reply
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to say or write something as an answer to somebody/something 回答；答复 She didn't even bother to reply. 她甚至懒得回答。 He was quick to reply. 他很快回答。 - reply to somebody/something
to reply to a question/an email/a query 回复问题/电子邮件/询问 He hasn't replied to any of my text messages. 他没有回复我的任何短信。 She usually replies immediately to comments on her posts. 她通常会立即回复对她的帖子的评论。 - reply with something
She simply replied with a smile. 她只是微笑着回答。 - reply to somebody/something with something
He replied to her question with a scowl. 他皱着眉头回答了她的问题。 - + speech
‘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。” - reply that…
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。
Which Word? answer / replyanswer / replyverbs- 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 特此函复贵方提问。 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:
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。
reply 常带直接引语： ‘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.
Nouns 名词 - 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。
Extra Examples‘I have no idea,’ she replied calmly. “我不知道，”她平静地回答。 ‘I know!’ she replied matter-of-factly. “我知道！”她毫无表情地答道。 ‘I really don't care!’ he replied nonchalantly. “我真的不在乎！”他漠然地答道。 ‘It was your fault!’ she replied angrily. “那是你的错！”她生气地回答道。 ‘No, you're not!’ Graham replied bluntly. “不，你不是 ! ”格雷厄姆直率地答道。 ‘OK, ’ he replied at length. “好吧， ”他终于回答道。 Calvin was insulted and replied in kind (= by insulting them back). 卡尔文受到了羞辱，于是反唇相讥。 He didn't reply to my email. 他没有回复我的邮件。 He simply replied that he hadn't the faintest idea. 他只是回答说他一点儿都不知道。 She did not reply directly to the allegations. 她没有对这些指控作直接回应。 She replied at length, but not to the point. 她回答得很详细，但却不得要领。 Well, you weren't expecting him to reply personally, were you? 哟，你不会是期待他亲自答复你吧 ? She quickly left the room before he had a chance to reply. 他还没机会回答她就快速地离开了房间。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- merely
- simply
- directly
- …
- not bother to
- to
- with
- a chance to reply
- [intransitive]
to do something as a reaction to something that somebody has said or done 回应；作出反应 - reply with something
Italy took an early lead but Brazil replied with two goals in the last five minutes. 意大利领先，但巴西在最后五分钟进了两个球。 - reply to something (with something)
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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- merely
- simply
- directly
- …
- not bother to
- to
- with
- a chance to reply
- reply with something
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from Old French replier, from Latin replicare ‘repeat’, later ‘make a reply’, from re- ‘back, again’ + plicare ‘to fold’.