1.recourse n.(to)求助；依靠(a turning to sb. or sth. for help or protection)

例：Police was his last recourse.

2.recover v.恢復(fù)(to get back)

詞根記憶：re(再，重新)+cover(遮蓋)——恢復(fù)

例：Most victims of infectious mononucleosis recover after a few weeks of listlessness, but an unlucky few may suffer for years.

派生詞：recovery(n．恢復(fù)，痊愈)

同根詞：uncover(v.發(fā)現(xiàn)，揭露)

3.recreation n．娛樂活動，消遣(refreshment)

詞根記憶：來自recreate(v.娛樂)

例：The new residents do not need to travel into Lamberton regularly for shopping or recreation.

4.recreational a．娛樂的(of, relating to, or characteristic of recreation)

詞根記憶：來自recreate(v.娛樂)

例：Many Milville residents object to having to pay fees for recreational use of the park in the winter.

5.recruit n.新成員(a newcomer to a field or activity)：v.招收(to engage, to hire)

聯(lián)想記憶：re（重新）+cruit(=cres成長)——重新成長——新成員

例：We have had only marginal success in recruiting and training high-quality professional staff.

派生詞：recruiter(n.征兵人員)

6.rectangle n.長方形，矩形(a parallelogram all of whose angles are right angles)

詞根記憶：rect(直)+angle(角)——每個角均為直角的四邊形——長方形

例：The three small rectangles have the same dimensions.

派生詞：rectangular(a．長方形的)

7.recur v.再發(fā)生(to happen again)；重新提起（ to come up again for consideration）

詞根記憶：re(重新)+cur(=run跑)——跑回來——再發(fā)生

例：A migraine afflicts one side of the head, and may recur as infrequently as once every other month, or as often as daily.

派生詞：recurrent(a．反復(fù)出現(xiàn)的：再發(fā)生的)

8.redirect v.改寄(信件)(to send in a new direction)；改變方向(to change the course or direction of)

詞根記憶：re（重新）+direct(指向)——改變方向

例：The Chicago and Calumet Rivers, originally flowing into the St. Lawrence by way of Lake Michigan, have been redirected through the construction of canals so that the water now empties into the Mississippi by way of the Illinois River.

9.redress v.改正(to correct)；調(diào)整（to set right）

聯(lián)想記憶：re(重新)+dress(穿衣，整理)——重新整理——改正

例：It is not likely that the competitive imbalance will be redressed during the foreseeable future.