answer
- n.回答;(试题、练习等的)答案，正确答案;(问题的)解决办法，答案;答复;足以媲美的人
- v.回答;答复;符合;适合;比得上;相配
过去式： answered 现在分词： answering 过去分词： answered 第三人称单数： answers
anti- 反对,相反 + swer 发誓,誓言
answernoun
答复；回答
something that you say, write or do to react to a question or situation
I can't easily give an answer to your question.
你的问题我难以回答。
Have you had an answer to your letter?
你那封信有回音没有？
As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000.
好像祈祷很灵验似的，她提出借给我们1万英镑。
I rang the bell, but there was no answer.
我按了门铃，但没有人应门。
She had no answer to the accusations.
她对控告无以为答。
（试题、练习等的）答案，正确答案
something that you write or say in reply to a question in a test, an exam, an exercise, etc.; the correct reply to a question in a test, etc.
Write your answers on the sheet provided.
在所发的答题纸上写下答案。
Do you know the answer to question 12 (= the right one) ?
你知道第12题的答案吗？
（问题的）解决办法，答案
a solution to a problem
There is no easy answer.
没有容易的解决办法。
This could be the answer to all our problems.
这可能就是我们全部问题的解决办法。
The obvious answer would be to cancel the party.
明摆着的解决方法是取消聚会。
足以媲美的人；堪称相当的事物
a person or thing from one place that may be thought to be as good as a famous person or thing from another place
The new theme park will be Britain's answer to Disneyland.
英国新的主题乐园可与迪斯尼乐园媲美。
to be confident that you know sth, especially when you actually do not
他自以为什么都知道。
He thinks he knows all the answers.
to refuse to accept that sb does not want sth, will not do sth, etc.
你一定要来，不来可不行！
You're coming and I won't take no for an answer!
verb
答复；回答
to say, write or do sth as a reaction to a question or situation
I repeated the question, but she didn't answer.
我把问题重复了一遍，但是她仍没有回答。
You haven't answered my question .
你没有回答我的问题。
to answer a letter/an advertisement
回信；对广告作出反应
to answer the phone (= to pick up the phone when it rings)
接电话
to answer the door (= to open the door when sb knocks/rings)
应门（铃）声开门
My prayers have been answered (= I have got what I wanted) .
我的祈祷应验了（指如愿以偿）。
He refused to answer the charges against him.
他拒绝对他的指控进行答辩。
Come on, answer me! Where were you?
快点，回答我！你到哪儿去了？
He answered me with a smile.
他对我报以微笑。
‘I'd prefer to walk,’ she answered.
“我宁愿步行。”她答道。
‘I'd prefer to walk,’ she answered him.
“我宁愿步行。”她回答他道。
She answered that she would prefer to walk.
她回答说她宁愿步行。
Answer me this: how did they know we were here?
回答我这个问题：他们怎么知道我们在这儿？
适合；符合；比得上；相配
to be suitable for sth; to match sth
Does this answer your requirements?
这个符合你的要求吗？
to be called sth
to be like a particular person or thing
昨天在伦敦发现了一个与失踪男孩情况相符的孩子，安然无恙。
A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday.
为自己辩护；答辩
to defend yourself against criticism
He was given the chance to answer back in a radio interview.
在一次广播访谈中他得到了辩白的机会。
顶嘴；回嘴；还嘴
to speak rudely to sb in authority, especially when they are criticizing you or telling you to do sth
Don't answer back!
别回嘴！
Stop answering your mother back!
不准和母亲顶嘴！
代表…讲话；代表…的意见
to say that sb else will do sth or have a particular opinion
I agree, but I can't answer for my colleagues.
我同意，但是我不能代表我同事们的意见。
向某人（为某事）负责
to have to explain your actions or decisions to sb
All sales clerks answer to the store manager.
所有售货员都向商店经理负责。
Answer and reply are the most common verbs used for speaking or writing as a reaction to a question, letter, etc.answer和reply为口语或书面语中表示回答问题、复信等最通用的动词。
Note that you answer a person, question or letter, not answer to them, but you reply to somebody or something.表示回答或回复时，answer后不用to，宾语可以是人，也可以是问题或信，而reply后要用to：
I’m writing to answer your questions.
I’m writing to reply to your questions.
特此函复贵方提问。
I’m writing to answer to your questions.
Answer can be used with or without an object.reply常带直接引语：
I haven't answered her email yet.
