respond
UK/ri'spɒnd/US
NGSL 2kTOEFL高考四级六级考研B1
释义
v.
To say or write something in reply.
回答,回复。
v.
To react to something, often quickly or in a particular way.
作出反应,响应。
词根拆分
词根派生re-(回)+ spond(承诺)=「回头承诺」。拉丁语 spondēre 是庄严的许诺;加上 re- 变成「把承诺回过去」,再软化成普通的「回答」。当有人对你说话或行动,你 respond——把某样东西送回去:一句回复,或一个反应。
词根 spond 还连着 9 个词常用搭配
- 1.respond to对……作出回应
- 2.respond quickly迅速回应
- 3.fail to respond未能回应
- 4.respond positively积极回应
- 5.respond well反应良好
例句
- 1.
She didn't respond to my email for three days.
她三天都没回我的邮件。
- 2.
How did the crowd respond to the announcement?
人群对这个公告作何反应?
- 3.
The patient is responding well to the new medication.
病人对新药反应良好。
- 4.
Firefighters responded quickly to the emergency call.
消防员迅速响应了紧急呼叫。
易混词辨析
respond、reply、answer——都表示「回话」。answer 最朴素(answer a question 回答问题、answer the phone 接电话)。reply 略正式,多指口头或书面回复(reply to a letter)。respond 范围最广:除了回复,还能指对任何刺激「作出反应」(respond to treatment 对治疗有反应、respond to a crisis 应对危机),这是 reply 和 answer 用不了的。