replying

v.回答；答复；回应

n.回答；答复

What a sage reply you gave! 多聪明的回答啊！

He gave me no chance to reply to his question. 他没有给我回答他问题的机会。

I'm rather hazy about how to reply. 我不清楚如何回答。

It's very odd that she didn't reply to our letter. 她没有回我们的信是件很奇怪的事。

It is odd that they did not reply our letter. 他们没有给我们回信，这真奇怪。

He disdained to reply to the insult. 他不屑于理会那侮辱。

Thank you for your prompt reply to our telegram. 多谢您对我们电报的即刻答复。

His evasive reply prompted me to ask him another question. 他闪烁其词的回答促使我提出又一个问题。

The softness of his reply calmed her down. 他温和的回答使她冷静下来。

She sneered her contempt for his reply. 她对他的回答嗤之以鼻。

The telegram asked for an instant reply. 这封电报要求立即回覆。

当reply指“回答”时，是及物动词。 He did not know what to reply.他不知应该回答什么。

当reply指“答复”时，是不及物动词，如有宾语应加介词to，宾语应该是答复的具体对象。 He did not know how to reply to my question.他对我的问题不知应如何作答。

reply后不可接人和that从句；

answer与reply有区别：answer是及物动词，可以直接跟宾语，也可以用answer to的结构，前者更常用。而reply作“答复”解时，是不及物动词，必须用to。answer有具体回答问题的意思，而reply仅仅是回复。 He replied to her letter, but he did not answer her questions.他回复了她的信，但是没有回答她的问题。

reply的基本意思是“回答”“答复”“作答”,主要指用语言文字对问题、指控、辩论、质问、起诉或致意等给予回答,也可指用行动回答,是较为正式的书面用语。

reply可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作不及物动词时常与介词to或for连用; 用作及物动词时接that引导的宾语从句,有时也可引出直接引语。

reply用作名词的意思是“回答,答复”,引申可指“答案”。

reply常与介词to连用。