answer答复;回应 这是最通用的词,对一个提问,任何言词,文字和动作上的回应,都可以叫answer.在很多情况下,常不涉及回复的具体内容.I cannot answer you right now 我不能马上答复你He answered her question with a wave of his hand 他挥了挥手,作为对她的问题的答复He answered that he knew nothing about it 他回答说,他对此事一无所知Please give a pormpt answer to my request 请对我的请求及时答复reply答复 此词指以陈述的形式,针对某一问题所做的answer,通常用于正式的文体中What did you say in reply to this suggestion? 针对这条建议,你做了怎样的答复?Have you replied to his letter? 你给他的信做答复了吗?I had no reply to my letter. 我没收到回信。 respond回答,回(响)应 较正式的用词作为一种回答,常常是人们所期待的,或所热望的.He failed to make any response to my request 他对我的请求未做任何回应Please respond to the question 请对这个问题做出回答(应)Our appeal for help met with no response 我们求助的呼吁没有得到回应I invited her to dinner but she did not respond. 我请她吃晚饭，但她未作回答。 参考资料：汉英双解英语同义词词典
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