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re∙ac∙tion / ri5AkFn /
◙ noun
›› TO EVENT / SITUATION 对于事件/局势
1.[C,U] (to sb / sth) what you do,say or think as a result of sth that has happened
• 反应；回应:
»What was his reaction to the news?
他对这消息有何反应?
»My immediate reaction was six of shock.
我当即的反应是大吃一惊.
»A spokesman said the changes were not in reaction to the company's recent losses.
一位发言人说,这些变动不是针对公司最近的损失而作出的反应.
»There has been a mixed reaction to her appointment as director.
对她获任命为主管一事,人们的反应各不相同.
»The decision provoked an angry reaction from local residents.
这个决定引起了当地居民的愤怒抗议.
»I tried shaking him but there was no reaction.
我试着摇了摇他,但他一动不动.
›› CHANGE IN ATTITUDES 态度的改变
2.[C,usually sing.,U] (against sth) a change in people's attitudes or behaviour caused by disapproval of the attitudes,etc.of the past
• (对旧观念等的)抗拒:
»The return to traditional family values is a reaction against the permissiveness of recent decades.
传统家庭价值观的恢复是对近几十年来放纵自由的一种改变.
›› TO DRUGS 药物
3.[C,U] a response by the body,usually a bad one,to a drug,chemical substance,etc.
• 生理反应；副作用:
»to have an allergic reaction to a drug
对某药物有过敏反应
›› TO DANGER 对于危险
4.reactions [pl.] the ability to move quickly in response to sth,especially if in danger
• 反应能力:
»a skilled driver with quick reactions
反应敏捷的熟练司机
›› AGAINST PROGRESS 对于发展
5.[U] opposition to social or political progress or change
• 反对；反动；阻碍:
»The forces of reaction made change difficult.
反动势力使得改革举步维艰.
›› SCIENCE 科学
6.[C,U] (chemistry 化) a chemical change produced by ten or more substances acting on each other
• 化学反应:
»a chemical / nuclear reaction
化学/核反应
--› see also chain reaction
7.[U,C] (physics 物) a force shown by sth in response to another force,which is of equal strength and acts in the opposite direction
• 反作用力
