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单词 to respond in kind
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to respond in kind
to respond in kind: to react to another person's behaviour towards oneself with behaviour of the same type. Cf. kind n. Phrases 1c(c)(ii).
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1840 ‘D. I. Moriarty’ Innisfoyle Abbey I. vii. 115 James deemed it due to his own reputation for gallantry, to respond in kind to his interesting assailant's artillery.
1873 Harper's Mag. June 57/2 Falcon observed Staines, saw at once he was a gentleman, and touched his hat to him, to which Christopher responded in kind.
1920 L. C. Andrews Manpower 158 He has..learned..that men respond in kind to the treatment they receive.
1960 Jrnl. Relig. 40 63/1 If Jesus loves us freely and spontaneously as a human being, and we respond to him in kind, what does God have to do with this interchange?
2001 Independent 1 Feb. i. 13/4 He said that to be called ‘big nose’ was a frequent and normal thing at Tullett & Tokyo and that Mr Weinberger had responded in kind.
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