mindmap root((回应)) answer implies the satisfying of a question, demand, call, or need: ~ all the questions on the form. respond may suggest a willing or spontaneous and often quick reaction: chose not to ~ to that comment. reply implies making a return commensurate with the original question or demand: a request that you must ~ at once. (commensurate与...相关或依赖于根据(depend on): the salary will be commensurate with experience薪水和经验相关，或薪水根据经验) rejoin often implies sharpness and pointedness in answering: she ~ quickly to his criticism. retort suggests responding to an explicit charge or criticism by way of retaliation: he ~ to her every charge with biting sarcasm. (sarcasm讥讽挖苦: 目的不是取笑而是使人疼痛如例句)