reflect [ re- = back 回；fleet = to bend 弯曲“to bend back 弯曲后又反弹回来”→]v. turn or throw back (light，heat, sound, etc.) 反射（光、热、声等）/ The sidewalks reflect heat on a hot day. 大热天人行道会把热量反射过来。

reflection n. 反射；反照；反映 

reflective a. 反射的；反映的

regress [ re- = back 回；gress = to go 走→]v. go back; move backward 退回；倒退 / They indicate an area of sedimentation, as when a sea regresses from the land. 他们指出一片沉积地带， 那是海水从陆地上退却后现出来的。

regression n. 回归，复归；倒退；退步

regressive a. 回归的；倒退的；退步的

rehabilitate [ re- = again 重新；habilit = to hold 掌握；-ate v.=>“to hold again 重新掌握”→]v. restore (a person) to a former position 恢复(某人的)地位 / He completely rehabilitated himself and again became a respected citizen. 他完全恢复了名誉，又成为受人尊敬的公民。

rehabilitation n. 恢复

reject [ re- = back 回; ject = to throw 抛→]v. ① throw back or send away 抛弃；丢掉 / First we should reject those weak seedlings. 我们得先把弱苗剔除掉。②refuse to accept 拒收，抵制 / He tried to join the army but was rejected because of poor health. 他想参军，但因身体差被拒绝了。

rejection n. 拒绝，抵制；抛弃；驳回