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answerreplyrespond |
分类: 词汇学习 |
answer 作“回答”讲时,是一方提出问题另一方回答常用词,较常用。如:answer a question回答问题,answer the doorbell听见门铃响去开门,answer the telephone接电话。
reply 较正式,指较为正式或经过考虑的答复,除了后面接直接宾语或以that开始的句子外,一般只用作不及物动词,后面连用to,表示回答旁人的问题(话语,信件,祝贺,攻击等) 。特别是在写信中常用此句开头:Thank you for your reply. Do you have any suggestions as to how we should reply to his questions?关于如何回答他的问题,你有没有什么建议?
respond 作“回答”解,一般指对紧急问题或请求作出答复,或用行动对所说或所做的事情做出反应,也同to 搭配。如:She never responded to his opinion.她从未对他的意见作出过反应。I greeted him, but he didn't respond. 我跟他打招呼,但他没理我.
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