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- (-ies, -ied)reporting verb say something in response to something someone has said回答, 答复：
no obj. he was gone before we could reply to his last remark我们还没来得及答复他的最后一句话他就走了
with clause she replied that she had been sound asleep她回答说她一直睡得很熟
with direct speech 'I'm OK - just leave me alone,' he replied.“我没事, 别管我,"他回答道。
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- no obj. write back to someone one has received a letter from回信, 复信：
she replied with a long letter the next day.
第二天她回了一封长信。
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- no obj. respond by a similar action or gesture（以相似的动作或姿势）回应, 回击：
they replied to the shelling with a heavy mortar attack on the area.
他们用迫击炮火猛轰该地区, 以回击敌军的炮轰。
(pl. -ies)
1- a verbal or written answer（口头或书面）回答, 答复：
I received a reply from the firm's managing director
我收到了公司总经理的答复
'No,' was the curt reply.
“不,"回答简短而生硬。
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- mass noun the action of answering someone or something回答, 答复：
I am writing in reply to your letter of 1 June.
我这封信是对你六月一日来信的回复。
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- a response in the form of a gesture, action, or expression（以姿势、动作或表情等所作的）回应：
Clough scored the first goal and Speed hit a late reply.
克拉夫率先破门, 斯皮德晚些时候回敬了一球。
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- Law a plaintiff's response to the defendant's plea【律】（原告对被告抗辩的）驳复, 答辩。
派生词
replier
noun词源
late Middle English (as a verb)： from Old French replier, from Latin replicare 'repeat', later 'make a reply' （see REPLICATE）.