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单词 react
释义 re·act
\rē+\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: New Latin reactus, past participle of reagere, from Latin re- + agere to drive, act — more at agent
intransitive verb
1. : to exert a reciprocal or counteracting force or influence — often used with on or upon
 < exhausting work must react on human character — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington >
2. : to respond in a particular way to a particular treatment, situation, or other stimulus
 < reacted with instinctive indignation — J.P.Frank >
— often used with to
 < was not sure how the patient would react to the drug >
3. : to act in opposition to some force or influence — usually used with against
 < reacted against the threat of dictatorship — New School for Social Research Bulletin >
 < reacting against mass ideologies — Henry Hewes >
4. : to move in or tend toward a reverse direction : return to or toward a prior condition
 < public opinion wavered briefly but soon reacted in his favor >
 < stock prices reacted strongly after a brief drop >
5. : to undergo chemical reaction
transitive verb
: to cause to react; specifically : to bring about a chemical reaction in
 < produces ethyl chloride by reacting chlorine with waste — Lamp >
Synonyms: see act
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