我还没有回复她的电邮。
I knocked on the door but nobody answered.
我敲了门，但无人应答。
‘I won’t let you down,’ he replied.
“我不会让你失望的。”他回答说。
Respond is less common and more formal.respond较少用，且较正式：
The directors were unwilling to respond to questions.
董事们不愿意回答问题。
You can only answer a door or a phone.应门或接电话只能用answer。
Note the phrases in answer to and in reply to .注意in answer to和in reply to的用法：
I’m writing in answer to your letter.
特此函复。
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VERB 回答;答复
When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.I knew Ben was lying when he answered me...
我知道本回答我时在撒谎。
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N-COUNT 回答；答复
An answer is something that you say when you answer someone.Without waiting for an answer, he turned and went in through the door...
未等答复，他就转身进了门。
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PHRASE 接受反对意见;接受拒绝
If you say that someone will not take no for an answer, you mean that they go on trying to make you agree to something even after you have refused.She is tough, unwilling to take no for an answer...
她很强硬，不达目的誓不罢休。
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VERB 回（信）；回复（广告）
If you answer a letter or advertisement, you write to the person who wrote it.Did he answer your letter?...
他给你回信了吗？
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N-COUNT 回信;复函
An answer is a letter that you write to someone who has written to you.I wrote to him but I never had an answer back...
我写了信给他，但一直没收到回信。
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VERB 接（电话）；应（门）；应答
When you answer the telephone, you pick it up when it rings. When you answer the door, you open it when you hear a knock or the bell.She answered her phone on the first ring...
电话刚一响，她就接了。
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N-COUNT 解决办法
An answer to a problem is a solution to it.There are no easy answers to the problems facing the economy...
解决经济所面临的问题并非易事。
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N-COUNT 答案
Someone's answer to a question in a test or quiz is what they write or say in an attempt to give the facts that are asked for. The answer to a question is the fact that was asked for.Simply marking an answer wrong will not help the pupil to get future examples correct...
仅仅在答案上打叉号不会有助于学生做对日后的题目。
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VERB 解答;答（题）
When you answer a question in a test or quiz, you write or say something in an attempt to give the facts that are asked for.To obtain her degree, she answered 81 questions over 10 papers.
为获得学位，她回答了10页纸上的81个问题。
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N-COUNT 反应；回报；回应；反击
Your answer to something that someone has said or done is what you say or do in response to it or in defence of yourself.In answer to speculation that she wouldn't finish the race, she boldly declared her intention of winning it.
为了回应她会中途退赛的猜测，她大胆地宣布她要赢得这场比赛。
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VERB 反应;回报;回应;反击
If you answer something that someone has said or done, you respond to it.He answered her smile with one of his own...
他对她的微笑回以同礼。
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N-SING （某地）与…相似的东西，相当于…的东西
If you say that something is a place's answer to a famous thing, you mean that the first thing is the equivalent of the second in that place.Cachaca is Brazil's answer to tequila.
巴西甜酒相当于是巴西的龙舌兰酒。
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VERB 满足，适合，符合（需要、目的）
If something answers a need or purpose, it satisfies it, because it has the right qualities.We provide specially designed shopping trolleys to answer the needs of parents with young children.
我们提供特别设计的购物车，以满足带幼儿的父母的需要。
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VERB 与…相符；符合
If someone or something answers a particular description or answers to it, they have the characteristics described.Two men answering the description of the suspects tried to enter Switzerland...
与描述的疑犯样子相符的两名男子试图进入瑞士。
noun
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- a nonverbal reaction
- his answer to any problem was to get drunk
- their answer was to sue me
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- the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint;in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere);in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
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- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- they were trying to find a peaceful solution
- the answers were in the back of the book
- he computed the result to four decimal places
- Synonym: solution result resolution solvent
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- a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
- I waited several days for his answer
- he wrote replies to several of his critics
- Synonym: reply response
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- the speech act of replying to a question
verb
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- understand the meaning of
- The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered
- Synonym: resolve
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- give the correct answer or solution to
- answer a question
- answer the riddle
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- react to a stimulus or command
- The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch
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- respond to a signal
- answer the door
- answer the telephone
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- give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
- The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution
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- react verbally
- She didn't want to answer
- answer the question
- We answered that we would accept the invitation
- Synonym: reply respond
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- be satisfactory for;meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
- This may answer her needs
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- match or correspond
- The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave
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- be sufficient;be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- A few words would answer
- This car suits my purpose well
- Will $100 do?
