respond to
respond to — 片語動詞
- respond tobase form
- responds to3rd person singular
- responding to-ing form
- responded topast simple
1. to show signs of getting better when a particular medicine or medical treatment
對治療有反應
患者或疾病因治療而好轉
to show signs of getting better when a particular medicine or medical treatment is used — said of a patient or an illness
Mateo's ear infection responded to the antibiotic drops within two days.
Mateo 的耳朵感染對抗生素藥水有反應，兩天內就好轉了。
respond to + specific treatment (antibiotic drops)
The oncologist smiled when Mrs. Watanabe's tumour responded to the new drug.
渡邊太太的腫瘤對新藥有反應，腫瘤科醫生露出了笑容。
Karim's lung infection did not respond to the first antibiotic, so the doctor prescribed a different one.
Karim 的肺部感染對第一種抗生素沒有反應，所以醫生開了另一種藥。
The rash on Amara's neck responded to the cream almost immediately.
Amara 脖子上的皮疹對藥膏有反應，幾乎立刻就好了。
Dr. Osei told the family that the patient's fever had responded to the medication.
Osei 醫生告訴家屬，病人的發燒對藥物已有反應。
- react to
more general; can refer to any reaction, not necessarily improvement
- be receptive to
implies willingness or openness rather than a physical healing response
- resist
used when a disease does not respond to a drug or treatment
文法句型
respond to + noun phrase (treatment, medication, therapy, drug)
用法筆記
Subject is typically an illness, condition, or patient. Object is usually a medical treatment, drug, or form of therapy. Often used with time expressions (within days, almost immediately) to describe how quickly improvement occurs.