re·ply

verb

/rɪˈplaɪ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they reply	/rɪˈplaɪ/ /rɪˈplaɪ/
he / she / it replies	/rɪˈplaɪz/ /rɪˈplaɪz/
past simple replied	/rɪˈplaɪd/ /rɪˈplaɪd/
past participle replied	/rɪˈplaɪd/ /rɪˈplaɪd/
-ing form replying	/rɪˈplaɪɪŋ/ /rɪˈplaɪɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to say or write something as an answer to somebody/something回答；答复
- She didn't even bother to reply.她根本就懒得回答。
- He was quick to reply.他很快就回复了。
- reply to somebody/something to reply to a question/an email/a query回答问题；回复电子邮件；解答疑问
- He hasn't replied to any of my text messages.他还没有回复我的任何短信。
- She usually replies immediately to comments on her posts.她通常会立即回复对她帖子的评论。
- reply with something She simply replied with a smile.她只是报以微笑。
- reply to somebody/something with something He replied to her question with a scowl.他皱着眉头回答了她的问题。
- + speech ‘I won't let you down,’ he replied confidently.他信心十足地答道：“我不会让你失望的。”
- reply that… The senator replied that he was not in a position to comment.参议员回答说他不宜发表评论。
Which Word? answer / reply
answer / replyVerbs
- Answer and reply are the most common verbs used for speaking or writing as a reaction to a question, letter, etc.
- Note that you answer a person, question or letter, not answer to them, but you reply to somebody or something:
  I’m writing to answer your questions特此函复贵方提问。
  I’m writing to reply to your questions.特此函覆贵方提问。
  I’m writing to answer to your questions.
- Answer can be used with or without an object:
  I haven’t answered her email yet.我还没有回复她的电邮。
  I knocked on the door but nobody answered.我敲了门，但无人应答。
  Reply is often used with the actual words spoken:
  ‘I won’t let you down,’ he replied.“我不会让你失望的。”他回答说。
- Respond is less common and more formal:
  The directors were unwilling to respond to questions.董事们不愿意回答问题。
- You can only answer a door or a phone.
see also rejoin2, retort, get back to somebodyNouns
- Note the phrases in answer to and in reply to:
  I’m writing in answer to your letter.特此函覆。
see also response, rejoinder, retort
Extra Examples
- ‘I have no idea,’ she replied calmly.“我不知道，”她平静地回答。
- ‘I know!’ she replied matter-of-factly.“我知道！”她毫无表情地答道。
- ‘I really don't care!’ he replied nonchalantly.“我真的不在乎！”他漠然地答道。
- ‘It was your fault!’ she replied angrily.“那是你的错！”她生气地回答道。
- ‘No, you're not!’ Graham replied bluntly.“不，你不是 ! ”格雷厄姆直率地答道。
- ‘OK, ’ he replied at length.“好吧， ”他终于回答道。
- Calvin was insulted and replied in kind (= by insulting them back).卡尔文受到了羞辱，于是反唇相讥。
- He didn't reply to my email.他没有回复我的电子邮件。
- He simply replied that he hadn't the faintest idea.他只是回答说他一点儿都不知道。
- She did not reply directly to the allegations.她没有对这些指控作直接回应。
- She replied at length, but not to the point.她回答得很详细，但却不得要领。
- Well, you weren't expecting him to reply personally, were you?哟，你不会是期待他亲自答复你吧 ?
- She quickly left the room before he had a chance to reply.他还没机会回答她就快速地离开了房间。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- merely
- simply
- directly
- …
verb + reply
- not bother to
preposition
- to
- with
phrases
- a chance to reply
[intransitive] to do something as a reaction to something that somebody has said or done回应；作出反应
- reply with something Italy took an early lead but Brazil replied with two goals in the last five minutes.意大利队早早取得领先，但巴西队在最后五分钟内连进两球予以反击。
- reply to something (with something) The terrorists replied to the government's statement with more violence.恐怖分子以更多的暴力事件来回应政府的声明。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- merely
- simply
- directly
- …
verb + reply
- not bother to
preposition
- to
- with
phrases
- a chance to reply

Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from Old French replier, from Latin replicare ‘repeat’, later ‘make a reply’, from re- ‘back, again’ + plicare ‘to fold’.

