respond to . answer or react to回答或反应

Would anyone care to respond to the last question? 谁愿意回答最后 一个问题?

respond to . get better as a result of （medicine）（药物）有效；因（药物）起作用而变好

The disease failed to respond to drugs．药对这病无效。

Most patients respond to this treatment．这种治疗对大部分病人有效。

responsible to . responsible for . legally or morally liable for carrying out a duty有责任的

Who is responsible for the project? 谁负责这项工程?

The pilot of an airliner is responsible for the safety of the passengers．飞行员对乘客的安全负有责任。

rest upon . rest on . lean on；be supported by依靠；支撑

The bridge rests upon stone arches．石拱支撑着桥。

The roof rests on eight columns．这屋顶时八根圆柱支撑着。

rest upon . rest on . （of eyes）stay on；fix at .（眼睛）凝视；注视

His eyes rested on the peaceful valley below．他注视着下面宁静的山谷。

rest upon . rest on . depend on；rely on；be based or founded on依据；相信；以…为基础

His decision to sail west rested on his belief that the world was round．他决定向西航行，因为他相信地球是圆的。

I rest on your promise．我相信你的诺言。

Our hope rests on you．我们的希望寄托在你们身上。

rest assured . do not doubt；be certain毋需置疑；放心

Rest assured，Mr．Wang will do his best to make your visit pleasant．请放心，王先生会尽力使你们的访问愉快的。

You may rest assured that everything possible will be done．你放心好了，凡能做到的，一定去做。

rest up . have a complete rest充分休息；彻底休息；歇足

After the exam，I'm going to rest up for a few weeks．考试结束后，我要好好休息几个星期。

rest with . lie with；be the responsibility of取决于…；由…负责

The fate of these prisoners rests with the judge．这些囚犯的命运掌握在法官手中。

It rests with you to decide．这要看你决定了。

restrain…from . hold back；keep under control；prevent from doing something 克制；抑制；阻止于某事

The dog was restrained from attacking the man．那狗被挡住，不让它咬人。

We had difficulty in restraining the children from rushing into the hall．我们很难不让孩子们冲进礼堂来。

restrict to . limit；keep within certain limits限制；约束；使在限度内

Our club membership is restricted to twenty．我们俱乐部的成员限制在二十人以内。

Discussion at the meeting was restricted to the agenda．这次会议的讨论只限于议程上的内容。

We are restricted to a speed of thirty miles an hour in built up areas．建筑物林立地区，我们的车速限制为每小时三十英里。

 result from . be the effect of something 由…引起；由…产生

Success results from hard work．成功来自于努力工作。

Any damage resulting from negligence must be paid by the borrower．因疏忽引起的任何损坏须由借方负责赔偿。

His illness resulted from bad food．他的病是由于吃了变质的食物引起的。

result in . cause；lead to；bring about the result that导致；造成…成果

The accident resulted in the death of two passengers．这场事故造成两名乘客死亡。

Compulsion will never result in convincing them．压制决不可能使他们信服。

His carelessness results in a serious blunder．他的粗枝大叶致使他犯了一个严重错误。

return the compliment . say or do the same to somebody  that he has said or done to one回敬

Mary said：“I love your new hairdo．” and Julie returned the compliment with“what a pretty dress you're wearing，Mary．”玛丽说：“我喜欢你的新发型。”朱丽回答说：“玛丽，你穿的衣服好漂亮啊。”

return the compliment .  Pay somebody  back回报；报复

Henry hit Jerry on the head，and Jerry returned the compliment．亨利打了杰里头上一拳，杰里也对亨利报以一拳。

revenge oneself upon…（for） .  revenge oneself on… （for）.  get even with…for为…而向…报仇

Hamlet revenged himself on his uncle，for his father's death．哈姆雷特向叔父报了杀父之仇。

He is sure to revenge himself on anyone who dares to bully or insult him．对胆敢欺负和侮辱他的人，他是一定要报复的。

rich in . full of 充满

The city is rich in ancient buildings．这个城市里有很多古建筑。

right away . without delay；at once毫不迟疑；马上；立即

I'm sorry I forgot to bring your medicine down；I'll go upstairs and get it right away．很抱歉我忘记把药给你拿下来了，我马上上楼给你拿来。

She says that dinner will be ready right away．她说晚饭马上就准备好了。

Right before the election， the Labour candidate played down to the voters in order to win their support．就在大选前夕，工党竞选人装出一副平易近人的姿态，以取得选民的支持。

right now . immediately 即刻；马上

Please stop right now ．请立即停下来。

ring down .  give signal for lowering（the curtain）鸣铃闭幕；落幕

When the curtain was rung down on the first performance，the audience broke into enthusiastic applause．当第一个节目演完，鸣铃落幕时，观众报以热烈的掌声。

ring down .  bring about a conclusion告终；完毕；竣工

I'm sorry to hear that they have decided to ring down the curtain on their marriage．听说他们要离婚，我感到很遗憾。