reply
- v.回复;回答;答复;回应;作出反应
- n.答复;回答
复数： replies 过去式： replied 现在分词： replying 过去分词： replied 第三人称单数： replies
re- 重新 + ply 重叠,折叠
replyverb
回答；答复
to say or write sth as an answer to sb/sth
to reply to a question/an advertisement
回答问题；回应广告
He never replied to any of my letters.
他从来没给我回过信。
She only replied with a smile.
她只是报以微笑。
‘I won't let you down,’ he replied confidently.
他信心十足地答道：“我不会让你失望的。”
The senator replied that he was not in a position to comment.
参议员回答说他不宜发表评论。
回应；作出反应
to do sth as a reaction to sth that sb has said or done
The terrorists replied to the government's statement with more violence.
恐怖分子以更多的暴力事件来回应政府的声明。
noun
C U回答；答复
an act of replying to sth/sb in speech, writing or by some action
We had over 100 replies to our advertisement.
我们的广告宣传收到了100多份答复。
I asked her what her name was but she made no reply .
我问她叫什么名字，但她没有回答。
I am writing in reply to your letter of 16 March.
3月16日来函收悉，现答复如下。
a reply-paid envelope (= on which you do not have to put a stamp because it has already been paid for)
邮资已付信封
Morocco scored four goals without reply to win the game.
摩洛哥队在一球未失的情况下连入四球，赢得了这场比赛。
Answer and reply are the most common verbs used for speaking or writing as a reaction to a question, letter, etc.answer和reply为口语或书面语中表示回答问题、复信等最通用的动词。
Note that you answer a person, question or letter, not answer to them, but you reply to somebody or something.表示回答或回复时，answer后不用to，宾语可以是人，也可以是问题或信，而reply后要用to：
I’m writing to answer your questions.
I’m writing to reply to your questions.
特此函复贵方提问。
I’m writing to answer to your questions.
Answer can be used with or without an object.reply常带直接引语：
I haven't answered her email yet.
我还没有回复她的电邮。
I knocked on the door but nobody answered.
我敲了门，但无人应答。
‘I won’t let you down,’ he replied.
“我不会让你失望的。”他回答说。
Respond is less common and more formal.respond较少用，且较正式：
The directors were unwilling to respond to questions.
董事们不愿意回答问题。
You can only answer a door or a phone.应门或接电话只能用answer。
Note the phrases in answer to and in reply to .注意in answer to和in reply to的用法：
I’m writing in answer to your letter.
特此函复。
reply
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VERB 回复;回答
When you reply to something that someone has said or written to you, you say or write an answer to them.'That's a nice dress,' said Michael. 'Thanks,' she replied solemnly...
“那件衣服很好看，”迈克尔说。“谢谢，”她严肃地回答。
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N-COUNT 回信;回复;回应
A reply is something that you say or write when you answer someone or answer a letter or advertisement.I called out a challenge, but there was no reply...
我提出挑战，但是没人回应。
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VERB (在体育比赛中)以得分回应，回敬，
In sports, if you reply to a goal or a number of points scored by your opponents, you also score a goal or a number of points.Graeme Hick scored an unbeaten 58 as Worcestershire replied to Middlesex's 202 with 132-3...
格雷姆·希克未出局拿得58分，从而使伍斯特郡队以132分3人出局的成绩回敬了米德尔塞克斯队的202分。
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VERB (以行动)作出回应，回击，反击
If you reply to something such as an attack with violence or with another action, you do something in response.Farmers threw eggs and empty bottles at police, who replied with tear gas...
农民向警察扔鸡蛋和空瓶子，警察则以催泪弹回击。
noun
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- a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
- I waited several days for his answer
- he wrote replies to several of his critics
- Synonym: answer response
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- the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
- he growled his reply
- Synonym: response
verb
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- react verbally
- She didn't want to answer
- answer the question
- We answered that we would accept the invitation
- Synonym: answer respond
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Please reply as soon as is practicably possible .
请尽早回复。
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I 'm always emailing her , but nine times out of ten she doesn 't reply .
我常常给她发电邮，但十之八九她都不回复。
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I asked her what her name was but she made no reply .
