reaction
noun
riˈækʃən
noun
1
TO A SITUATION/EVENT
对某一情形/事件
something
that
you
feel
or
do
because
of
something
that
has
happened
or
been
said
反应;
C,U
What
was
Jeff’s
reaction
when
you
told
him
about
the
job?
你告诉杰夫这个工作时,他是什么反应?
[+
to
]
the
government’s
reaction
to
the
fuel
crisis
政府对燃料危机的反应
bring/provoke/produce
a
reaction
The
news
brought
an
angry
reaction
from
unions.
这个消息引起了工会的愤怒。
sb’s
first/immediate
reaction
His
first
reaction
was
to
deny
everything.
他的第一反应就是概不承认。
instinctive/gut
reaction
(what
you
immediately
feel
before
you
have
time
to
think)
直觉反应
My
gut
reaction
was
not
to
trust
him.
我的直觉反应是不要相信他。
There
were
mixed
reactions
(=different
people
reacting
in
different
ways)
to
the
strike.
对这次罢工各界反应不一。
in
reaction
to
sth
An
emergency
fund
was
set
up
in
reaction
to
the
famine.
针对这次饥荒成立了一个应急基金会。
2
MOVING QUICKLY
快速行动
your
ability
to
move
quickly
when
something
dangerous
happens
suddenly
〔危机突发时的〕反应能力
plural 复数
a
skilled
driver
with
very
quick
reactions
反应很快的熟练司机
3
TO FOOD/DRUGS
对食物/药物
if
you
have
a
reaction
to
a
drug
or
to
something
you
have
eaten,
it
makes
you
ill
〔药物或食物引起的〕不良反应
C
[+
to
]
a
reaction
to
the
immunization
对注射疫苗有不良反应
have/suffer
a
reaction
She
had
a
severe
allergic
reaction
to
the
drug.
她对这种药有严重的过敏反应。
cause/bring
on/trigger
a
reaction
Certain
foods
are
more
likely
than
others
to
cause
allergic
reactions
.
某些食物比其他食物更容易引发过敏反应。
4
SCIENCE
科学
a.
a
chemical
change
that
happens
when
two
or
more
substances
are
mixed
together
b.
a
physical
force
that
is
the
result
of
an
equally
strong
physical
force
in
the
opposite
direction
反作用力
C,U
a
chemical
reaction
in
the
soil
土壤里的化学反应
5
CHANGE
变化
a
change
in
people’s
attitudes,
behaviour,
fashions
etc
that
happens
because
they
disapprove
of
the
way
in
which
things
were
done
in
the
past
〔对过去的态度、行为、时尚等方式的〕抗拒,改变
singular 单数
[+
against
]
a
reaction
against
the
traditional
values
of
the
nineteenth
century
对 19 世纪传统价值观的反抗
6
AGAINST CHANGE
反对变革
strong
and
unreasonable
opposition
to
all
social
and
political
changes
[正式] 〔对一切社会政治变革的〕反对,反动
U | formal
The
revolutionary
movement
was
crushed
by
the
forces
of
reaction
.
这场革命运动被反动势力镇压了。