re·spond
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/rɪˈspɒnd/
/rɪˈspɑːnd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they respond | /rɪˈspɒnd/ /rɪˈspɑːnd/ |
| he / she / it responds | /rɪˈspɒndz/ /rɪˈspɑːndz/ |
| past simple responded | /rɪˈspɒndɪd/ /rɪˈspɑːndɪd/ |
| past participle responded | /rɪˈspɒndɪd/ /rɪˈspɑːndɪd/ |
| -ing form responding | /rɪˈspɒndɪŋ/ /rɪˈspɑːndɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] (rather formal) to give a spoken or written answer to somebody/something
（口头或书面）回答，回应 - I asked him his name, but he didn't respond.
我问他叫什么名字，可他没回答。 - respond to something/somebody The government did not respond to our questions.
政府没有回答我们的问题。 - She never responded to my letter.
她从来没给我回过信。 - + speech ‘I'm not sure,’ she responded.
“我不肯定。”她答道。 - respond that… When asked about the company's future, the director responded that he remained optimistic.
问到公司的未来的时候，经理回答说他依然乐观。 - respond with something He responded with a question.
他回答了一个问题。
Which Word? answer / replyanswer / replyVerbs- Answer and reply are the most common verbs used for speaking or writing as a reaction to a question, letter, etc.
- Note that you answer a person, question or letter, not answer to them, but you reply to somebody or something:
- I’m writing to answer your questions
特此函复贵方提问。 - I’m writing to reply to your questions.
特此函覆贵方提问。 - I’m writing to answer to your questions.
- I’m writing to answer your questions
- Answer can be used with or without an object:
- I haven’t answered her email yet.
我还没有回复她的电邮。 - I knocked on the door but nobody answered.
我敲了门，但无人应答。
- ‘I won’t let you down,’ he replied.
“我不会让你失望的。”他回答说。
- I haven’t answered her email yet.
- Respond is less common and more formal:
- The directors were unwilling to respond to questions.
董事们不愿意回答问题。
- The directors were unwilling to respond to questions.
- You can only answer a door or a phone.
- Note the phrases in answer to and in reply to:
- I’m writing in answer to your letter.
特此函覆。
- I’m writing in answer to your letter.
Extra Examples- He responded politely to her questions.
他礼貌地回答了她的问题。 - I wrote responding to their call for feedback.
我写信回应他们的反馈呼吁。 - More than fifty people responded to the advertisement.
五十多人对这个广告作出了回应。 - 127 students responded to the survey.
127 名学生参与了调查。 - The company did not respond to requests for an interview.
该公司没有回应采访请求。 - They usually respond to email quickly.
他们通常很快回复电子邮件。 - We try to respond to complaints within 48 hours.
我们尽力在 48 小时内回复投诉。 - The federal agency failed to respond to the petition within a reasonable time.
联邦机构未能在合理时间内对请愿书做出回应。 - If you send us an online enquiry, we will respond as soon as possible.
如果您向我们发送在线询问，我们将尽快回复。 - She wasn't sure how he was likely to respond.
她不确定他会有怎样的回应。 - She responded with a smile.
她微笑着回应。 - You can respond by email or phone.
您可以通过电子邮件或电话回复。 - If you see an opportunity that interests you, you can respond immediately via the link.
如果您看到感兴趣的机会，可以通过链接立即回复。 - You have to listen to what someone says and respond appropriately.
你必须倾听别人所说的话并做出适当的回应。 - He immediately responded, “Why me?”
他立即回答：“为什么是我？” - She responded that she hadn't had any complaints.
她回应说她没有任何抱怨。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- politely
- angrily
- calmly
- …
- to
- via
- with
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- I asked him his name, but he didn't respond.
- [intransitive] to do something as a reaction to something that somebody has said or done
回应；作出反应 - respond (to something/somebody) How did they respond to the news?
他们对这则消息有什么反应？ - to respond to a call/need/demand
响应电话/需要/要求 - The public is responding positively to these changes.
公众对这些变化反应积极。 - to respond favourably/enthusiastically
积极地/热情地回应 - respond by doing something The government responded by banning all future demonstrations.
政府的反应是今后禁止一切示威活动。 - respond with something The audience responded with enthusiasm.
观众反应热烈。
Extra Examples- The demonstrators threw stones and the police responded with tear gas.
示威者投掷石块，警察则回以催泪瓦斯。 - The Blues responded with a goal from Tim Janz.
蓝军以蒂姆·詹茨的进球回应。 - He responded to the report by calling on schools to do more to tackle bullying.
他对这份报告作出回应，呼吁学校采取更多措施来解决欺凌问题。 - The authorities responded to the protests with force.
当局以武力回应抗议活动。 - Responding to calls for a more diverse canon, we are reviewing our curriculum.
为了响应对更加多样化的标准的呼声，我们正在审查我们的课程。 - Part of our strategy is to go into neglected markets and respond to these needs.
我们战略的一部分是进入被忽视的市场并响应这些需求。 - Companies are responding to the growing demand for no-sugar products.
