reply

/rɪˈplaɪ/ v.
标准词条 CET-4IELTS
一句话记住

回答；答复；回应

释义与例句

v. 回答；答复；回应
to respond to what someone has said, written, or done
  1. She replied to my email within an hour.
    她在一小时内回复了我的电子邮件。
  2. The company has not yet replied to the complaint.
    公司尚未回应这项投诉。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. When asked about the delay, he replied that the train had been cancelled.
    被问及延误时，他回答说火车已经取消了。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 reply 后接回复对象时加 to：reply to an email；answer 则直接说 answer an email。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • answer 回答；答复
    answer 可直接接 question、email、phone 等宾语；reply 作不及物动词时通常用 reply to sb/sth，再接具体内容时常用 that 从句。
    She answered all the questions clearly. 她清楚地回答了所有问题。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • respond 回应；作出反应
    reply 主要指用语言或文字回答；respond 含义更广，可指口头答复，也可指采取行动或对刺激作出反应。
    The government responded quickly to the crisis. 政府迅速应对了这场危机。
常见搭配
  • reply to 回复……
    Please reply to the invitation by Monday. 请在星期一前回复邀请。
  • reply promptly 迅速回复
    The customer service team replied promptly to our enquiry. 客服团队迅速回复了我们的咨询。