response
n
~ (to sb/sth)
1 [C, U] answer 回答; 答覆: She made no response. 她沒有回答.
In response to your inquiry... 茲答覆您的詢問...
His accusations brought an immediate response. 他提出指控後迅即得到答覆.
2 [C, U] act or feeling produced in answer to a stimulus; reaction 反應; 響應
a poor, generous, united, etc response to the appeal for funds 對徵集資金的呼吁反應甚微、 積極響應、 群起響應等
Her cries for help met with no, some, little, etc response. 她那求救的呼聲沒有激起任何、 激起了一些、 沒有激起什麼...反應.
The tax cuts produced a favourable response from the public. 稅額削減受到了公眾的歡迎.
3 [C usu pl 通常作復數]
(religion 宗) part of the liturgy said or sung by the people at a church service in answer to the priest (禮拜時會眾對牧師的)應答, 唱和. Cf 參看 versicle.