n. 答复,回答;(用行动等)应战;反响;【法律】(原告对被告抗辩的)答辩。 in reply (to) 为答复…;作为…的答复。 make reply 回答。 reply paid 附回信邮费;(拍电人已将)回电费付讫。 vi. 答复,回答 (to); 【法律】(原告)答辩;应付;应战;反响。 reply to the enemy's fire 对敌人炮火加以回击。 reply for 代表…答辩[回答,答谢祝酒]。 vt. 回答。 He replied that he would not do that. 他回答说他不愿做那件事。
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" 同义词:answer, response,
the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply" 同义词:response,
react verbally; "She didn''t want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" 同义词:answer, respond,
A reply is a statement or acknowledgment made in response to an interrogative question, request or comment. Replies are communicated in a variety of ways, the most common being spoken or written, and act as a way of conveying relevant information and continuing a conversational exchange.
例句与用法
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Please quote our reference when replying . 回信时请注明我方函件编号。
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Lucy recollected herself instantly and replied . 露西立即镇定地回答。
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To date , we have not received any replies . 我们至今还未接到答复。
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I 'm sorry i have not been able to reply sooner . 迟于作复,歉甚。
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Please take a message to him by way of reply . 请你给他带个回话。
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Bertha was too much astonished to reply . 伯莎惊愕得答不出话来。
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"oh, yes," she replied intensely . “呵,呵!”她热情地回答道。
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The little thing grunted in reply . 那小东西哼了一声,算是回答。
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He replied gently, to everything she said . 他答话很斯文,无论她说什么。
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"what is it?" the sick husband replied . “怎么啦?”正在发晕的丈夫问。