Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1313
respond
回答；答复；回应
say or write something in reply; answer.
- 1.
To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
回应；回答；答复
- 2.
To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
作为回应；对力或刺激做出动作
- 3.
To correspond with; to suit.
与...相符；适合
- 4.
To satisfy; to answer.
满足；回答
- 5.
To be liable for payment.
承担付款责任
反应；作出回应；满足；应对；相符；符合；相配；承担付款责任；负责偿还；回应；回答；答复
In use
The teacher asked a question, but no one could respond.
The fire department responded quickly to the emergency call.
The patient is responding well to the new medication.
respond to sth/sb
She responded to the question quickly.
她迅速回应了问题。
respond with sth
He responded with a smile.
他以微笑回应。
respond that...
They responded that they would help.
他们回应说愿意帮忙。
Connections
Collocations
- respond to
- 回应，答复
- Please respond to my email as soon as possible.请尽快回复我的邮件。
- respond quickly
- 迅速回应
- The fire department responded quickly to the emergency.消防部门迅速响应了紧急情况。
- respond positively
- 积极回应
- The audience responded positively to the new product.观众对新产品的反应积极。
- respond with
- 以……回应
- She responded with a smile when I greeted her.我向她打招呼时，她以微笑回应。
- respond in writing
- 书面答复
- You must respond in writing within 30 days.你必须在30天内书面答复。
- fail to respond
Learner notes
Memory Tip
respond 里的'spond'像'pond'（池塘），扔石子入池塘，水面会「回应」涟漪。
Context & Register
通常用于正式和非正式场合，口语和书面语中都很常见，表达回应、反应或应答。
Grammar Note
后常接介词to引出回应对象；也可接that从句
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'respond' (ending in /-spɒnd/): correspond, despond. Words that look similar but do not rhyme: respawn (/spɔːn/), resound (/zaʊnd/), spondee (/ˈspɒndiː/ with stress on first 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 4，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。
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