/rɪˈplaɪ ||; rɪˈplaɪ/verb [I,T] (present participle replying third person singular present replies;past tense past participle replied)reply (to sb/sth) (with sth) to say, write or do sth as an answer to sb/sth 回答；答复: I wrote to Sue but she hasn't replied. 我写信给休，但她没有回复。‘Yes, I will,’ she replied. “是呀，我会的。”她答道。 [I] to reply to a question 回答问题 ☞Look at the note at answer ¹. 参看answer^1的注释。 reply noun [C,U] (plural replies) Al nodded in reply to my question. 对于我的问题，阿尔点头响应。