reaction
n
1 [C, U] ~ (to sb/sth) response to a situation, an act, an influence, etc (对情况、 行动、 影响等做出的)反应, 回应
What was his reaction to the news? 他对这消息的反应如何?
Her arrest produced an immediate/a sudden reaction from the press. 她被捕的事立刻[突然]在新闻界引起反响.
the shocked reaction of schools to education cuts 学校对削减教育经费的激烈反应
Reaction to his taunts will only encourage him. 别理会他恶言寻衅, 一理他更来劲儿.
2 [sing] physical response, usu a bad one, to a drug, chemical substance, etc (由药物、 化学物质等引起的)生理上的反应(通常指不良反应)
an allergic reaction to animals, birds, etc 对兽类、 鸟类等的变态反应
I had a bad reaction after my typhoid injection. 我注射伤寒针剂後产生了不良反应.
3 [sing, U] return to a previous state after a period of the opposite condition 回复到原来的状态; 复旧
After all the excitement there was (an inevitable) reaction, eg a time when life seemed dull again. 热闹一番过後, (不可避免地)又恢复了旧观(生活沉闷如故).
4 [U] opposition to (esp political) progress or reform 反对(尤指政治的)进步或改革; 反动
The forces of reaction made reform difficult. 反动势力给改革造成了困难.
5 [C, U] chemical change producedby two or more substances acting upon each other 化学反应
nuclear reaction, ie change within the nucleus of an atom 核反应.
These attracted many visitors, for they were not only of great architectural interest, but contained a large number of beautifully preserved frescoes as well.