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respond

🇬🇧 UK/ri'spɒnd/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kTOEFLB1

Definitions

v.

To say something in reply; to react to a situation or stimulus

回答,响应,作出反应

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
spondto pledge, promise, answer for
=respond

Common Collocations

  • 1.respond to回应;对……作出反应
  • 2.respond promptly及时回应
  • 3.fail to respond未能回应
  • 4.respond positively积极回应

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She failed to respond to any of his messages for over a week.

  • 2.

    The government must respond swiftly to the growing public health crisis.

  • 3.

    The patient responded well to the new treatment within just a few days.

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