reciprocate
US /rɪˈsɪp.rə.keɪt/
UK /rɪˈsɪp.rə.keɪt/
動詞
1.
回報, 報答, 互換
to respond to a gesture or action by making a corresponding one
範例:
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I would like to reciprocate your hospitality by inviting you to dinner.
我想通過邀請你吃晚飯來回報你的熱情款待。
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He smiled at her, but she didn't reciprocate.
他向她微笑，但她沒有回以微笑。
2.
往復運動
(of a part of a machine) move backward and forward in a straight line
範例:
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The piston reciprocates within the cylinder.
活塞在氣缸內往復運動。
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The mechanism is designed to reciprocate at high speeds.
該機構設計用於高速往復運動。
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