我问她叫什么名字，但她没有回答。
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You should receive a reply within seven days .
你会在七天之内收到答复。
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Morocco scored four goals without reply to win the game .
摩洛哥队在一球未失的情况下连入四球，赢得了这场比赛。
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I 'm writing to reply to your questions .
特此函复贵方提问。
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' I won 't let you down , ' he replied .
“我不会让你失望的。”他回答说。
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I am writing in reply to your letter of 16 March .
3月16日来函收悉，现答复如下。
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I wrote to them last month and I 'm still waiting for a reply .
我上个月给他们写了信，到现在还在等回音。
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They 've got a liberty , not even sending me a reply .
他们真无礼，连个答复也不给我。
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The author whom you criticized in your review has written a reply .
你在评论中批评的那位作者已经回信答复了。
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She replied in a measured tone to his threat .
她以很有分寸的语气回答了他的威胁。
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Please reply by return of post .
请即赐复。
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For several seconds he did not reply .
一连几秒钟，他都没有回答。
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To date , we have received over 200 replies .
到目前为止，我们已收到200多封回信。
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Richard couldn 't rouse himself to say anything in reply .
理查德没有兴趣回答。
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Reply by no later than 21 July .
请于7月21日前答复。
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They received a negative reply .
他们得到一个否定的答复。
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He thought for a moment before replying .
他想了一下才回答。
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The terrorists replied to the government 's statement with more violence .
恐怖分子以更多的暴力事件来回应政府的声明。
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My job was to chase up late replies .
我的工作是催促迟迟不送回来的答复。
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We received an avalanche of letters in reply to our advertisement .
我们在登出广告后收到了雪片般飞来的大批答复信件。
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He phoned home , but there was no reply .
他往家里打电话，但没有人接。
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I was unsure how to reply to this question .
我拿不准该如何回答这个问题。
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' Certainly not , ' he replied emphatically .
“当然不。”他断然回答道。
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' I won 't let you down , ' he replied confidently .
他信心十足地答道：“我不会让你失望的。”
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She only replied with a smile .
她只是报以微笑。
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We had over 100 replies to our advertisement .
我们的广告宣传收到了100多份答复。
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‘ I don 't know , ’ Anna replied , shrugging her shoulders .
“我不知道。”安娜耸耸肩膀，应了一句。
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' That 's fine , ' he replied amiably .
“那很好。”他亲切友好地回答道。
普通用词，指通过文字、言语或行动作出回答，一般不后接介词 to。
He cannot answer your question.
他没法回答你的问题。
I asked her a question, but she would not answer.
我问了她一个问题，但她不愿回答。
You should answer the questions in the first part in ten minutes.
你应用10分钟解答第一部分的题。
比较正式，多指经过考虑后给出答案，一般不用于口语，常后接介词 to。
She didn't reply to his message.
她没有回复他的留言。
He didn't know how to reply to her letter just then.
那时，他不知道如何给她回信。
较正式用词，指以言语或行动作出回应，常后接介词 to/with。
He didn't respond to any of her questions.
他没有回答她任何问题。
His friends responded with offers of help.
对此他的朋友们伸出援手。
指对发生的事情或他人的话语所作的反应，常后接介词 to。
The commentator criticized the government's reaction to the oil crisis.
该评论员批评了政府对石油危机的反应。
The policy produced an angry reaction from workers.
这一政策引起了工人们的愤怒。
指针对某事物给出的建议、批评等，常后接介词 on。
Please try to give each piece of work some feedback.
请尽量给每个作品提点反馈意见。
They gave me some feedback on my work.
他们对我的工作提出了一些意见。
指通过言语、信件等对某事作的回应，常后接介词 to。
She knocked on the door, but there was no reply.
她敲了敲门，但是没人应声。
No reply to their letter has been received.
他们的信还没有收到任何回复。
指口头或书面的答复，也指对某事的反应，常后接介词 to。
Her son made no response, and went on with his movie.
她儿子没有回答，继续看电影。
I am writing in response to your inquiry.
我现写信回复您的询问。
This novel has received a positive response from readers.
这部小说得到读者的好评。
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