英语词汇“reciprocate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

reciprocate

/rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt

verb

1 [with object] Respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one: the favour was reciprocated [no object]: perhaps I was expected to reciprocate with some remark of my own...

He flatters, massages their egos, tells them that they are statesmen, hints at his own ability to further their careers, provided the gesture is reciprocated.
This was a phenomenal break for the band and they reciprocated the gesture with an astounding and memorable performance.
What I did was to reciprocate the gesture he made to me.

Synonyms

do the same (in return), respond in kind, return the favour;

give as good as one gets, give tit for tat

1.1Feel (affection or love) for someone in the same way that they feel it for oneself: her passion for him was not reciprocated...

Because she then realized that her husband was madly in love with another woman, and that his love was reciprocated.
But when his love was not reciprocated he turned from admirer to stalker, Harrogate magistrates were told.
When the love isn't reciprocated, the man has a breakdown of sorts and sells pictures of her smoking heroin to a newspaper, and there's a bit of a fight that we don't see.

Synonyms

requite, return, feel/give in return, repay, give back;

match, equal

2 [no object] (usually as adjective reciprocating) (Of a part of a machine) move backwards and forwards in a straight line: a reciprocating blade...

The pruning machines were simply reciprocating cutters or flails mounted on a tractor.
Unlike a piston engine, where reciprocating parts move up and down, the twin rotors in the Mazda just spin around.
Lighter reciprocating and rotating parts were used and counterbalancing improved.

Derivatives

reciprocation

/rɪsɪprəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n

/ noun ...

‘I've got some grapes in my car,’ I offered gallantly, assuming that she would offer something in reciprocation, but she didn't even seem mildly interested in my grapes.
Our capacities for reciprocation, generosity, care, tactility, expression, thoughtfulness and all the other attributes which light up our eyes may well not be enough for another.
As there as yet has been no real reciprocation from the EU's trading partners, agreement on market access still is a long way off.

reciprocator

noun ...

Sociobiology shows that individuals who acted in altruistic ways, especially toward kin and reciprocators, were over the long run more successful in Darwinian terms than were their more stingy counterparts.
In a few cases, information alone may be effective; in other cases, playing on our evolutionary history as social reciprocators may help.
Voluntary payments promote what is in effect, indiscriminatory pricing, assuming reciprocators can choose the size of their gift.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin reciprocat- 'moved backwards and forwards', from the verb reciprocare, from reciprocus (see reciprocal).

单词	reciprocate
释义	reciprocate /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt / verb 1 [with object] Respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one: the favour was reciprocated [no object]: perhaps I was expected to reciprocate with some remark of my own... He flatters, massages their egos, tells them that they are statesmen, hints at his own ability to further their careers, provided the gesture is reciprocated. This was a phenomenal break for the band and they reciprocated the gesture with an astounding and memorable performance. What I did was to reciprocate the gesture he made to me. Synonyms do the same (in return), respond in kind, return the favour; give as good as one gets, give tit for tat 1.1Feel (affection or love) for someone in the same way that they feel it for oneself: her passion for him was not reciprocated... Because she then realized that her husband was madly in love with another woman, and that his love was reciprocated. But when his love was not reciprocated he turned from admirer to stalker, Harrogate magistrates were told. When the love isn't reciprocated, the man has a breakdown of sorts and sells pictures of her smoking heroin to a newspaper, and there's a bit of a fight that we don't see. Synonyms requite, return, feel/give in return, repay, give back; match, equal 2 [no object] (usually as adjective reciprocating) (Of a part of a machine) move backwards and forwards in a straight line: a reciprocating blade... The pruning machines were simply reciprocating cutters or flails mounted on a tractor. Unlike a piston engine, where reciprocating parts move up and down, the twin rotors in the Mazda just spin around. Lighter reciprocating and rotating parts were used and counterbalancing improved. Derivatives reciprocation /rɪsɪprəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n / noun ... ‘I've got some grapes in my car,’ I offered gallantly, assuming that she would offer something in reciprocation, but she didn't even seem mildly interested in my grapes. Our capacities for reciprocation, generosity, care, tactility, expression, thoughtfulness and all the other attributes which light up our eyes may well not be enough for another. As there as yet has been no real reciprocation from the EU's trading partners, agreement on market access still is a long way off. reciprocator noun ... Sociobiology shows that individuals who acted in altruistic ways, especially toward kin and reciprocators, were over the long run more successful in Darwinian terms than were their more stingy counterparts. In a few cases, information alone may be effective; in other cases, playing on our evolutionary history as social reciprocators may help. Voluntary payments promote what is in effect, indiscriminatory pricing, assuming reciprocators can choose the size of their gift. Origin Late 16th century: from Latin reciprocat- 'moved backwards and forwards', from the verb reciprocare, from reciprocus (see reciprocal).
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