搜尋結果
reciprocate
- IPA[rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt]
英式
- respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one;feel (affection or love) for someone in the same way that they feel it for oneself
verb: reciprocate, 3rd person present: reciprocates, gerund or present participle: reciprocating, past tense: reciprocated, past participle: reciprocated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one the favour was reciprocated perhaps I was expected to reciprocate with some remark of my own 同義詞
- ▪ feel (affection or love) for someone in the same way that they feel it for oneself her passion for him was not reciprocated 同義詞
- 2. (of a part of a machine) move backwards and forwards in a straight line when you're shooting most semi-automatic handguns, the slide reciprocates as part of the firing cycle