response UK [rɪ'spɒnts] US [-'spɑ:nts] noun ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable ■an answer or reaction 回答;回应,反应•Responses to our advertisement have been disappointing.人们对我们的广告反应平淡,令人失望。 •Her proposals met with an enthusiastic response.她的提议得到热烈的回应。 •I looked in her face for some response, but she just stared at me blankly.我盯着她的脸看,想知道她有何反应,但是她只是面无表情地盯着我。 •Management have granted a 10% pay rise in response to union pressure.面对工会的压力,资方以加薪10%应对。 countable ■any of the parts sung or said, in some religious ceremonies, by the people in answer to the parts said or sung by the priest (宗教礼拜仪式中会众对牧师的)唱和,应答 |