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reactive

🇬🇧 UK🇺🇸 US
A2

Definitions

adj.

Responding to events or stimuli rather than acting in advance; readily undergoing chemical reactions.

被动应对的;有反应的;易起化学反应的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
actdo, act, drive
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
=reactive

Common Collocations

  • 1.reactive approach被动应对的方式
  • 2.highly reactive高度活跃的/极易反应的
  • 3.reactive behavior被动行为
  • 4.reactive measures被动应对措施

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company's reactive approach to customer complaints damaged its reputation.

  • 2.

    Sodium is highly reactive and must be stored away from water.

  • 3.

    A reactive management style often leads to missed opportunities.

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