quota
【考法 1】 n. 配额，限额： a proportional part or share
【例】 The department set new sales quotas in May. 部门设定了五月的销售定额。
【近】 allowance, portion, proportion
【反】 unlimited number 不限数量
quotidian
【考法 1】 adj. 平凡的： everyday; commonplace
【例】 plagued by a quotidian coughing 每天被咳嗽困扰
【近】 commonplace, everyday, frequent, ordinary, routine, ubiquitous
【反】 remarkable, striking, extraordinary, unusual, rare, infrequent, seldom 不平常的
rabble
【考法 1】 n. 混乱的人群： a disorganized or disorderly crowd of people
【例】 the crown prince was reminded that even the rabble deserved his attention and compassion 太子应该知道即使是草民，也值得他的关注和同情
【近】 ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, scum, rag, trash, unwashed
rabid
【考法 1】 adj. 狂热的，不冷静的： extremely zealous or enthusiastic; fanatical
【例】 soccer fans whose rabid enthusiasm makes them go berserk when their team wins 不冷静的粉丝们在球队获胜以后变得很狂暴
【近】 delirious, ferocious, feverish, fierce, frantic, frenetic, violent
【反】 logical, detached 合常理的，客观的
racy
【考法 1】 adj. 活泼生动的： vigorous; lively
【例】 vivid writing and a racy plot that keeps readers turning the pages 栩栩如生的手法和生动新鲜的情节让读者手不释卷
【近】 animate, brisk, frisky, jaunty, perky, spirited, vivacious
【反】 tame, dead, inactive, inanimate, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, leaden, lifeless, limp, listless, spiritless,vapid 乏味的，死气沉沉的
raffish
【考法 1】 adj. 低俗的： marked by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity or crudeness
【例】 the dowager cringed at the thought of raffish tourists tromping all over her Persian rugs 寡妇一想到低俗的游客践踏她的波斯地毯就痛苦不已
【近】 crass, lowbred, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar
【反】 civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polished, refined, ultrarefined, well-bred 有教养的
raffle
【考法 1】 n. 垃圾，废物： discarded or useless material
【例】 The front lawn was littered with the raffle that the workers had left behind. 前院的草坪上满是工人们丢的垃圾。
【近】 chaff, deadwood, debris, dreck, dross, effluvium, litter, offal, offscouring, refuse, riffraff, rubbish, scrap,spilth
rage
【考法 1】 n./v. 暴怒： violent and uncontrolled anger
【例】 Her rages rarely last more than a few minutes. 她的暴躁来得快去得也快。
【近】 agitation, deliriousness, delirium, distraction, furor, hysteria, rampage
ragged
【考法 1】 adj. 衣衫褴褛的： dressed in tattered or threadbare clothes
【例】 A ragged coat may cover an honest man. 不能以衣著取人。
【近】 raggedy, ragtag, tattered, tatterdemalion, shabby
【反】 kempt, neat, trim 整洁的
【考法 2】 adj. 凹凸不平的，不光滑的： not having a level or smooth surface
【例】 She cut herself on the ragged edge of the tin can's lid. 她被罐头盖的锋利边缘割伤了。
【近】 broken, bumpy, coarse, irregular, jagged, lumpy, pebbly, rough, roughened, rugged, scraggy
【反】 even, flat, level, plane 平整的；smooth 光滑的
rail
【考法 1】 vi. 怒骂，猛烈抨击： to revile or scold in harsh, insolent, or abusive language
【例】 We could hear the cook in the kitchen railing against his assistant and wondered if we'd ever get our food.我们可以听到厨师在厨房怒斥他的助手，由此我们怀疑我们点的菜还能不能做好。
【近】 baste, berate, castigate, chastise, hammer, lambaste, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, upbraid
【反】 accredit, applaud, commend, eulogize, extol, laud, praise 表扬，赞扬
【派】 raillery n. 善意的打闹