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单词 reciprocate
释义
reciprocate
verb
uk
/rɪˈsɪp.rə.keɪt/us
/rɪˈsɪp.rə.keɪt/
[IorT]formal
tosharethe samefeelingsas someoneelse, or tobehavein the same way as someoneelse:
回报，报答，酬答
Sadly, myfeelingsfor him were not reciprocated.很不幸，我为他付出的感情没有得到回报。
Weinvitedthem todinnerand aweeklaterthey reciprocated.我们请他们吃晚餐，一星期后他们回请了我们。
engineeringspecialized
If apartof amachinereciprocates, itmovesbackwardsandforwards:
（机件）往返运动，沿直线往复移动
Someelectricrazorshave reciprocatingheads.有些电动剃须刀的刀头是往返运动式的。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Reciprocating
  • another
  • each other
  • give and take
  • it takes two to tangoidiom
  • mutual
  • mutually
  • non-reciprocal
  • one anotherphrase
  • one good turn deserves anotheridiom
  • ping-pong
  • reciprocally
  • reciprocation
  • reciprocity
  • requite
  • return
  • scratch
  • turn
  • two
  • two-way
  • you scratch my back and I'll scratch yoursidiom
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(Definition ofreciprocatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

reciprocate| American Dictionary

reciprocate
verb[I/T]
fml
us
/rɪˈsɪp·rəˌkeɪt/
to do something for someone because thepersonhas done somethingsimilarfor you:
[I]We gave theminformation, but they didn’t reciprocate.
[T]HemingwaylovedStein and she reciprocated hislove.
(Definition ofreciprocatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofreciprocate

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Moreover, actual deeds of unselfish and cooperative behavior are often reciprocated.
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Also, some spouses see themselves as reciprocating for their partner's love rather than tending.
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In contrast to adult children, very few grandchildren reciprocated financial transfers by means of instrumental assistance in either 1996 or 2002.
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Another example is voting: in what way is voting in a national election individually reciprocated?
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At line 12 the caller produces a closure-relevant 'yes' answer and reciprocates the inquiry.
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By contrast, if labor contracts are complete, workers have no way of reciprocating a high gift wage with high effort levels.
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Incidentally, players working on the assumption that their own choices will likely be reciprocated are also comfortable with common-interest games.
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Not all affection was however welcome or reciprocated.
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Analyses including only children with reciprocated best friends did not differ from those reported here; thus, we included all participating children in the present analyses.
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The reciprocating sibling system remains insensitive to genetic change in the adolescents, as we have noted, but extremely sensitive to parental treatment.
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Concealed anterograde accessory pathway conduction during the induction of orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia.
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In addition, the preschoolers with stable conduct problems reciprocated this insensitivity.
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The motive to care may be found in the continuation of a life-long tending role or in reciprocating for past received care.
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Many noted, as did this respondent, that this form of community giving was often reciprocated.
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Many helped young people in the community ; others supported older friends and neighbours in myriad ways, with some of the activities being reciprocated.
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