answer
noun
verb
ˈɑːnsə
noun
1
REPLY
答复
something
you
say
when
you
reply
to
a
question
that
someone
has
asked
you
回答，答复;
C,U
2
TEST/COMPETITION ETC
测验/比赛等
something
that
you
write
or
say
in
reply
to
a
question
in
a
test
or
competition
答案
C
[+
to
]
What
was
the
answer
to
question
4?
第四题的答案是什么？
the
right/wrong/correct/incorrect
answer
Score
two
points
for
each
correct
answer.
答对一题得两分。
3
INVITATION/LETTER ETC
请柬/信等
a
written
reply
to
a
letter,
invitation,
advertisement
etc
〔信、请柬、广告等的〕回函
C
[+
to
]
Did
you
ever
get
an
answer
to
your
letter?
你收到回信了吗？
4
PROBLEM
问题
a
way
of
dealing
with
a
problem
解决办法;
C
simple/easy/obvious
answer
There
is
no
simple
answer.
没有简单的解决方法。
[+
to
]
The
police
do
not
have
an
answer
to
rising
crime.
警方没有办法解决犯罪率上升的问题。
Some
people
think
cars
should
be
banned
from
the
city,
but
I
don’t
think
that’s
the
answer.
有些人认为城市里应当禁止汽车，我觉得那不是解决办法。
be
the
answer
to
sb’s
problems/worries
etc
If
he
could
get
a
job
it’d
be
the
answer
to
all
his
worries.
如果他能找到一份工作，他的一切烦恼就都化解了。
5
ON THE PHONE
通电话
if
you
get
an
answer
when
you
call
someone
on
the
phone,
they
pick
up
the
phone
and
talk
to
you
〔电话的〕应答，接听
singular 单数, U usually in negatives 一般用于否定句
I
tried
calling
him
all
day
but
couldn’t
get
an
answer.
我一整天都试着给他打电话，但没有人接听。
6
AT THE DOOR
在门口
if
you
get
an
answer
when
you
knock
on
a
door,
someone
opens
it
and
talks
to
you
应门
singular 单数, U usually in negatives 一般用于否定句
I
tried
knocking
on
her
door,
but
there
was
no
answer.
我试着敲了敲她的门，但是没人应门。
7
have/know all the answers
to
be
very
sure
that
you
know
everything
about
a
situation,
especially
when
you
do
not
[非正式] 〔自以为〕无所不知，以为自己样样都懂
informal
He
acts
like
he
has
all
the
answers.
他一副无所不知的样子。
8
sb’s answer to sth
someone
or
something
that
is
considered
to
be
just
as
good
as
a
more
famous
person
or
thing
[书面] 相当的人; 不相上下的事物
written
The
Space
Needle
is
Seattle’s
answer
to
the
Eiffel
Tower.
西雅图的太空针塔堪与埃菲尔铁塔媲美。
verb
9
REPLY
答复
to
say
something
to
someone
as
a
reply
when
they
have
asked
you
a
question,
made
a
suggestion
etc
回答，答复
I,T
She
thought
for
a
moment
before
answering.
她想了一会儿才回答。
He
still
hadn’t
answered
my
question
.
他还没有回答我的问题。
‘Why
don’t
you
just
leave?’
‘I’d
like
to,’
she
answered,
‘but
I
have
nowhere
else
to
go.’
“你为什么不一走了之？”“我是想的，”她回答说，“但是我没其他地方可去。”
answer
(that)
When
questioned,
Hughes
answered
that
he
knew
nothing
about
the
robbery.
问到休斯时，他回答说对这宗抢劫案一无所知。
How
much
was
it?
Come
on,
answer
me.
多少钱？ 快点告诉我吧。
10
TEST
测试
to
write
or
say
the
answer
to
a
question
in
a
test
or
competition
答（题）
I,T
Answer
as
many
questions
as
possible
in
the
time
provided.
在允许的时间内尽量多答题。
11
answer the phone/a call/the door
to
pick
up
the
telephone
and
speak
when
it
rings
or
open
the
door
when
someone
knocks
or
rings
the
bell
接电话/应门
12
LETTER
信
if
you
answer
a
letter
or
advertisement,
you
write
a
letter
to
the
person
who
has
written
it
答复〔信件或广告〕
T
Simon
got
the
job
by
answering
an
advert
in
the
paper.
西蒙通过应征报纸上的一则广告找到了工作。
13
answer criticism/charges/accusations etc
to
explain
why
you
did
something
when
people
are
criticizing
you
–
used
in
news
reports
就批评/指控/谴责等作出回应〔用于新闻报道〕
How
do
you
answer
the
criticism
that
your
government
has
done
nothing
to
help
the
homeless?
有人批评贵国政府没有采取任何行动帮助无家可归者，你怎样解释？
14
REACT TO STH
对某事作出反应
to
do
something
as
a
reaction
to
criticism
or
an
attack
（以…行动）回应;
I,T
The
army
answered
by
firing
into
the
crowd.
军队向人群射击作为回应。
15
DEAL WITH A PROBLEM
处理问题
to
be
a
way
of
dealing
with
or
solving
a
problem
解决〔问题〕
T
‘You
can
borrow
my
car
if
you
like.’
‘Well,
that
answers
one
problem.’
“如果你愿意，可以借我的车。”“好啊，这下解决了一个问题。”
16
answer a need
to
provide
something
that
is
needed
满足需求
Our
transportation
system
is
designed
to
answer
the
needs
of
the
city’s
commuters.
我们的交通系统是为满足每天进城上班的人的需求而设计的。
17
answer a description
if
someone
answers
a
description,
they
match
that
description
与描述的相符合
A
man
answering
the
police’s
description
was
seen
entering
the
building.
有人看到一个和警方描述相符的人进了这座楼。
18
to
reply
in
a
rude
way
to
someone
that
you
are
supposed
to
obey
回嘴，顶嘴
answer
sb
back
Don’t
answer
me
back
young
man!
年轻人，别跟我顶嘴！
19
to
explain
to
people
in
authority
why
you
did
something
wrong
or
why
something
happened,
and
be
punished
if
necessary
对…负责
Their
coach
must
answer
for
the
team’s
poor
performance.
他们的教练必须为该队的不佳表现负责。
20
have a lot to answer for
to
be
responsible
for
causing
a
lot
of
trouble
[非正式] 对〔许多问题〕负有责任
informal
21
can’t answer for sb
used
to
say
that
you
cannot
make
a
decision
for
someone
who
is
not
there,
or
give
their
opinion
[口] 无法代表某人
spoken
I’m
sure
John
will
help
us
–
I
can’t
really
answer
for
the
others.
我确信约翰会帮我们，但别人我就无法代表了。
22
to
give
an
explanation
to
someone,
especially
about
something
that
you
have
done
wrong
向…负责，对…作出解释〔尤指解释错事〕
Phipps
answers
to
me
and
me
alone.
菲普斯只向我一个人负责。
23
answer to the name of sth
to
be
called
a
particular
name
–
used
humorously
名叫，叫作〔幽默用法〕
a
well-dressed
young
woman
answering
to
the
name
of
Suzanne
一个名叫苏珊娜的穿着讲究的年轻女子