"respond to an email" 直译为“回复一封电子邮件”,是描述对收到的邮件作出回应的常用短语。
拆解词意:
`respond`:不及物动词,意为“回应;作答;作出反应”(强调“给予反馈”的动作);
`to`:介词,连接动词`respond`与宾语(表示“针对……回应”);
`an email`:宾语,指“一封电子邮件”。
作为动词短语,它的结构是主语 + respond to + 邮件相关宾语 ,可用于各种时态和场景(工作、日常沟通等),关键是要注意`respond`是不及物动词,必须加介词`to`才能接宾语(不能说respond an email,这是错误的)。
肯定句(主动回复):
Please respond to my email by the end of the day.(请在今天下班前回复我的邮件。)
She always responds to work emails within an hour.(她总是在1小时内回复工作邮件。)
否定句(未回复):
He hasn’t responded to my email yet.(他还没回复我的邮件。)
Don’t forget to respond to the client’s email—they’re waiting.(别忘回复客户的邮件——他们在等。)
疑问句(询问是否回复):
Did you respond to Sarah’s email about the party?(你回复萨拉关于派对的邮件了吗?)
When will you respond to the job application email?(你什么时候会回复那份求职邮件?)
可在`respond`前加副词或动词短语,说明回复的速度、态度等:
`quickly / promptly respond to an email`:快速/及时回复邮件
例:Please quickly respond to this urgent email.(请快速回复这封紧急邮件。)
`fail to respond to an email`:未能回复邮件
例:I’m sorry I failed to respond to your email—my inbox was full.(很抱歉没回复你的邮件——我的收件箱满了。)
`agree to respond to an email`:同意回复邮件
例:He agreed to respond to my email by Monday.(他同意周一前回复我的邮件。)
若要突出“邮件”作为动作的承受者,可使用被动结构An email + be动词 + responded to + (by sb.) :
This important email must be responded to immediately.(这封重要邮件必须立即回复。)
The inquiry email was responded to by our sales team yesterday.(咨询邮件昨天已由我们的销售团队回复。)
"respond to an email" 是职场和日常沟通中最基础的表达,适用于:
提醒他人回复邮件(如工作跟进、朋友邀约);
说明自己/他人的回复状态(如“已回复”“未回复”);
强调回复的要求(如“及时回复”“紧急回复”)。
一句话记住:回复邮件就用"respond to an email",别忘加`to`!