re-
pref (used widely with vs and related ns, adjs and advs 可作许多动词及由动词派生的名词、 形容词和副词的前缀) again 再; 又; 重新: reapply
redecoration * re-entered
reassuringly. re-, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
In many verbs beginning with re- the prefix is pronounced or and it may have lost its original meaning of `again' or `back' 在以 re- 开始的许多动词中, 这个前缀读作 或 , 并有可能已失去原来的`再、 又'或`回'等意义
recall, repair; represent. Other verbs have had re- added to them with the meaning of `again' and it is pronounced 另有一些动词加 re- 表示`再、 又'之意, 读作 /ri:-; ri/
reopen; recreate. There are a few verbs which fit into both groups and a hyphenmay be used to show the distinction 还有一些动词适合於上述两种情况, 可用连接号表示这种区别
recount = `tell a story', re-count = `count again'; recover = `get back' or `become well again', re-cover = `supply with a new cover'.
We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?