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an∙swer¹ / ˈænsə ; ˈɑ:nsə /
◙noun
1. REPLY 答复, [C,U] something you say when you reply to a question that someone has asked you
• 回答，答复;
【SYN】 response
 »give (sb) an answer
  答复（某人）
 »get / receive an answer
  得到回答
 »wait for an answer
  等候答复
 »an honest / straight answer
  坦诚的回答
 »a definite answer ( = when you say definitely yes or no )
  确切的答复
 »the short / simple answer is … [spoken]
  简单的回答是
 »in answer to sb's question
  回答某人的问题
 »the answer is yes / no [spoken]
  答案是肯定的/否定的
 »You don't have togivetheman answernow.
  你不必现在就给他们答复。
 »Every time I ask him about it, Iget adifferentanswer.
  我每次问他此事都得到不同的回答。
▪ [+to]
 »These are important questions, and we want answers to them.
  这些问题很重要，我们希望得到答案。
 »She's stillwaiting for an answerfrom the school.
  她还在等校方的答复。
 »Thehonest answerwas that I didn't know.
  坦白回答说，我不知道。
 »He was never able to get astraight answerabout why it happened.
  事情为什么会发生，他一直没有得到坦率的回答。
 »It's impossible for me to give you adefinite answerat this time.
  现在我无法给你明确答复。
 »The short answeris that it can't be done.
  简单答来就是那行不通。
 »In answer to your question, yes, you can go.
  我来回答你的问题，是的，你可以去。
 »If it's money you want,the answer is no!
  如果你要的是钱，回答是不行！
2. TEST / COMPETITION ETC 测验/比赛等, [C] something that you write or say in reply to a question in a test or competition
• 答案:
▪ [+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, [C] a written reply to a letter, invitation, advertisement etc
• 〔信、请柬、广告等的〕回函:
▪ [+to]
 »Did you ever get an answer to your letter?
  你收到回信了吗？
4. PROBLEM 问题, [C] a way of dealing with a problem
• 解决办法;
【SYN】 solution
 »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, [sing., U usually in negatives] 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:
 »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, [sing., U usually in negatives] if you get an answer when you knock on a door, someone opens it and talks to you
• 应门:
 »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, [informal] to be very sure that you know everything about a situation, especially when you do not
• 〔自以为〕无所不知，以为自己样样都懂:
 »He acts like he has all the answers.
  他一副无所不知的样子。
8. sb's answer to sth, [written] someone or something that is considered to be just as good as a more famous person or thing
• 相当的人; 不相上下的事物:
 »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。

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◙verb
1. REPLY 答复, [I,T] to say something to someone as a reply when they have asked you a question, made a suggestion etc
• 回答，答复:
 »She thought for a moment before answering.
  她想了一会儿才回答。
 »He still hadn'tansweredmyquestion.
  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。
2. TEST 测试, [I,T] to write or say the answer to a question in a test or competition
• 答（题）:
 »Answer as many questions as possible in the time provided.
  在允许的时间内尽量多答题。
3. 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
4. LETTER 信, [T] 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〕:
 »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。
5. 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？
6. REACT TO STH 对某事作出反应, [I,T] to do something as a reaction to criticism or an attack
• （以…行动）回应;
【SYN】 respond
 »The army answered by firing into the crowd.
  军队向人群射击作为回应。
7. DEAL WITH A PROBLEM 处理问题, [T] to be a way of dealing with or solving a problem
• 解决〔问题〕:
 »'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。”
8. 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。
9. 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。

【PHR V】

◘answer back
• 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！
◘answer for sb / sth
1. 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。
2. have a lot to answer for, [informal] to be responsible for causing a lot of trouble
• 对〔许多问题〕负有责任
3. can't answer for sb, [spoken] used to say that you cannot make a decision for someone who is not there, or give their opinion
• 无法代表某人:
 »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。
◘answer to sb / sth
1. 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。
2. 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