reaction

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reaction /riˈækʃən/ noun

plural reactions

reaction

/riˈækʃən/

noun

plural reactions

Learner's definition of REACTION

: the way someone acts or feels in response to something that happens, is said, etc.反应；回应

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Their reaction to the news was positive.他们对这个消息的反应是积极的。
When I told him what happened, his immediate reaction was one of shock.我将所发生之事告诉他时，他的第一反应是震惊。
The announcement produced an angry/stunned reaction from most of the people at the meeting.这个通告使与会的大多数人感到愤怒/大吃一惊。
My first reaction when I met him was not to trust him.我和他相识时的第一反应是不要相信他。
There has been a mixed reaction [=people have reacted in different ways] to the new policy.人们对这项新政策反应不一。

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There hasn't yet been much reaction to the announcement.人们对这个通告还没有多少反应。
The newspaper received many angry letters in reaction to [=in response to] the editorial.报社收到了很多对这篇社论表示气愤的信件。

: an action or attitude that shows disagreement with or disapproval of someone or something不同意；不赞成

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— usually singular通常用单数 — often + against

The modernist movement in literature was a reaction against traditional literary conventions.文学中的现代主义运动是对传统文学陈规旧律的一种抵抗。

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reactions [plural] : the ability to act and move quickly in order to avoid sudden danger反应能力；反应灵敏度

medical : an occurrence in which your body is affected by a drug, food, etc., in usually a bad way（不良）反应；副作用

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a chemistry : a chemical change that occurs when two or more substances combine to form a new substance化学反应

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b [count, noncount] physics : a process in which the nucleus of an atom is changed by being split apart or joined with the nucleus of another atom核反应

— called also nuclear reaction

— see also chain reaction

[count, noncount] physics : a physical force that opposes the action of an equal and opposite force反（作用）力

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.每一个作用力，都有一个大小相等、方向相反的反作用力。

[noncount] formal : a strong tendency or desire to oppose new political or social ideas反动