单词 | response |
释义 | response (once / 170 pages) 1n 2n 3n A response is a reaction to a question, experience, or some other type of stimulus. If you cry at sad movies, you're having an emotional response to the drama that's taking place on the screen. A response can come in many forms, including an answer to a question, an emotional reaction, or a reply. If a teacher asks, "Who invented the phonograph?" She hopes her students will give her the response, "Why, Thomas Edison, of course!" When a parent tells a child not to cross the street when the light is red, he hopes the response will be compliance. WORD FAMILYresponse: responses USAGE EXAMPLESHowever, the bank said in the note that the downgrade on Indonesia and Brazil was a "tactical" response to Trump's victory. Reuters(Jan 03, 2017) The infection sets off a cascade of events that ramps up inflammatory and immune response, Powers says. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Asked for a comment about the demands and what the university would do in response, a university spokesman sent this response: Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1n the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange Syn|Hypo|Hyper reply counterblast a vigorous and unrestrained response non sequitura reply that has no relevance to what preceded it comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, ripostea quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) echoa reply that repeats what has just been said answerthe speech act of replying to a question back talk, backtalk, lip, mouth, sass, sassingan impudent or insolent rejoinder echolaliaan infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others Urim and Thummimlots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions defence, defense, refutationthe speech act of answering an attack on your assertions speech act the use of language to perform some act 2n a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation Syn|Hypo|Hyper answer, reply rescript a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality feedbackresponse to an inquiry or experiment statement a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc 3n a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister 2Hyper phrase an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence 1n the manner in which something is greeted Syn|Hyper reception greeting, salutation (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) 2n the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals 3Hyper fashion, manner, modality, mode, style, way how something is done or how it happens 1n a result this situation developed in response to events in Africa Hypo|Hyper reaction a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon 2n a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent his responses have slowed with age Syn|Hypo|Hyper reaction automatism any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy) rebounda reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration overreactionan excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior Fere phenomenon, GSR, Tarchanoff phenomenon, electrical skin response, electrodermal response, galvanic skin response, psychogalvanic responsea change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body immune reaction, immune response, immunologic responsea bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen tropisman involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source taxisa locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism kinesisa movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation double takea delayed reaction indicating surprise inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflexan automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus learned reaction, learned responsea reaction that has been acquired by learning passage, passinga bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another answera nonverbal reaction transfusion reactionreaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own blood; an adverse reaction can range from fever and hives to renal failure and shock and death accommodation reflexreflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina Babinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski signextension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons belch, belching, burp, burping, eructationa reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth blink, blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winkinga reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly blush, flushsudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomitingthe reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth defecation reflex, rectal reflexnormal response to the presence of feces in the rectum oscitance, oscitancy, yawn, yawningan involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom electric shock, electrical shock, shocka reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body gulp, gulpinga spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing anamnestic reaction, anamnestic responserenewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen humoral immune responsean immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells cell-mediated immune responsean immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells complement fixationan immune response in which an antigen-antibody combination inactivates a complement (so it is unavailable to participate in a second antigen-antibody combination) ergotropisman affinity for work geotropisman orienting response to gravity heliotropisman orienting response to the sun meteortropisman effect of climate on biological processes (as the effect on joint pains etc.) neurotropisman affinity for neural tissues phototropisman orienting response to light trophotropisman orienting response to food thermotropisman orienting response to warmth chemotaxismovement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus acquired reflex, conditional reaction, conditional reflex, conditional response, conditioned reaction, conditioned reflex, conditioned responsean acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflexa reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon light reflex, miosis, myosis, pupillary reflexreflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller mydriasisreflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs micturition reflexrelaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to increased pressure in the bladder gag reflex, pharyngeal reflexnormal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, goosebump, gooseflesh, horripilation, pilomotor reflexreflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation plantar reflexflexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of 2 years; under 2 years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex) rooting reflexreflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek jump, start, startlea sudden involuntary movement myotactic reflex, stretch reflexreflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture suckling reflexreflex behavior in newborn mammals; includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milk shake, shiver, tremblea reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement sneeze, sneezing, sternutationa symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose hiccough, hiccup, singultus(usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process an organic process that takes place in the body |
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