单词	reciprocation
释义	reciprocatere‧cip‧ro‧cate /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/ verb Verb Table VERB TABLE reciprocate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they reciprocate he, she, it reciprocates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they reciprocated Present perfect I, you, we, they have reciprocated he, she, it has reciprocated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had reciprocated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will reciprocate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have reciprocated Continuous Form Present I am reciprocating he, she, it is reciprocating you, we, they are reciprocating Past I, he, she, it was reciprocating you, we, they were reciprocating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been reciprocating he, she, it has been reciprocating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been reciprocating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be reciprocating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been reciprocating Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Although Miss Warton did not reciprocate John's feelings, she did nothing to discourage them. Her love was not reciprocated. In 1979, Egypt made a genuine offer of peace, and Israel reciprocated with an offer of territory. My classmates would ask me over, but I never felt I could reciprocate the invitation. We asked them over for dinner, hoping they would reciprocate. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Amy, particularly, had felt she had lost a father but gained an uncle; her feelings were reciprocated by Charles. He did not, in any case, have a high opinion of Santayana - an animus which Santayana reciprocated towards Eliot. I wanted to reciprocate in kind, but I had hardly any outlandish stories to tell about myself. I was flooded with so much pleasure at once I felt incapable of reciprocating. It was a hopeless love and one that could not possibly be reciprocated. So loyalty must be reciprocated, as it always deserves to be. Thesaurus THESAURUS► exchange to give something to someone, and receive a similar thing from them at the same time. Exchange is often used about people telling each other about their ideas, phone numbers, addresses etc: · They exchanged photographs before they met.· a place where people can exchange ideas· We exchanged email addresses.· if you are unhappy with the jacket, you can always take it back and exchange it for another one.· These coupons can be exchanged for meals and accommodation. ► change to exchange something, especially money. Also used in British English about exchanging something you have bought for something different: · I need to change some dollars.· She changed all her money into euros.· We thought it was time we changed our car for something more modern. ► swap (also do a swap BrE) informal to give something to someone, who gives you something similar: · The two schools use the Internet to swap pictures, stories, and jokes.· I like your room better – do you want to do a swap? ► trade (also do a trade American English) to exchange something that you have for something that someone else has: · The stolen phones are being traded for drugs.· The boys trade sports cards on the playground.· We've got lots of plants we don't need – do you want to do a trade? ► switch to change the places of two or more people or things, so that each one is in the place the other was before: · Can I switch seats with you? ► reciprocate to do or give something, because someone has done or given something similar to you – a rather formal use: · They invited us to dinner a while ago, and I'd like to reciprocate. ► in exchange/return (for something) if you give something in exchange or in return for something else, you give it in order to get something else back: · Williams will plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence. Longman Language Activatorto react to someone in the same way as they treat you► reciprocate formal to react to someone's feelings or actions towards you by showing the same feelings towards them, doing the same thing for them etc --use this especially when the feelings or actions are good: · We asked them over for dinner, hoping they would reciprocate.reciprocate feelings/an invitation etc: · Although Miss Warton did not reciprocate John's feelings, she did nothing to discourage them.· My classmates would ask me over, but I never felt I could reciprocate the invitation. ► back if you smile back , hit someone back etc, you smile at someone, hit them etc, after they have done the same thing to you: · Carol yelled back, "If it's so easy, you come and have a go!''· If Jamie rings, tell him I'll call him back.· The man just sat there smiling back at me. ► give as good as you get informal if someone who is being attacked or criticized gives as good as they get , they are just as violent or rude as the person who is attacking them: · Don't you worry about Tim. He may be small but he gives as good as he gets!· It was a tough interview, but I thought the President gave as good as he got.· At 87, Juran is still able to give as good as he gets. 1[intransitive, transitive] formal to do or give something, because something similar has been done or given to you:  When he spoke I was expected to reciprocate with some remark of my own.2[transitive] to feel the same about someone as they feel about you:  It was a hopeless love that could not possibly be reciprocated.—reciprocation /rɪˌsɪprəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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