re·ply

noun

/rɪˈplaɪ/

[countable, uncountable]

an act of replying to something/somebody in speech, writing or by some action回答；答复
- I asked her what her name was but she made no reply.我问她叫什么名字，但她没有回答。
- I received a reply from the firm's managing director.我收到了公司总经理的答复
- reply to something I got some interesting replies to my post about online banking.我那篇关于网上银行的帖子收到了一些有趣的回复。
- in reply to something (formal) I am writing in reply to your letter of 16 March.3 月 16 日来函收悉，现答复如下。
- (British English) a reply-paid envelope (= on which you do not have to put a stamp because it has already been paid for)邮资已付信封
- without reply (British English) Morocco scored four goals without reply to win the game.摩洛哥队在一球未失的情况下连入四球，赢得了这场比赛。
Which Word? answer / reply
answer / replyVerbs
- Answer and reply are the most common verbs used for speaking or writing as a reaction to a question, letter, etc.
- Note that you answer a person, question or letter, not answer to them, but you reply to somebody or something:
  I’m writing to answer your questions特此函复贵方提问。
  I’m writing to reply to your questions.特此函覆贵方提问。
  I’m writing to answer to your questions.
- Answer can be used with or without an object:
  I haven’t answered her email yet.我还没有回复她的电邮。
  I knocked on the door but nobody answered.我敲了门，但无人应答。
  Reply is often used with the actual words spoken:
  ‘I won’t let you down,’ he replied.“我不会让你失望的。”他回答说。
- Respond is less common and more formal:
  The directors were unwilling to respond to questions.董事们不愿意回答问题。
- You can only answer a door or a phone.
see also rejoin2, retort, get back to somebodyNouns
- Note the phrases in answer to and in reply to:
  I’m writing in answer to your letter.特此函覆。
see also response, rejoinder, retort
Extra Examples
- ‘I'm in here!’ came the muffled reply.“我在这里！” 一个压低了的声音回答道。
- ‘Mmm!’ she grunted in reply.“唔！”她嗯了一声作为回答。
- ‘No comment’ is his standard reply to most questions.“ 无可奉告”是他对多数问题的标准回答。
- ‘No!’ came the reply.回答说“不！”
- When I checked my emails that evening, there were more than ten replies in my inbox.那天晚上我查看邮件时，收件箱里有十多封回复。
- A reply came back the next day.第二天答复来了。
- Grace could offer no reply.格雷丝回答不上来。
- Have you had a reply to your letter yet?你收到回信了吗？
- He made no reply, but simply walked away.他没答话，而是径直走开了。
- Her reply was simple. ‘No,’ she said.她的回答很简单，只说“不”。
- His reply was short and to the point.他的回答简要而中肯。
- I am grateful to you for having given me a right of reply to the article in your magazine about my company.感谢您给予我机会回应贵刊登载的有关我公司的文章。
- I am writing in reply to your request for information on holidays in Italy.现回覆您关于意大利度假之事宜。
- I await your reply with interest.敬候赐覆并心向往之。
- I'll post the replies later on my web page.稍后我会把回复贴在我的网页上。
- It's easy to just hit the reply button.只需点击回复键就行，很简单。
- Many thanks for your thoughtful reply, we greatly appreciate it.非常感谢你缜密思考后的答复，对此我们很感激。
- No reply seemed to be forthcoming.似乎一切杳无音信。
- Please complete the reply card and return it to us as soon as possible.请填好回执卡并尽快寄还我们。
- She heard no reply.她没有听见任何回答。
- She refused to give a straight reply, deciding rather to defer the question.她不愿直截了当地回答，决定把这个问题先拖着。
- The questionnaire produced 9 000 replies.调查问卷收到了 9,000 份答卷。
- The report elicited a formal reply from the department.这一报告使该部门作出了正式回复。
- They waited patiently for a reply but none seemed to be forthcoming.他们耐心地等待着答覆，但似乎一切杳无音信。
- What did they say in reply?他们怎么答复的？
- a reply from the minister部长的答复
- my reply to your query对您质询的答复
- He muttered a reply but I couldn't understand what he said.他咕哝着回答，但我听不懂他在说什么。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brief
- monosyllabic
- blunt
- …
verb + reply
- get
- have
- receive
- …
reply + verb
- come
- come back
- be forthcoming
- …
reply + noun
- card
- envelope
- form
- …
preposition
- in reply (to something)
- reply from
- reply to
- …
phrases
- a/the right of reply
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from Old French replier, from Latin replicare ‘repeat’, later ‘make a reply’, from re- ‘back, again’ + plicare ‘to fold’.