respond/rɪ'spɒnd $ -'spɑːnd/

v.

➊ say or write sth after sb has said or written sth to you

➋ do sth as a reaction to sth that has happened

v.

➊ [I; T] 回答，回应；回信：[respond to sb/sth] He never responded to my email. 他从来没给我回过电子邮件。

◇[respond (that) ...] He responded that he would come. 他回答说他会来。

◇[respond + speech] “I don't like it,” she responded. “我不喜欢。”她回答说。

➋ [I] 作出反应，响应：[respond to sth] How did she respond to the news? 她对这则消息有什么反应？

◇[respond by doing sth] The government responded by arresting the terrorists. 政府采取的应对措施是逮捕这些恐怖分子。

respond

response

responsible

responsibility

构词re- + spond

音组-pond/-pɒnd $ -'pɑːnd/

correspond; pond; respond

常犯错误

✗ He hasn't yet responded my letter.

✓ He hasn't yet responded to my letter. 他还没有回我的信。

辨析answer; reply; respond