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| 1 | I to react to something by taking a particular course of action 反应；回应 |
| +to Colleges responded swiftly to the demand for new courses. 学院立刻对开设新课的要求做出答复。 |
| respond (to sth) by doing sth The body often responds to stress by becoming ill. 人体对紧张情绪作出的反应经常是生病。 |
| +with Protesters threw stones at police, who responded with rubber bullets. 示威者向警察投掷石块，而警察用橡皮子弹予以回击。 |
| | 1a | to react by doing what is needed, suitable , or right for a particular situation 响应；作出反应 | | She hugged him, but he didn’ t respond. 她拥抱了他，但他没有反应。 | | +to The government should listen to industry and respond to its needs. 政府应该听取工商界的意见，并对他们的要求作出回应。 | |
| | 1b | to react well to medical treatment （病情）有好的反应 | | The infection should respond to antibiotics. 抗生素应该对这种感染有疗效。 | | The patient responded well to surgery. 手术后病人病情好转。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to reply , especially in writing 回答；（尤指书面）回复 |
| ‘I’ m telling you it’ s not true,’ Martinez responded. 马丁内兹回答道，“我告诉你那不是真的。” |
| +to Thousands of readers responded to our questionnaire. 成千上万的读者对我们的问卷调查作了回答。 |
| +that They responded that they would like to see the items. 他们回答说他们想看看那几样东西。 |
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