英语中answer和reply都可以作动词和名词,都有“回答”的意思。具体区别如下:(1)answer 意为“答复,回答”,多指对问题的回答。作动词时,其后可直接跟名词或代词作宾语;作名词时,其后可接介词to。例如:Can you answer my question?你能回答我的问题吗?Who knows the answer to the question?谁知道这个问题的答案?(2)reply 意为“回答;回应”,多指对某一陈述或主张的回应。作动词时,后面可接名词或代词作宾语,但要在其前加介词to,也可接that从句。例如:He replied that he disagreed.他回答说他不同意。She gave an equivocal reply.她给了一个含糊的回答。He has not yet replied to my question.他还没有回答我的问题。Let's have a try.