v.回答；答復；回應

n.回答；答復

What a sage reply you gave! 多聰明的回答啊！

He gave me no chance to reply to his question. 他沒有給我回答他問題的機會。

I'm rather hazy about how to reply. 我不清楚如何回答。

It's very odd that she didn't reply to our letter. 她沒有回我們的信是件很奇怪的事。

It is odd that they did not reply our letter. 他們沒有給我們回信，這真奇怪。

He disdained to reply to the insult. 他不屑于理會那侮辱。

Thank you for your prompt reply to our telegram. 多謝您對我們電報的即刻答復。

His evasive reply prompted me to ask him another question. 他閃爍其詞的回答促使我提出又一個問題。

The softness of his reply calmed her down. 他溫和的回答使她冷靜下來。

She sneered her contempt for his reply. 她對他的回答嗤之以鼻。

The telegram asked for an instant reply. 這封電報要求立即回覆。

當reply指“回答”時，是及物動詞。 He did not know what to reply.他不知應該回答什么。

當reply指“答復”時，是不及物動詞，如有賓語應加介詞to，賓語應該是答復的具體對象。 He did not know how to reply to my question.他對我的問題不知應如何作答。

reply后不可接人和that從句；

answer與reply有區(qū)別：answer是及物動詞，可以直接跟賓語，也可以用answer to的結(jié)構(gòu)，前者更常用。而reply作“答復”解時，是不及物動詞，必須用to。answer有具體回答問題的意思，而reply僅僅是回復。 He replied to her letter, but he did not answer her questions.他回復了她的信，但是沒有回答她的問題。

reply的基本意思是“回答”“答復”“作答”,主要指用語言文字對問題、指控、辯論、質(zhì)問、起訴或致意等給予回答,也可指用行動回答,是較為正式的書面用語。

reply可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作不及物動詞時常與介詞to或for連用; 用作及物動詞時接that引導的賓語從句,有時也可引出直接引語。

reply用作名詞的意思是“回答,答復”,引申可指“答案”。

reply常與介詞to連用。