"response to" 是名词短语,核心含义为:对……的反应/回应/答复。
其中:
response 是名词,意为"反应;回应;答复";
to 是介词,引出"反应/回应的对象"(即"针对什么人/事")。
"response to" 通常作为名词性成分(主语、宾语、表语等),或与介词搭配延伸出更常用的表达(如 in response to)。以下是具体用法:
介词"to"后接名词性成分(人/事/动作),表示"针对某人/某事的反应"。
例句:Her response to the gift was a big smile.(她对礼物的反应是一个大大的微笑。)
I’m still waiting for his response to my email.(我还在等他对我邮件的回复。)
The dog’s response to being called was to run over immediately.(狗对被叫名字的反应是立刻跑过来。)
常见与"response"搭配的动词有:
give/offer(给出回应);receive/get(收到回应);expect(期待回应);elicit(引起反应)等。
例句:He gave no response to my question.(他对我的问题没有回应。)
We haven’t received a response to our invitation yet.(我们还没收到对邀请的回复。)
The joke elicited a loud response from the audience.(这个笑话引起了观众的热烈反应。)
这是介词短语(表原因或目的),后接名词/代词/从句,强调"回应的动作是针对某件事而发生的"。
例句:She cried in response to the sad movie.(她因为这部悲伤的电影而哭了。)
The government introduced new laws in response to public pressure.(政府迫于公众压力出台了新法律。)
He nodded in response to my greeting.(他对我的问候点头回应。)
"response" 是可数名词(如 a response, responses),表示"一次回应"或"多次回应";
区别于 reply to:"response" 更强调"反应"(可指情绪、行动或语言),"reply" 更侧重"口头/书面的答复"(如 reply to a letter 回信);
介词"to"后不能接动词原形,需用动名词(doing)表示动作,如 response to being helped(对被帮助的反应)。
1、 The team’s response to the defeat was to train harder.(球队对失败的反应是更加努力训练。)
2、 What’s your response to the new policy?(你对新政策有什么反应?)
3、 I sent a message but got no response to it.(我发了消息,但没收到回复。)
4、 She apologized in response to my complaint.(她针对我的投诉道歉了。)
简言之,"response to" 是描述"对某事物的反应/回应"的核心短语,掌握其结构和搭配(尤其是"in response to"),就能灵活用于日常和书面表达。