Word · Frequency #1286
replied
回答；答复；回复
replied is the past of reply.
To give a spoken or written response to a question, request, accusation, or criticism; to answer.
- 1.
To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
以书面或口头形式回应,尤其是对问题、请求、指控或批评；回答。
- 2.
To act or gesture in response.
以动作或姿态回应。
- 3.
To repeat something back; to echo.
重复某事物；回声。
- 4.
react verbally
口头回答；口头回应
回应；以行动（或手势）回应；重复；复述；以书面或口头形式回应,尤其是对问题、请求、指控或批评；回答。；以动作或姿态回应。；重复某事物；回声。
In use
He replied to my email quickly.
She always replies to messages politely.
I am replying to your query right now.
Verb forms
base reply · third person replies · -ing replying · past replied · past participle replied
注意：过去式及过去分词拼写时，y变为i再加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- reply to a question
- 回答问题
- She replied to the reporter's question with a smile.她微笑着回答了记者的问题。
- reply to an email
- 回复电子邮件
- Please reply to my email by Friday.请周五前回复我的电子邮件。
- reply in writing
- 书面答复
- The company replied in writing to the complaint.公司以书面形式答复了这一投诉。
- reply immediately
- 立即回复
- He replied immediately to the urgent message.他立即回复了这条紧急信息。
- reply with a nod
- 以点头回应
- When asked if she agreed, she replied with a nod.当被问及是否同意时，她点头回应。
- reply that...
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 re 记成“回”，想象别人问话后你立即把话“回”过去：reply=回答。纯属字形联想，非词源。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、商务邮件、正式信函 本义项指对问题、请求、指责或批评作出口头或书面回应。reply 通常为中性，正式程度适中，既多用于正式信函和商务邮件，也常见于日常对话；与 answer 相比语气略正式。
Grammar Note
常后接介词to引出回复对象
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 reply /ɹɪˈplaɪ/ 押 /aɪ/ 韵（重读元音及之后读音相同）。注意拼写相似的 replay /ˌriːˈpleɪ/ 发音不同，/eɪ/ 结尾，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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