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answer verb answer ♦︎ reply ♦︎ respond ♦︎ retort ♦︎ acknowledge ♦︎ write back ♦︎ get back to sbThese words all mean to say, write or do sth as a reaction to a question or situation. 这些词均表示答复、回答、回应。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to reply / respond / get back / write back to sb / sth◆to answer / reply / respond / retort / acknowledge sth / get back to sb with sth◆to answer / reply / respond / retort / write back that...◆to answer / reply to / respond to / acknowledge a / an question / letter / email◆to answer / reply to / respond to mail / correspondence◆to answer / reply to / respond to an ad / advert / advertisement / accusation◆to answer / reply to / acknowledge a claim◆to answer / reply to / acknowledge a / an query / enquiry / charge◆to answer / reply / respond / acknowledge sth quickly◆to answer / reply / respond directly / promptly / personally◆to answer / reply / respond / retort coldly / curtly / sharply / stiffly / angrily / bitterly / indignantly / sarcastically / bluntly◆to answer / reply / respond honestly / politely / truthfully / vaguely / cautiously / calmly / quietly / slowly■ answer [intransitive, transitive] to say, write or do sth as a reaction to a question or situation （对问题或情境）答复，应对◆I repeated the question, but she didn't answer.我把问题重复了一遍，可她仍没有回答。◆You haven't answered my question.你没有回答我的问题。◆Come on, answer me! Where were you?快点儿，回答我！你到哪儿去了？◆Could somebody answer the phone (= pick up the phone when it rings)?谁能去接一下电话？◆They never bother to answer the door (= open the door when sb knocks / rings).他们总懒得应门。◆My prayers have been answered (= I have got what I wanted).我的祈祷应验了。◆'I'd prefer to walk,' she answered.“我宁愿步行。”她答道。■ reply [intransitive, transitive] (especially written) to say, write or do sth as an answer to sb/sth 回应；答复◆He never replied to any of my letters.他从来没给我回过信。◆She only replied with a smile.她只是报以微笑。◆The senator replied that he was not in a position to comment.参议员回答说他不宜发表评论。■ respond [intransitive, transitive] (rather formal, especially business 尤用于商业) to say or write sth as an answer to sb/sth 回答；答复◆I asked him his name, but he didn't respond.我问他叫什么名字，可是他没有回答。◆More than fifty people responded to the advertisement.五十多人回应了那个广告。◆'I'm not sure,' she responded.“我不肯定。”她答道。NOTE 辨析 Answer, reply or respond?You can answer sb/sth or just answer, but not 'answer to sb/sth'; you can reply/respond to sb/sth or just reply/respond, but not 'reply/respond sb/sth'. Reply is slightly more formal than answer and is used especially in written English; respond is more formal than reply and is also used especially in business contexts. The three words share many uses but you can only answer the phone/the door/sb's prayers, not ◆reply/respond to the phone/the door/sb's prayers You can answer/respond to a call but not ◆reply to a call 可以说answer sb/sth或单独用answer，但不能说answer to sb/sth；可以说reply/respond to sb/sth或单独用reply/respond，但不能说reply/respond sb/sth。reply比answer稍正式，尤用于书面语，respond又比reply正式，尤用于商务语境。三个词有很多相同用法，但是只有answer能与phone、door、sb's prayers搭配，不说reply/respond to the phone/the door/sb's prayers。可以说answer/respond to a call，但不说reply to a call。■ retort /rɪˈtɔːt; NAmE rɪˈtɔːrt/ [transitive] (rather formal, written) to reply quickly to a comment in an angry, offended or humorous way （生气、不悦或幽默地）反驳，回嘴◆'Don't be ridiculous!' Pat retorted angrily.“别犯傻了！”帕特生气地回了一句。■ acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ; NAmE əkˈnɑːlɪdʒ/ [transitive] (rather formal) to tell sb that you have received sth that they sent to you; to show that you have heard and understood a question or comment 告知收悉；确认（听到并理解问题或评论）◆All applications will be acknowledged.所有的申请都会得到复函告知收悉。◆Please acknowledge receipt of this letter.本函收悉，敬请赐复。■ ˌwrite ˈback phrasal verb (wrote, written)to write sb a letter replying to their letter （给某人）写回信，复信◆I'm afraid I never wrote back to him.我恐怕从未给他写过回信。◆She wrote back saying that she couldn't come.她回信说她来不了。■ ˌget ˈback to sb phrasal verb (getting, got, got; NAmE spoken getting, got, gotten) (informal) to speak or write to sb again later, especially in order to give a reply 以后再答复（或回复）某人◆I'll find out and get back to you.我查明之后再答复你。 |