1to a situation/event 对某一情形/事件 [countableC, uncountableU]REACT something that you feel or do because of something that has happened or been said 反应 → response
What was Jeff’s reaction when you told him about the job?
你告诉杰夫这个工作时,他是什么反应?
reaction to
the government’s reaction to the fuel crisis
政府对燃料危机的反应
in reaction to something
An emergency fund was set up in reaction to the famine.
针对这次饥荒设立了一个应急基金。
2MOVING QUICKLY 快速行动reactions[plural]REACT your ability to move quickly when something dangerous happens suddenly 〔突发危险时的〕反应能力
b)HPa physical force that is the result of an equally strong physical force in the oppositedirection 反作用力
5change 变化 [singular]REACT a change in people’s attitudes, behaviour, fashions etc that happens because they disapprove of the way in which things were done in the past 〔对过去的态度、行为、时尚等的〕抗拒;改变
reaction against
a reaction against the traditional values of the nineteenth century
对19世纪传统价值观的反抗
6against change 反对变革 [uncountableU] formalPPPCHANGE YOUR MIND strong and unreasonableopposition to all social and political changes 〔对一切社会政治变革的〕反对,反动
The revolutionary movement was crushed by the forces of reaction.
reaction to• Her parents' reaction to the news was surprisingly calm.
have/suffer a reaction• TonyNorman, the Sunderland keeper, also withdrew after suffering a reaction to a hand operation.• Sure you are going to have reactions.