- A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school
- Nothing else will serve
- Synonym: suffice do serve
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- be liable or accountable
- She must answer for her actions
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He didn 't give an adequate answer to the question .
他没有对这个问题作出满意的答复。
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I 'm going to have to push you for an answer .
我将不得不催促你答复了。
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She of all people should know the answer to that .
在所有的人中，唯有她最应知道那个问题的答案。
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Time how long it takes you to answer the questions .
记一下自己回答这些问题所需的时间。
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Any high school student could tell you the answer .
随便一个高中生都可以告诉你答案。
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Put your hand up if you know the answer .
知道答案就举手。
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Time 's up ─ have you worked out the answer yet ?
时间到了，你得出答案了没有？
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Answer me this : how did they know we were here ?
回答我这个问题：他们怎么知道我们在这儿？
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I can 't easily give an answer to your question .
你的问题我难以回答。
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Nine times out of ten she gives the right answer .
她的答案十有八九是对的。
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I called several times , but only got the answering machine .
我打了几次电话，但只有电话答录机答话。
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Do you know the answer to question 12 ?
你知道第12题的答案吗？
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Did you get the answer right ?
你回答得正确吗？
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You 're coming and I won 't take no for an answer !
你一定要来，不来可不行！
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We will explore every avenue until we find an answer .
我们要探索一切途径，直到找到答案为止。
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I hope to get around to answering your letter next week .
我希望下周能抽出时间给你回信。
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She rolled her eyes by way of an answer and left .
她转动了一下眼睛作为回答就走了。
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I give up ─ tell me the answer .
我放弃了，把答案告诉我吧。
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The report was not expected to provide any answers .
人们没有指望这个报告会提供什么答案。
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I 'll give you ten minutes to prepare your answer .
我给你十分钟时间准备回答。
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The wording of questions can influence how people answer .
问题的措辞会影响人们的回答。
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The obvious answer would be to cancel the party .
明摆着的解决方法是取消聚会。
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Each correct answer will score two points .
每答对一题得两分。
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Users advance through the program by answering a series of questions .
用户通过回答一系列问题，逐步完成整个程序。
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Please answer questions in the space provided .
请在留出的空白处答题。
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Only one of the answers is correct .
这些答案中只有一个是正确的。
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Read the text carefully and then answer the questions .
先仔细阅读文章，然后再回答问题。
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No one is answering the phone ─ I can 't understand it .
没人接电话，我不知道是怎么回事。
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He left off playing the piano to answer the door .
他停止弹钢琴，应门去了。
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I repeated the question , but she didn 't answer .
我把问题重复了一遍，但是她仍没有回答。
普通用词，指通过文字、言语或行动作出回答，一般不后接介词 to。
He cannot answer your question.
他没法回答你的问题。
I asked her a question, but she would not answer.
我问了她一个问题，但她不愿回答。
You should answer the questions in the first part in ten minutes.
你应用10分钟解答第一部分的题。
比较正式，多指经过考虑后给出答案，一般不用于口语，常后接介词 to。
She didn't reply to his message.
她没有回复他的留言。
He didn't know how to reply to her letter just then.
那时，他不知道如何给她回信。
较正式用词，指以言语或行动作出回应，常后接介词 to/with。
He didn't respond to any of her questions.
他没有回答她任何问题。
His friends responded with offers of help.
对此他的朋友们伸出援手。
主要指习题、难题等的答案。
Check your answers in the key at the back of the book.
用书后的解答核对答案。
I don't know the key to the puzzle.
我不知道这个谜语的谜底。
指试题、竞赛题等的答案，也可指某一问题的解决办法。
the answer to rising crime
解决犯罪率上升问题的办法
What is the answer to question 5?
第五题的答案是什么？
Having all the figures she figured out the answer quickly: it was 249.
有了所有这些数字，她很快就解答出来了，答案是249。
指解决问题、难题的办法，也可指练习题、竞赛题等的答案，常可与 answer 换用。
It seems to me the best solution/answer.
依我看这似乎是最好的解决办法。
It's difficult to find a solution/an answer to the problem.
很难找到解决该问题的办法。
The solutions/answers to the problems are on page 258.
题目的答案在258页上。
- 词语搭配
- 短语动词
- 习语