1. vi. & vt.回答，答复　 say or make an answer, in speech or writing
2. vi.作答，回答　 give an answer in the form of an action; respond

　～ absolutely　坚决地回答
　～ accurately　准确地回答
　～ admirably　极为成功地答复
　～ affectionately　深情地回答
　～ affirmatively　肯定地回答
　～ angrily　生气地回答
　～ aptly　恰当地答复
　～ bitingly　尖刻地回答
　～ bluntly　直率地回答
　～ bravely　勇敢地答复
　～ briefly　简略地回答
　～ casually　漫不经心地回答
　～ coldly　冷淡地回答
　～ completely　圆满地回答
　～ comprehensively　全面地回答
　～ correctly　正确地回答
　～ courteously　有礼貌地回答
　～ crisply　爽快地回答
　～ curtly　草率无礼地回答
　～ darkly　无知地回答
　～ decisively　决定性地回答
　～ definitely　明确地回答
　～ deftly　巧妙地回答
　～ directly　直接地回答
　～ dryly　枯燥乏味地回答
　～ dubiously　不可靠地回答
　～ economically　节省地回答
　～ effectively　给人印象深刻地回答
　～ emphatically　有力地回答
　～ excitedly　激动地回答
　～ explicitly　清楚地回答
　～ faithfully　忠实地回答
　～ fantastically　荒谬地回答
　～ firmly　坚决地回答
　～ fitly　适度地答复
　～ fully　充分地答复
　～ gravely　严肃地答复
　～ hastily　草率地回答
　～ haughtily　轻蔑地回答
　～ hoarsely　沙哑地答复
　～ hotly　激烈地答复
　～ hysterically　歇斯底里地答复
　～ immediately　立即答复
　～ impertinently　傲慢地回答
　～ impolitely　毫无礼貌地答复
　～ incoherently　语无伦次地回答
　～ indignantly　威严地答复
　～ knowingly　老练地答复
　～ laboriously　努力地答复
　～ laughingly　笑着答复
　～ listlessly　无精打采地答复
　～ magnanimously　大度地答复
　～ mechanically　呆头呆脑地答复
　～ meekly　温顺地回答
　～ modestly　谦虚地回答
　～ nervously　不安地回答
　～ orally　口头回答
　～ passionately　热情地回答
　～ perfectly　完善地回答
　～ persistently　固执地回答
　～ philosophically　哲学上的回答
　～ politely　有礼貌地回答
　～ promptly　立即答复
　～ proudly　自豪地回答
　～ quickly　很快地回答
　～ readily　做好准备地回答
　～ relevantly　中肯地回答
　～ reluctantly　勉强地回答
　～ respectfully　尊敬地回答
　～ rudely　粗鲁地回答
　～ sensibly　明智地回答
　～ seriously　认真地回答
　～ sharply　厉声回答
　～ shortly　唐突地回答
　～ simply　简单地回答
　～ slowly　慢条斯理地回答
　～ snappishly　辛辣地回答
　～ solemnly　庄严地回答
　～ stubbornly　顽强地回答
　～ tartly　尖刻地回答
　～ tersely　简短地回答
　～ thoughtfully　若有所思地回答
　～ tremulously　大胆地回答
　～ triumphantly　得意洋洋地回答
　～ truthfully　真诚地回答
　～ uncomfortably　不自在地回答
　～ unconcernedly　漠不关心地回答
　～ unhesitatingly　即刻回答
　～ verbally　口头回答
　～ warmly　热情地回答
　～ wistfully　若有所思地回答
　～ by blow　回击
　～ by letter　回信
　～ for　代表…作答复〔致答词〕
　～ for the school board　代表校务委员会致答词/cn>
　～ in a low voice　低声回答
　～ in the affirmative　肯定地回答
　～ to　回答…
　～ to a letter　回信
　～ to a person　回答某人
　～ to a question　回答问题
　～ to a salutation　答礼
　～ to a toast　答谢祝酒
　～ to the enemy's fire　还击敌人的炮火
　～ with spirit　起劲地回答

　He failed to reply.　他未作回答。
　I asked him where to go, but he didn't reply.　我问他去哪儿，可是他不回答。
　When Hogg spoke to her, she replied very shortly.　霍格同她谈话时，她马上回答。
　I don't know how to reply.　我不知怎么回答。
　I wrote my friend a letter, but he never replied.　我给我的朋友写了一封信，但他从没给我回信。
　He replied that he knew nothing about the accident.　他回答说对事故一无所知。
　He replied that he might go.　他回答说他可能去。
　She replied that she would send me a fax after she had arrived in London.　她回答说她到达伦敦后就给我发一个传真。
　When I asked the number of households in this town he replied that there were 1883 households.　当我问到这个镇有多少户时，他回答说有1883户。
　When the teacher asked him why he was late, he replied that he had overslept.　老师问他为什么迟到了，他回答说他睡过头了。
　"Yes," I replied.　“是的，”我答道。
　"I have changed my mind."she replied.　她回答说：“我已改变主意了”。

 ♣ reply for　(v.+prep.)
　代表（某人）作答；致答词/cn>　(of one of a group) give an answer for (the other); speak on behalf of (the other)

▲ reply for sb

　Shall I reply for us all?　我来代大家回答好吗?
　David Jones rose to reply for the guests.　大卫·琼斯站起来代表来宾致答词。
 ♣ reply to　(v.+prep.)
　回复；回答　say or do as an answer to sb

