| 单词 | react |
| 释义 | react (once / 182 pages) v When you react to something, you respond to it. If someone pokes you in class, you might react by sticking out your tongue at them. The teacher might then react by giving you both detention. If someone says to you, "act, don't react," they are telling you not to automatically respond to something that someone does. Instead, you should think about it first and then decide what you want to do. In science, the word react is used to describe what happens when two substances combine and cause a chemical change in each other. When you add baking soda to vinegar, the chemicals in each react and create a foamy lava like substance. WORD FAMILYreact: overreact, reactant, reacted, reacting, reaction, reactive, reacts+/overreact: overreacted, overreacting, overreaction, overreacts/overreaction: overreactions/reaction: reactionary, reactionism, reactions/reactionary: reactionaries, reactionarily/reactionism: reactionist/reactive: reactively, reactivity, unreactive USAGE EXAMPLESChina will react as China always does to perceived – or real – slights. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) “I don’t like the variety of the way it reacts with some people and how it’s minimal with others,” he said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “The goal is to be able to listen without reacting.” Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v show a response or a reaction to something Syn|Hypo|Hyper respond treat regard or consider in a specific way bristlereact in an offended or angry manner flip, flip outreact in an excited, delighted, or surprised way overreactshow an exaggerated response to something answerreact to a stimulus or command acceptbe sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal stoolreact to a decoy, of wildfowl respondrespond favorably or as hoped greetreact to in a certain way explodeshow a violent emotional reaction acceptreact favorably to; consider right and proper answerrespond to a signal decline, refuseshow unwillingness towards accept, consent, go forgive an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to marvel, wonderbe amazed at acknowledge, noticeexpress recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with refuse, reject, resistresist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ giveconsent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man agreeconsent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn downreject with contempt settleaccept despite lack of complete satisfaction contract inconsent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political use contract outrefuse to pay a levy to a union for political use allow, countenance, let, permitconsent to, give permission buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yieldconsent reluctantly regretdecline formally or politely repudiaterefuse to recognize or pay cite, mentioncommend take in charge, undertakeaccept as a charge disobeyrefuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 2v act against or in opposition to She reacts negatively to everything I say Syn|Hypo|Hyper oppose act on, follow up on, pursue carry further or advance buck, go againstresist check out, run downtrace act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 3v undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions The hydrogen and the oxygen react Hypo|Hyper bromate, brominate react with bromine change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
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