reply既可作不及物動(dòng)詞,又可作及物動(dòng)詞,還可作名詞.作不及物動(dòng)詞,其意為“回答”,可用“reply to(sb./sth.)”表示“對(duì)……作出回答”.作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),其意為“回答”,“回答說(shuō)”.作名詞時(shí),意思為“答道”,“回信”,“答復(fù)”,后面跟介詞to.
She sighed,but didn’t reply.她嘆了口氣,沒(méi)有回答.
He failed to reply to my question.他沒(méi)能回答我的問(wèn)題.
What did he do in reply to your challenge?你提出與他較量,他作何反應(yīng)?
注：reply和answer的區(qū)別
兩個(gè)詞都表示“回答”的意思.但是answer比較常用,如：answer a question/thedoor-bell/telephone,而reply較正式,經(jīng)過(guò)思考,一一答復(fù)問(wèn)題.除了后面可跟直接引語(yǔ)或賓語(yǔ)從句以外,一般只用作不及物動(dòng)詞,和連用.