re·cip·ro·cate
verb/rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/
/rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they reciprocate | /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/ /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/ |
| he / she / it reciprocates | /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪts/ /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪts/ |
| past simple reciprocated | /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪtɪd/ /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle reciprocated | /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪtɪd/ /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form reciprocating | /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪtɪŋ/ /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to behave or feel towards somebody in the same way as they behave or feel towards you
回报；回应 - reciprocate something Her passion for him was not reciprocated.
她对他的热情没有得到回应。 - They wanted to reciprocate the kindness that had been shown to them.
他们想要报答受到过的盛情。 - He smiled but his smile was not reciprocated.
他露出微笑，可他的微笑没有得到回应。 - reciprocate something with something He chose to reciprocate the gift with a sample of his own art.
他选择用自己的艺术作品作为回报。 - reciprocate (with something) I wasn't sure whether to laugh or to reciprocate with a remark of my own.
我不知道是该笑一笑还是该说点什么作为回应。
- reciprocate something Her passion for him was not reciprocated.
- [intransitive] (specialist) to move backwards and forwards in a straight line
沿直线往复移动 - a reciprocating action
往复运动
- a reciprocating action
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin reciprocat- ‘moved backwards and forwards’, from the verb reciprocare, from reciprocus (based on re- ‘back’ + pro- ‘forward’).