v.回答,反应( reply的过去式和过去分词 );
例句:
"Whatever gives you that idea?" she replied straight-faced.
“你怎么会有那种想法呢?”她绷着脸反问道。
"I quite understand," he replied.
“我非常理解,”他答道。
To their surprise, hundreds replied to the advertisement.
令他们吃惊的是,有几百人对广告作出了回应。