词典释义：
say something in response to something someone has said
回答，答复
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[no obj.]
he was gone before we could reply to his last remark 我们还没来得及答复他的最后一句话他就走了
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[with clause]
she replied that she had been sound asleep 她回答说她一直睡得很熟
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[with direct speech]
‘I'm OK — just leave me alone,’ he replied .“我没事，别管我，”他回答道。
[no obj.]write back to someone one has received a letter from
回信，复信
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she replied with a long letter the next day .第二天她回了一封长信。
[no obj.]respond by a similar action or gesture
（以相似的动作或姿势）回应，回击
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they replied to the shelling with a heavy mortar attack on the area .他们用迫击炮火猛轰该地区，以回击敌军的炮轰。
a verbal or written answer
（口头或书面）回答，答复
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I received a reply from the firm's managing director 我收到了公司总经理的答复
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‘No,’ was the curt reply .“不，”回答简短而生硬。
[mass noun]the action of answering someone or something
回答，答复
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I am writing in reply to your letter of 1June .我这封信是对你六月一日来信的回复。
a response in the form of a gesture, action, or expression
（以姿势、动作或表情等所作的）回应
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Clough scored the first goal and Speed hit a late reply .克拉夫率先破门，斯皮德晚些时候回敬了一球。
【律】 （原告对被告抗辩的）驳复，答辩。
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reply to sb/sth 答复...；回答...
真题例句：
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a reply 回复
真题例句：
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reply to sth 回应...
真题例句：
"late Middle English （as a verb）： from Old French
