Word · Frequency #2923
reacting
反应；回应
reacting is the present participle of react.
respond
常与to连用
- 1.
To act in response.
作出反应。
- 2.
To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force
产生反作用力；以相反力抵抗另一物体。
- 3.
To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.
相互反应；如化学试剂间产生交互或反向作用。
- 4.
To cause chemical agents to react; to cause one chemical agent to react with another.
使化学试剂发生反应；使一种试剂与另一种反应。
反抗；反对；发生化学反应；起化学反应；作出反应。；产生反作用力；以相反力抵抗另一物体。；相互反应；如化学试剂间产生交互或反向作用。
In use
She reacted calmly to the surprising news.
How did the children react when they saw the puppy?
The teacher waited to see how the class would react to the new rule.
react to sth
后接名词或代词，表示对某事物的反应。
She reacted to the news calmly.
她冷静地对待这条消息。
react against sth
表示反对或抵抗某事物。
Many teenagers react against their parents' rules.
许多青少年反抗父母的规矩。
react with sth
常用于化学语境。
Acids react with metals to produce hydrogen.
Connections
Collocations
- react to
- 对...作出反应
- She reacted to the news with surprise.她对这条消息感到惊讶。
- react with
- 与...发生反应
- Sodium reacts with water.钠与水发生反应。
- react against
- 反对；反抗
- The public reacted against the new law.公众反对这项新法律。
- react by
- 以...方式作出反应
- He reacted by leaving the room.他的反应是离开了房间。
- react positively
- 作出积极反应
- The patient reacted positively to the treatment.患者对治疗反应积极。
- react quickly
- 迅速反应
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用're（再）'和'act（行动）'组合记忆：再次行动就是反应。
Context & Register
该义项指‘起反应’（对刺激或情况做出回应），常用于日常交流、科学实验以及心理、化学等领域，语域中性，既可用于正式也可用于非正式语境。
Grammar Note
通常不及物，后接介词to/against/with。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end with the spelling chunk 'act' and rhyme with 'react' (stressed vowel /æ/ + /kt/). Note: 'impact' rhymes only as verb (stress on second syllable).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.