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• n. 反应；回答；响应；答复

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C][U]回答,回音,答复

   reply; answer

2. [C][U]反应,响应

   an action done in answer

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 反应，响应，感应，反响
2. 回答，答复，答覆，回音
3. 【宗】应答短诗，应唱圣歌，答唱咏，启应经
4. 【电信】频率响应
5. 感扰性
6. 应验
7. 【物】响应
8. 【无线电】灵敏度
9. 特性曲线
10. 迎合

英英释义

Noun:

1. a result;

   "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
   

2. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent;

   "a bad reaction to the medicine"
   "his responses have slowed with age"
   

3. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation;

   "I waited several days for his answer"
   "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
   

4. the manner in which something is greeted;

   "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
   

5. a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister

6. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange;

   "he growled his reply"
   

7. the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The tax cuts produced a favourable response from the public.
   税额削减受到了公众的欢迎.
2. I'm sorry; the correct response is B.
   不好意思,正确回答应该是B。
3. There was an enthusiastic response to my suggestions.
   我的提议得到了热情的响应。
4. 他提出指控后迅即得到答复。
   他提出指控後迅即得到答覆.

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. She has received a response from that college to her application.
   她已经收到那所大学对她申请的答复。
2. She made no response to my letter.
   她没有回复我的信。
3. Students wrote their response on a blank sheet of paper.
   学生们将答案写在空白纸上。
4. There has been very little response to our call for help.
   我们求助的号召没有多少响应。

经典引文

• Stimuli that influenced the chick's begging response.

  出自： N. Tinbergen

• Equipped with a set of instinctive responses to..sexual signals.

  出自： D. Morris

• My response was dead silence.

  出自： S. Bellow

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

in response to

对…作出反应give an action done to sb/sth

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• call forth no response 不起反应
• elicit〔evoke〕 a response 引起反响
• give〔make〕 a response 给予答复
• receive〔win〕 response 得到响应

形容词+～

• active response 积极响应
• instinctive response 本能反应

词源解说

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的responsum，意为回答。

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