公司正在应对对无糖产品不断增长的需求。 - We do not have a strategy. We merely respond to ideas from local people.
我们没有什么策略，只是回应当地民众的意见而已。 - The government needs to listen to the public and respond accordingly.
政府需要倾听大众的呼声并作出相应的回应。 - The government responded by tightening the law on gun ownership.
政府的回应是加强对拥有枪支的法律管制。 - The terrorists declared all-out war on the government and the government responded in kind.
恐怖分子宣布对政府发动全面战争，政府也作出同样回应。 - How a plant responds to an unfavourable change in its environment often depends on its health at the time.
植物如何应对环境的不利变化通常取决于其当时的健康状况。 - Workers may respond negatively to management decisions if they are not consulted.
如果不征求工人的意见，他们可能会对管理层的决定做出负面反应。 - Consumers respond differently to different types of packaging.
消费者对不同类型的包装有不同的反应。 - She responded angrily to the criticisms.
她对这些批评做出了愤怒的回应。 - He promptly responded to the threat by issuing one of his own.
他迅速回应了这一威胁，发出了自己的威胁。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- immediately
- instantly
- promptly
- …
- be able to
- be unable to
- be likely to
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- by
- to
- with
- …
- an ability to respond
- a capacity to respond
- a willingness to respond
- …
- respond (to something/somebody) How did they respond to the news?
- [intransitive] respond (to something/somebody) to react quickly or in the correct way to something/somebody
反应灵敏；作出正确反应 - The car responds very well to the controls.
这辆汽车操纵自如。 - You can rely on him to respond to a challenge.
你可以信赖他，他懂得应付挑战。 - Our company is small enough to respond quickly.
我们公司规模较小，可以快速做出反应。 - He tried to move but his body wouldn't respond.
他想动一下，但身体却没有任何反应。
Extra Examples- We asked for help and people responded.
我们寻求帮助，人们做出了回应。 - Voters responded to his simple message.
选民对他简单的信息做出了回应。 - The plants readily respond to these stimuli.
这些植物对外来刺激反应迅速。 - The teams responded magnificently to the challenge.
各队都非常出色地应对了挑战。 - He has to be able to respond appropriately to the situation as it unfolds.
他必须能够根据情况的发展做出适当的反应。 - The lifeboat crew was responding to a distress call.
救生艇船员正在响应求救信号。 - Police responded to a domestic dispute call at the couple's home shortly after midnight.
午夜过后不久，警方接到了这对夫妇家中的家庭纠纷电话。 - These are front-line workers responding to emergencies.
他们是应对紧急情况的一线工作人员。 - Businesses want to make money online, and web developers have responded accordingly.
企业希望在网上赚钱，网络开发人员也做出了相应的反应。 - This chapter discusses how companies can respond effectively to environmental change.
本章讨论企业如何有效应对环境变化。 - Architects have responded creatively to the challenge of building in historic locations.
建筑师创造性地应对了在历史古迹进行建筑的挑战。 - The young designer was able to respond to criticism with great insight.
这位年轻的设计师能够以敏锐的洞察力回应批评。 - The system enables teachers to respond flexibly to the needs of their students.
这一系统使教师能够灵活地满足学生的需要。 - Members of the public responded immediately to the charity's appeal for funds.
公众对慈善机构捐款的呼吁立即响应。 - Companies have to respond to the changing economic climate.
公司得就经济环境的变化作出反应。 - The music seems to respond emotionally to the landscape.
音乐似乎也在情感上与风景相融。 - When people walk into this gallery, they respond immediately.
当人们走进这个画廊时，他们会立即做出反应。 - People really respond to her honesty and directness.
人们确实对她的诚实和直接做出了回应。 - The students immediately responded to the idea.
学生们立即响应了这个想法。 - Generally, social structures respond to crises by adapting.
一般来说，社会结构通过适应来应对危机。 - Government can be slow to respond to innovations.
政府对创新的反应可能很缓慢。 - We were quick to respond to this new threat.
我们迅速应对这一新威胁。 - Presented with a clear opportunity, the opposition failed to respond.
面对明显的机会，反对派却没有做出回应。 - We respond to business problems in creative ways.
我们富有创意地处理商业上的问题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- immediately
- instantly
- promptly
- …
- be able to
- be unable to
- be likely to
- …
- by
- to
- with
- …
- an ability to respond
- a capacity to respond
- a willingness to respond
- …
- The car responds very well to the controls.
- [intransitive] respond (to something) to improve as a result of a particular kind of treatment
有改进；见起色；显出效果 - The infection did not respond to the drugs.
这些药物对感染没有起作用。
Extra Examples- Their son is responding well to the treatment.
他们儿子的治疗效果还不错。 - His condition failed to respond to the treatment.
他的病情并未因治疗而好转。
- The infection did not respond to the drugs.
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Old French, from respondre ‘to answer’, from Latin respondere, from re- ‘again’ + spondere ‘to pledge’. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.