reply to a question
collocation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。
回答；答复；回复
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回答；答复；回复
To give a spoken or written response to a question, request, accusation, or criticism; to answer.
He replied to my email quickly.
他很快回复了我的邮件。
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。
To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
以动作或姿态回应。
To act or gesture in response.
重复某事物；回声。
To repeat something back; to echo.
口头回答；口头回应
react verbally
reply
Base
原形
replies
3rd person
第三人称单数
replying
-ing
现在分词
replied
Past
过去式
replied
Past participle
过去分词
She replies to every email promptly.
她迅速回复每封邮件。
He replied to my question yesterday.
他昨天回答了我的问题。
I am replying to your message right now.
我正在回复你的消息。
注意：过去式及过去分词拼写时，y变为i再加-ed。
She always replies to messages politely.
她总是礼貌地回复消息。
I am replying to your query right now.
我现在正在回复你的询问。
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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。
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。
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。
立即回复
He replied immediately to the urgent message.
他立即回复了这条紧急信息。
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。
回答说……
The manager replied that the project was on schedule.
经理回答说项目正在按计划进行。
以同样的方式回应
When he was mocked, he replied in kind.
当他被嘲笑时，他以同样的方式回敬。
肯定地回答；表示同意
She replied in the affirmative to the invitation.
她对这个邀请作出了肯定的答复。
没有回音，没有回音。
From the Beatles' 1964 song "No Reply". The singer calls and visits his girlfriend, but she never answers; the repeated phrase expresses the pain of being ignored.
出自披头士乐队1964年的歌曲《No Reply》。歌中的“我”打电话、敲门去找女友，她始终没有回应；这句反复出现的歌词道出了被人冷落的痛苦。
Use reply naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
常后接介词to引出回复对象
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