他绞尽脑汁试图把难题解出来。

Henry racked his brains trying to remember where he left his key．亨利想来想去，试图回忆起他把钥匙放在什么地方了。

 rack up . score；acquire；gain；win获胜得分；获得；赢得

He racked up a large number of points．他得了很多分。

That bright student racked up ten scholarships during his college years．那个聪明的学生在大学时代获得十次奖学金。

rail at . reproach；abuse；complain bitterly of责骂；辱骂；对…大发牢骚

It is no use your railing at fate．抱怨命运不好是无济于事的。

We must not simply rail at a comrade when he makes mistakes，but we should help him correct them．当一个同志犯了错误时，我们不要仅仅责骂他，而应该帮助他改正。

rail in . enclose with rails or a railing用围栏围起来

They railed the area in．他们把那块地用栏杆围起来了。

rail off . mark off or separate with rails or a railing用栏杆隔开

The end of the garden was railed off to stop the children straying into the road．花园的尽头用栏杆隔开，不让孩子们走到大路上去。

They railed the meadows off from the new railway．他们用栏杆把草地和新修的铁路隔开了。

rain cats and dogs . rain very hard下大雨

In the middle of the picnic it started to rain cats and dogs and everyone got soaked．野餐中途下起了大雨，每个人都淋透了。

rain in . pour in纷至沓来；涌进

Invitations rained in on all sides．各方请柬纷至沓来。

rain or shine . whatever the weather is like无论天气如何

The sports meet will be held，rain or shine．无论天晴或下雨，运动会都将举行。

rain or shine . whatever happens无论什么情况

Sam knows he can depend on his family，rain or shine．山姆知道，无论发生什么情况，他都可以依靠家庭。

rain out . postpone or call off on account of rain（said of a football game or any other outdoor activity）（used in passive voice）因雨而推迟或停止举行（通常指足球或其它户外活动，常用被动语态）

The baseball game that we had planned to watch on TV was rained out．棒球赛因雨而取消，我们就看不成电视实况转播了。

We didn't know that the outdoor hockey match had been rained out and so we had to drive back home without seeing it ．我们不知道那场室外曲棍球赛因雨而取消，所以只好开车回家没看成。

rainy day . A time of need，esp．a time when money may be needed困难的时候，尤指缺钱的时候

I don't spend my whole salary．I put some in the bank for a rainy day．我不花光全部工资，在银行里存些钱以备不时之需。

Each week he saved a little money for a rainy day．每周他节省点钱以备急用。

raise eyebrows . raise one's eyebrows . feel shocked；cause surprise or disapproval（使）震惊

We all raised our eyebrows when we heard that two young men had beaten a tiger to death barehanded．当听到两个年轻人赤手空拳打死一只老虎时，我们不禁为之愕然。

The news that the princess was engaged to a commoner raised eyebrows all over the kingdom．公主与平民订婚的消息使全王国为之震惊。

raise the roof . make a lot of noise吵闹

The gang raised the roof with the singing．这帮人唱歌唱得吵死人。

raise the roof . scold loudly大声批评；严厉指责

Mother raised the roof when she saw the dog's muddy footprints on her new bed spread．看到新床单上有狗的泥脚印时，母亲便高声训斥。

rather than . more willingly…than；instead of 宁可…也不；而不

The dictator relied on abuse of his opponents rather than on sound reasoning．那个独裁者对他的反对者宁可大骂也不愿采取说理的办法。

 rattle through . say or do rather quickly迅速地说出；迅速地做某事

He rattled through his work in half an hour．他很快地在半小时内做完了工作。

The speaker rattled through his speech，failing to keep the interest of the crowd．那位演讲者很快就讲完了话，但是没能把握住听众的兴趣。

 rattle off .  reel off . say quickly without having to stop to think；recite easily and rapidly 不用思考而滔滔不绝地说出；背诵如流

We asked the waitress what flavors of ice cream she had，and she rattled them off．我们问女服务员有些什么样的冰淇淋，她不加思索地说出了一大串。

The professor rattled off a list of books that would be useful in studying the topic．这位教授报出了一串对研究这个专题有用的书籍。

rave about . speak about something with great admiration；talk about something with exaggerated enthusiasm大声赞扬；狂热地谈论某事

All the girls raved about the new singer．所有女孩都盛赞这位新歌手。

I cannot understand why teenagers rave about some of these pop singers．我真不明白为什么十几岁的年轻人会如醉如痴地谈论那些流行歌手。

rave about . give a display of uncontrollable anger or indignation about对…表现出极度的愤怒

Thinking that I might be a ready and sympathetic listener，she started raving about the shameful way she had been treated by her husband．她认为我可能愿意听而且会表示同情，所以就开始愤怒地诉说她丈夫对她的种种不体面的行径。