i can answer you ,but i can only reply to your question 语法标注解释 answer英音：['ɑ:nsə]美音：['ænsɚ] 以下结果由译典通提供词典解释 名词 n. [C][(+to)] 1.回答;答复;复信 I'm waiting for an answer to my letter. 我正在等候回信。 2.答案;解决办法 What's the correct answer to this arithmetic question? 这道算术难题的正确答案是什么? 3.反应 He said good night to her but she gave no answer. 他向她道晚安,而她却毫无反应。 4.对等的人;对应物 He's said to be China's answer to Sherlock Holmes. 他被认为是中国的福尔摩斯。 及物动词 vt. 1.回答;答复 Ann asked many questions and I did my best to answer them. 安妮问了许多问题,我尽可能地回答。 2.回答说;答道[+that] He answered that he knew nothing about it. 他答道他不知道这件事。 3.接(电话);应(门) Who answered the telephone? 谁接的电话? 4.符合,与...相符 Her qualifications answer the requirements of the job. 她的资历符合该项工作的要求。 5.合乎;满足 The room will answer our needs well. 这房间很适合我们的需要。 不及物动词 vi. 1.回答;答复 I knocked at the door but no one answered. 我敲了门,但无人应答。 2.答辩 How would you answer the criticism made of your work? 你对针对你的工作提出的批评作何辩解? 3.适用;符合 He answers to your description. 他与你的描述相符。 以下结果来自互联网网络释义 answer 1.回答；响应；适应 单词歼灭战“动员令” -- 全脑智慧岛 中... answer vt.回答；响应；适应 http://www.qnzhd.com/... 2.符合，适合 完整的六级词汇在哪里可以下载？ 完美小姐进... answer vi.符合，适合 http://dzh.mop.com/to... 3.回答；答案 石油词汇英语翻译(A23篇) - 奇迹商业... answer 回答；答案 http://www.51wonder.c... 语法标注解释 reply英音：[ri'plai]美音：[rɪ'plaɪ] 以下结果由译典通提供词典解释 不及物动词 vi. 1.回答,答复[(+to)] They did not reply to our new proposal. 他们对我们的新建议没有作出答复。 He has not yet replied to my question. 他还没有回答我的问题。 2.(以行动)答复;回击 They replied to the enemy's fire with a barrage. 他们用一阵炮火回击敌人的射击。 3.反响,回应 4.(原告对被告的抗辩)进行驳复,答辩 及物动词 vt. 1.答复[+(that)] She replied that she was happy to accept our invitation. 她回复说她很高兴接受我们的邀请。 I did not know what to reply. 我不知道怎么回答好。 名词 n. 1.回答,答复[C][(+to)] What did you say in reply to her request? 在答复她的请求时你是怎么说的? 以下结果来自互联网网络释义 reply 1.回答，答复 2.回复 3.回帖

We can answer to only questions but we can reply to questions,statements or even to the answers it self.