一、詳細(xì)釋義:


n.

回答,答復(fù) [U,C]


例句:

John is amazing in his readiness of reply and his exactness of memory.

約翰準(zhǔn)備充分的回答和精確的記憶令人驚訝。


例句:

His reply sounded to her like a reproach.

他的回答在她聽來像是責(zé)備。


v.

回答,答復(fù),回應(yīng),做出反應(yīng) [I]


例句:

She may be offended if you don't reply to her request to attend.

你不回復(fù)她的邀請(qǐng),她也許會(huì)不高興的。


例句:

He gave her a sidelong glance with his pale, blue eyes, but did not reply.

他用淡藍(lán)色的眼睛瞟了她一下,但沒有吭聲。


二、詞義辨析:


answer,reply,respond,retort,return

這些動(dòng)詞均有“回答”之意。 answer常用詞,指用書面、口頭或行動(dòng)對(duì)他人的請(qǐng)求、詢問、質(zhì)問等作出回答或反應(yīng)。 reply較正式用詞,較少用于口語。側(cè)重經(jīng)過考慮的較正式答復(fù)。 respond正式用詞,指即刻的,以口頭或行動(dòng)對(duì)外來的號(hào)召、請(qǐng)求或刺激等作出回答或響應(yīng)。 retort指對(duì)不同意見、批評(píng)或控訴作出迅速、有力的回答,即“反駁”。 return正式用詞,從本義“歸來,回去”引申作“回答、答辨”講時(shí),含反駁或反唇相譏之意。


三、相關(guān)短語:


in reply

作為對(duì)…的回答


四、參考例句:


Her reply puzzled me.

她的回答把我弄糊涂了。


Her reply astonished me.


Reply to all her tweets.

回復(fù)她所有的狀態(tài)。


His reply was highly enigmatic.

他的回答高深莫測(cè)。


Please reply to the above address.

請(qǐng)回信至以上地址。


The telegram was sent reply prepaid.

電報(bào)已發(fā)出并已預(yù)付覆電費(fèi)用。


Grace was too terrified to reply.

格雷斯嚇壞了,不能作答。


The reply approaches to an absolute denial.

這種答復(fù)近似絕對(duì)否認(rèn)。


What a sage reply you gave!

多聰明的回答啊!


A reply to this letter is mandatory.

這封信非答復(fù)不可。