▲ reply to sth

　The teacher replied to John's question.　老师回答了约翰提出的问题。
　I wrote, but she did not reply to my letter.　我写信给她，但她没有回信。
　She replied to their angry question by calmly walking out of the room.　她安静地走出房间，以此作为对他们气冲冲提问的回答。
　The enemy did not reply to our fire.　敌人对我们的炮火没有还击。

◇ 用于be ～ed结构

　None of my letters have been replied to.　我发出的信一封也没有回音。
 ♣ reply with　(v.+prep.)
　以…作答　give an answer with sth

▲ reply with sth

　He replied with a cutting remark.　他以尖刻的言语作答。
　The girl replied only with a smile.　这女孩仅以微笑来答复。

 ♣ reply, answer, respond
　参见answer条。

1. 请尽早给我答复。
　［误］ Please reply me as early as possible.
　［正］ Please reply to me as early as possible.
　他们认为这封信不值得回复。
　［误］ They don't think the letter worth replying.
　［正］ They don't think the letter worth replying to.
　［析］ reply用作及物动词时，只接that从句作宾语，而不可直接接sb/sth作宾语，须说reply to sb/sth.
2. 一周前我给他写了回信。
　［误］ I have replied to his letter for a week.
　［正］ I replied to his letter a week ago.
　［正］ It is a week since I replied to his letter.
　［析］ reply是瞬间动词，不可与表示一段时间的状语连用。

C U 回答，答复 sth said, written or done as a way of replying

　await ～　盼复
　cable a ～　拍电报答复
　calculate ～　预测答案
　deign ～　给予答复
　delay ～　推迟答复
　demand ～　要求答复
　desire ～　望答复
　draw a ～　引出回答
　elicit a ～　引起反应
　evoke ～　使回答
　furnish ～　提供答复
　get a ～　得到答复
　give no ～　不作答
　have ～　给予答复
　hear ～　听见答复
　make ～　答复
　need ～　需要答复
　offer ～　作答
　probe ～　细查回信
　propose ～　答复
　provoke ～　使回答
　receive a ～　得到答复
　rejoin ～　使答复一致
　send a ～　寄回信
　wire a ～　拍电报答复
　write a ～　写回信，写回复
　absent-minded ～　心不在焉的回答
　affirmative ～　肯定的答复
　angry ～　气愤的回答
　apt ～　恰当的答复
　brief ～　简要的回答
　categorical ～　详细的答复
　chary ～　谨慎的答复
　cold ～　冷淡的答复
　conclusive ～　确定的答复
　correct ～　正确的回答
　definite ～　明确的答复
　discourteous ～　无礼的回答
　frank ～　率直的回答
　good-humored ～　幽默的回答
　gracious ～　亲切的答复
　haughty ～　傲慢的回答
　humble ～　谦逊的回答
　immediate ～　立即答复
　impatient ～　不耐烦的回答
　impolite ～　不礼貌的答复
　incoherent ～　语无伦次的回答
　intelligent ～　聪明的答复
　modest ～　谦虚的回答
　negative ～　否定的答复
　obvious ～　清楚的回答
　oral ～　口头答复
　proper ～　适当的答复
　ready ～　立即回答
　rude ～　粗鲁的答复
　short ～　简短的答复
　silly ～　愚蠢的答复
　sound ～　适当的答复
　stinging ～　尖刻的回答
　succinct ～　简明的回答
　terse ～　简短生硬的回答
　unexpected ～　突然的答复
　vague ～　含糊其辞的回答
　witty ～　巧妙的回答
　in ～ (to)　作为答复
　nod in ～　点头作答
　under ～　所答复的…
　with ～　请复函
　a ～ from sb　某人的答复
　～ to one's letter　回信

　My reply may not have been polite, but he asked for it.　我的回答也许不太礼貌，但这是他自找的。
　I should like to think about your suggestion before I give a definite reply.　我想先考虑一下你的建议，然后给你一个明确的答复。
　Please leave word with my elder sister if you get a reply.　如果你得到回音，请给我的姐姐留话。
　She was anxiously awaiting his reply.　她正急切地等待着他的回音。
　The school authorities promised an immediate reply.　学校领导答应立即答复。
　In due course came a reply from Mr. Robin.　在适当的时候来了罗宾先生的答复。
　The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.　这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
　I was offended by his discourteous reply.　他无礼的回答使我很生气。
　Her criticism brought an immediate reply from a government spokesman.　她的批评立即引起了政府发言人的回击。
　I had no reply to my letter.　我未获回信。
　Medwin was to address his reply to him care of Mr. Westbrook.　麦德文打算通过维司特布鲁克先生把回信寄给他。
　She wrote a reply without any loss of time.　她毫不拖延地写了回信。
　He seems to be able to deduce from common sense a more or less clear reply to the question raised.　他似乎能从常识推断出所提出之问题的明确回答。
　His only reply was an angry stare.　他唯一的回答是怒目而视。
　She shrugged her shoulders and made no reply.　她耸耸肩，不作回答。
　As a reply to the enemy's move, our general brought up his tanks.　将军下令调来坦克，以对付敌人的这一行动。
　We received hundreds of replies to each question.　对每个问题，我们都收到了数百个答案。
　I had only about a dozen replies to my request for information.　我征求信息，但只收到十几份回复。

 ♣ in reply (to)
　作为答复　as a reply
　She waved her hand in reply.　她挥了挥手作为回答。
　He says nothing in reply to my inquiries.　他没有答复我的询问。
　What did he say in reply to our suggestion?　他在答复我们的建议时说了些什么?

 ♣ reply, answer
　参见answer条。

　［同义词］ v. acknowledge, answer, counter, rejoin, respond, return n. answer, reaction, response, return
　［词源］　中古英语replyen<古法语replier<拉丁语replicare（回答）