responsive
adjective
uk/rɪˈspɒn.sɪv/us/rɪˈspɑːn.sɪv/saying or doing something as areactionto something or someone,especiallyin aquickorpositiveway:
a responsiveengine反应灵敏的发动机
a responsiveaudience反应热烈的观众
She wasn't responsivetoquestioning.她对提问应答很勉强。
ableto beimprovedorcuredby atreatment:
Thediseasehasprovedresponsivetothe newtreatment.事实证明,新疗法对这种病很有效。
Opposite
unresponsive
- The car'stransmissionis muchsmootherand more responsive thanpreviousmodels.
- Schoolleaderscan to maketheirschoolsmore responsive todiverseethnic,linguistic, andreligiousstudentgroups.
- Thetablethas a goodbatterylifeand is very responsive toscreentaps.
- We mustdevelopmorerapid, responsivesystemsfordealingwithonlinemessages.
- Thetherapyaimsto makethyroidcancersmore responsive totreatmentwithradioactiveiodine.
Reacting and responding
- act onsomething
- backlash
- bat
- batsomethingback
- bite
- bite back (atsomeone/something)
- overreact
- overreaction
- pearl-clutching
- play it by earidiom
- press/pushsomeone'sbuttonsidiom
- reaction
- respond
- sensitive
- supersensitivity
- ticklish
- ultra-sensitive
- wake
- wake up!idiom
- whitelash
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