| 单词 | reaction |
| 释义 | reactionreaction /riˈækʃən/ ●●● S2 W2 AWL noun 1TO A SITUATION/EVENT [countable, uncountable] something that you feel or do because of what has happened to you or been said to you: Crying is a natural reaction.reaction to She was hurt by her parents’ negative reaction to the news.reaction from My suggestion got a positive reaction from the team. My first reaction was to ignore them.in reaction to He wrote a letter in reaction to the editorial. My gut reaction was not to trust him (=immediate reaction before you have time to think). Kids love to provoke a reaction from their parents. There were mixed reactions to the proposal (=both good and bad reactions from people in a group).2TO FOOD/DRUGS [singular] medicine a bad effect, such as illness, caused by food that you have eaten or a drug that you have taken: have/experience/suffer a reaction He suffered a severe allergic reaction.reaction to Some people have a mild reaction to the drug.cause/trigger a reaction Peanuts can trigger a serious reaction.3CHANGE [singular] a change in people’s attitudes, behavior, fashions, etc. that happens because they disapprove of what was done in the past: reaction against Her drinking and smoking is a reaction against her father’s strictness.4MOVEMENTS reactions [plural] your ability to move quickly when something happens suddenly, especially something dangerous: quick/slow reactions Fighter pilots need to have very quick reactions.5SCIENCE [countable, uncountable] a)science, chemistry a chemical change that happens when two or more chemical substances are mixed together SYN chemical reaction b)science, physics a physical force that is the result of an equally strong physical force in the opposite direction → see also nuclear reaction6AGAINST CHANGE [uncountable] formal strong and unreasonable opposition to all social and political changes → see also chain reactionCOLLOCATIONSadjectives/nouns + reactionsomebody’s first/initial/immediate reaction His first reaction was to laugh.somebody’s gut reaction informal (=what they feel or decide immediately, before thinking) You should trust your gut reactions.somebody’s instinctive reaction (=what they do immediately, before thinking) Often your instinctive reaction is to blame someone else.a visceral reaction (=one based on feelings, rather than thoughts) A lot of people have a visceral reaction to the issue of abortion.a natural reaction Anger is a natural reaction if someone makes fun of you.a knee-jerk reaction (=an immediate reaction that happens without sensible thinking) Environmentalists have a knee-jerk reaction against most new development projects.an emotional reaction (=showing strong emotion, especially by crying) I was surprised by her emotional reaction to the news.a positive/favorable reaction (=showing that someone agrees with or likes something) There has been a positive reaction to the campaign.a negative reaction (=showing that someone disagrees with or dislikes something) We are concerned about the negative reactions of some of our customers.mixed reactions (=some positive and some negative reactions) The book met with mixed reactions.a violent/angry reaction The artists were not expecting the violent reactions to their work.a delayed reaction (=a reaction that comes some time after an event) You’re suffering a delayed reaction to the accident.the public reaction (=what the public thinks about something that happens) The public reaction was less than encouraging.verbsprovoke/produce/bring/elicit a reaction The decision provoked an angry reaction from the local tourist industry.get a reaction We didn’t know what kind of reaction we would get.gauge somebody’s reaction (=judge or find out someone’s reaction) He watched Jane’s face, trying to gauge her reaction. |
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