response
英 [rɪ'spɒns]
美[rɪ'spɑns]
英英释意
- 1. a result;
- "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
- 2. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent;
- "a bad reaction to the medicine"
- "his responses have slowed with age"
- 3. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation;
- "I waited several days for his answer"
- "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
- 4. the manner in which something is greeted;
- "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
- 5. a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
- 6. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange;
- "he growled his reply"