reach for . stretch one's hand so as to touch or hold伸手拿

There was no time for me to reach for my own gun．我来不及掏出枪。

 read between the lines . find a meaning that is not expressed体会字里行间的意思

If you read between the lines，this letter is really a request for money．如果你细心体会一下，这封信实际上是要钱。

Read between the lines，and you'll find out what's at the back of his mind．从字里行间去体会他的言外之意，你就会发现他头脑里究竟在考虑什么。

read into . give an interpretation to（a statement，a situation，）；add more than is justified对（声明、形势等）加以解释；自以为有某种含意

He read into the statement a deep insult．他认为该声明含有极大的侮辱。

You are reading into the situation more than the facts warrant．你对形势的估计比实际情况夸大了。

Too much should not be read into the minister's statement；we can't expect a sudden easing of the situation．不要对部长的讲话乱加解释；我们不能指望形势会突然缓和下来。

Don't read things into what I say．不要对我讲的话妄加解释。

read out of . expel from，or declare no longer to belong to（some organization）by proclamation of any kind宣布除名；自（政党等）逐出

He was read out of the club for violation of its rules．他因违反俱乐部规章而被开除。

read somebody 's mind . know what somebody is thinking知道某人在想什么；猜透某人的心思

I have known John so long that I can read his mind．我跟约翰已认识很久了，因此我知道他在想什么。

read up . collect information by reading 通过阅读获取知识或情报

He was reading up what Roberts had written on the history of India．他正在研究罗伯茨所写的关于印度历史的著作。

read up . read carefully for an examination or other special purposes为准备考试或其它目的仔细攻读

I'm going to read up on statistics before the exam．我打算在考试前攻读统计学。

He has been reading the subject up．他一直在攻读这门课程。

 ready for . prepared and fit for准备好

It took us several hours to get the gymnasium ready for the school dance．为办学校舞会，我们花了几个小时才把体育馆布置好。

reckon on . trust信赖

You can always reckon on me．你总是可以信赖我。

reckon on . expect（something．to happen）；base one's assumption on盼望（某事发生）；想到

You can't reckon on seeing him．你不要指望能见到他。

She didn't reckon on six dinner guests．她没有预料来赴宴的客人会有六个。

 reckon with . deal with对付；处理

I have to reckon with many problems every day．我每天必须处理许多问题。

I wouldn't like to reckon with the director when he is in a bad temper．主任脾气不好时我不想与他打交道。

  reckon with . consider carefully；include in consideration or planning认真考虑；考虑到

We must reckon with all possible difficulties when we are considering the contract．在考虑合同时，我们要把所有可能的困难都估计到。

Before you do anything，you must reckon with the danger that may arise there from．无论做什么事，都必须估计到可能因此而产生的危险。

 reckon with . settle accounts or claims with 结算账目；结账

It is a long time since I reckoned with the merchant．我已经很久没有和那个商人结账了。

 reckon with . punish惩罚

All those who opposed us have now been reckoned with．所有反对我们的人都已受到了惩罚。

reconciled to . prepared to accept甘心接受

He is not reconciled to his defeat．他不甘心失败。

recover from . regain health from恢复健康

A healthy child quickly recovers from a fever．健康的孩子发烧后康复很快。

 refer to . make reference of allusion to；mention谈到；提到

It was unwise in your speech to refer to rising unemployment．你在讲话中谈到失业率上升的情况，这是不明智的。

The veteran fighter referred to his experiences during the Long March．那位战士提到他在长征中的经历。

 refer to . look at something for information查阅

If you don't know what it means，refer to the dictionary．如果你不知道它的意思，可以查字典。

In drawing up the plan，they went to the library to refer to many books．在制订计划时，他们到图书馆查阅了许多书籍。

 refer to . concern；relate or apply to涉及；关于；有关

The new law does not refer to the land used for farming．这项新法律不涉及农业用地。

I have examined all the documents referring to the matter．我翻阅了所有关于此事的文件。

What I have to say refers to all of you．我要讲的话与你们大家都有关。

 refer to . send to somebody for decision or action提交…处理

The shop referred the complaint to the maker of the article．那家商店将投诉意见转给了制造商。

We referred the matter to the Finance Committee．我们把这事提交财务委员会处理。

refer to…as . speak of…as将…称作

Smoking is usually referred to as a bad habit．抽烟通常被认为是坏习惯。

I heard them refer to her as“Big Sister”．我听见他们称她为“大姐”。

Since gases and liquids are capable of flowing，they are commonly referred to as fluids．气体和液体都能流动，所以统称为流体。

refine upon . refine on . make better；improve改进；改造

We can refine on our plan if we consider the problem carefully．如果我们仔细考虑一下这个问题，我们是能把计划改进一下的。

He was asked to refine on her first outline to make it clearer and more exact．他被要求对她的最初提纲进行修改，使之更清楚更确切。

refine upon . refine on . be better than；surpass胜过；比…更好

Modern farming techniques refine on those of the past．现代农业技术比过去强。

We shall have to refine on our methods of advertising if we are to reach a wider public．我们如果想要造成更广泛的影响，就必须更加完善我们做广告的方法。