Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1286
Fully loadedreply
回答；答复；回应
A spoken or written answer or response to someone or something.
- 1.
A written or spoken response; part of a conversation.
书面或口头回应；对话的一部分。
- 2.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
(对问题、请求、批评或指控的口头或书面)答复；回应
- 3.
Something given in reply.
作为回复给予的事物。
- 4.
the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
继续交谈的言语行为；接话
- 5.
A counterattack.
反击。
- 6.
The answer of a figure.
回应的图形。
反击；回击；应答；答题；书面或口头回应；对话的一部分。；(对问题、请求、批评或指控的口头或书面)答复；回应；作为回复给予的事物。
In use
I received a formal reply to my letter yesterday.
Her reply to the question was both concise and accurate.
We are still waiting for a reply from the manager.
he wrote replies to several of his critics
he growled his reply
in reply to sth
She nodded in reply to his question.
她点点头作为对他问题的回答。
a reply to sth
I received a reply to my email.
我收到了对我邮件的回复。
Connections
Collocations
- in reply to
- 作为对…的答复
- In reply to your letter, I am sending you a brochure.作为对您来信的回复，我随信附上一份手册。
- no reply
- 没有回复
- I sent an email but got no reply.我发了邮件，但没有得到回复。
- receive a reply
- 收到回复
- I hope to receive a reply by Friday.我希望周五前收到回复。
- write a reply
- 写回信
- He wrote a polite reply to her invitation.他给她的邀请写了一封礼貌的回信。
- quick reply
- 快速回复
- Thank you for your quick reply.感谢您的及时回复。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记：re-（再） + ply（折叠），像把对方的问话‘折叠’回来，即‘回答’。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
可数名词，常与to连用表示对某事的答复。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'reply' as they share the stressed /aɪ/ sound. 'Reply' itself is excluded. Note that while spelling patterns differ ('-ply' vs '-ly'), the pronunciation is identical.
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
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