reply
[rɪ'plaɪ] verb intransitive
ESSENTIAL
■to answer 回答；回覆；答覆•[+ speech] "Where are you going?" I asked. "Home," he replied.“你去哪里？”我问。“回家，”他答道。 •[+ that] I replied that it was 12 o'clock.我回答说12点了。 •I try to reply to letters the day I receive them.我尽量在收到信的当天就回信。 ■to react to an action by someone else 作出反应；回应•She replied to the threats by going to the police.她受到威胁后便去报了警。 •Newport took an early lead before Bridgend replied with three tries in 14 minutes.开球不久纽波特队便率先进球，之后布里真德队大举反攻，14分钟内先后三次试图破门。
[rɪ'plaɪ] noun countable or uncountable
IMPROVER
■an answer 回答；回覆；答覆•I asked why, but he made/gave no reply.我问为甚么，但是他没有回答。 •There were very few replies to our advertisement.我们的广告没有得到甚么回应。 •In reply to their questions, she just shrugged.面对他们的问题，她只是耸了耸肩，没作任何回答。 |