33. relieve　 减轻,解除　　 relieve sth　　 relieve sb of sth　　 relieve one’s burden

32. reliable 可靠的　 The news comes from a reliable source.

to one's relief 使…宽慰的是…

31. release 放生 　release…from…　 免去,赦免　　 He was released from the prison.　

Don’t release this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead. 在准许前不要公布消息

30. relation　 关系　 the relation of father to son　 父子关系　　 in relation to 和…联系起来

29. relate　 涉及　　 We are interested in what relates to us. 我们对与我们有关的感兴趣。

　　 　　　relate A to B 把A和B联系起来　　　　 I can't relate what he does to what he says.

　 be related to sb 与…有亲戚关系　　　　 be relative to 与…有关

related　 有关的　 the related question 一个相关问题

28. regular 常规的, 固定的　 the regular　 fight 固定航班　 Is this pulse regular ? 脉搏正常吗？　　　　　 　

　　　　 a regular worker　　　 He has no regular work.

27. to one's regret 使…遗憾 with regret 带着遗憾 He felt no regret about what he had done.

　　 regret doing　　 regret having done　　 regret to do = be sorry to do

　　 I regret to tell you that you failed in the exam again.

26. regard 问候　　 Please give my regards to your parents.　　

　 　in regard to = with regard to = as for = as to 关于，至于

regarding 关于　 　I knew nothing regarding this case. = I knew nothing as regards this case.

regardless of sth = in spite of = despite 不管，不顾

25. reject 摈弃　 He wanted to join the army but was rejected.　　　 reject a bill 否决议案

　　　　　 He rejected his family’s religious relief.

24. decline　 拒绝, 谢绝　 decline the invitation　　 turn sb down 拒绝