reply
verb
noun
rɪˈplaɪ
verb
1
to
answer
someone
by
saying
or
writing
something
回答，答复
I,T
I
asked
Clive
where
he
was
going,
but
he
didn’t
reply.
我问克莱夫到哪儿去，但他没有回答。
Sorry
it
took
me
so
long
to
reply.
抱歉，我过了这么久才回复。
‘Did
you
see
Simon
today?’
‘Of
course,’
Nathalie
replied
with
a
smile.
“你今天见到西蒙了吗？”“当然啦。”纳萨莉笑着答道。
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to
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Has
Ian
replied
to
your
letter
yet?
伊恩给你回信了吗？
reply
that
Mills
replied
that
he
was
staying
at
his
parents’
flat.
米尔斯回答说他住在父母的公寓里。
2
to
react
to
an
action
by
doing
something
else
回应
I
reply
(to
sth)
with
sth
The
rebel
troops
replied
to
government
threats
with
increased
violence.
叛军用更激烈的暴力活动来回应政府的威胁。
noun
3
something
that
is
said,
written,
or
done
as
a
way
of
replying
回答，答复; 回函; 回应;
I
tried
calling,
but
there
was
no
reply.
我叫了，但没人回应我。
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to
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We
still
haven’t
received
a
reply
to
our
letter.
我们的信还没有得到回音。
Stephen
made
no
reply
.
斯蒂芬没有回答。
4
in reply (to sth)
as
a
way
of
replying
to
something
[正式] 答复（某事）
formal
I
am
writing
in
reply
to
your
letter
of
1st
June.
6 月 1 日的来信收悉，现答复如下。
5
without reply
if
a
sports
team
gets
a
number
of
points
or
GOALS
without
reply,
their
opponents
do
not
score
[英] 〔比赛〕一方得分 （进球 ）但对方未得分 （进球 ）
BrE