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answer answer ★★★★★/ɑ͟ːnsə(r), æ̱n-/1[VERB	动词]回答；答复 When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.   [V n]  [V]  [V with quote]  [V that]I knew Ben was lying when he answered me...我知道本回答我时在撒谎。Just answer the question...只回答问题。He paused before answering...他停顿了一下才回答。'When?' asked Alba, 'Tonight', answered Tom...“什么时候？”阿尔芭问道。“今晚，”汤姆回答。Williams answered that he had no specific proposals yet.威廉斯回答说他还没有具体的提案。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]回答；答复 An answer is something that you say when you answer someone.   [also in N to n]Without waiting for an answer, he turned and went in through the door...未等答复，他就转身进了门。I don't quite know what to say in answer to your question.我不太清楚如何回答你的问题。3[PHRASE	短语]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.   [with brd-neg]She is tough, unwilling to take no for an answer...她很强硬，不达目的誓不罢休。He would never take no for an answer.他从来都坚持己见。4[VERB	动词]回（信）；回复（广告） If you answer a letter or advertisement, you write to the person who wrote it.   [V n]  [Also V]Did he answer your letter?...他给你回信了吗？She answered an advert for a job as a cook.她看到一则招聘厨师的广告后写信应征。5[N-COUNT	可数名词]回信；复函 An answer is a letter that you write to someone who has written to you.   [also in N to n]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。She wrote to Roosevelt's secretary in answer to his letter of the day before.她写了信给罗斯福的秘书，回复罗斯福前一天的来信。6[VERB	动词]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.   [V n]  [Also V]  [usu sing]She answered her phone on the first ring...电话刚一响，她就接了。A middle-aged woman answered the door.一个中年妇女应声开了门。Answer is also a noun.I knocked at the front door and there was no answer.我敲了敲前门，没有人应。7[N-COUNT	可数名词]解决办法 An answer to a problem is a solution to it.   [oft N to n]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。Prison is not the answer for most young offenders...就大多数年轻的犯法者来说，把他们关进监狱不是解决问题的办法。Legislation is only part of the answer.立法只是解决方案中的一部分。8[N-COUNT	可数名词]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.   [oft N to n]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。Below are printed the answers to the Brain of Soccer 1993 quiz.以下所印的是1993年“脑力足球”小测验的答案。9[VERB	动词]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.   [V n]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。10[N-COUNT	可数名词]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.   [also in N to n]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。11[VERB	动词]反应；回报；回应；反击 If you answer something that someone has said or done, you respond to it.   [V n with n]  [V n]  [Also V n by -ing]He answered her smile with one of his own...他对她的微笑回以同礼。That statement seemed designed to answer criticism of allied bombing missions.那份声明似乎是专门就联合轰炸任务的批评作出反击。12[N-SING	单数名词]（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.   [poss N to n]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]Cachaca is Brazil's answer to tequila.巴西甜酒相当于是巴西的龙舌兰酒。13[VERB	动词]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.   [V n]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。14[VERB	动词]与…相符；符合 If someone or something answers a particular description or answers to it, they have the characteristics described.   [V n]  [V to n]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。The Japanese never built any aircraft remotely answering to this description.日本人从未制造过与此描述有丝毫相近的飞机。相关词组：answer back answer for  answer1 nounanswer2 verbansweran‧swer1 /ˈɑːnsə $ ˈænsər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1reply [countable, uncountable] something you say when you reply to a question that someone has asked you  SYN  response:  You don’t have to give them an answer now. Every time I ask him about it, I get a different answer.answer to These are important questions, and we want answers to them. She’s still waiting for an answer from the school. The honest answer was that I didn’t know. He was never able to get a straight answer about why it happened. It’s impossible for me to give you a definite answer at this time. The short answer is that it can’t be done. In answer to your question, yes, you can go. If it’s money you want, the answer is no!2test/competition etc [countable] something that you write or say in reply to a question in a test or competitionanswer to What was the answer to question 4?the right/wrong/correct/incorrect answer Score two points for each correct answer.3invitation/letter etc [countable] a written reply to a letter, invitation, advertisement etcanswer to Did you ever get an answer to your letter?4problem [countable] a way of dealing with a problem  SYN  solutionsimple/easy/obvious answer There is no simple answer.answer to The police do not have an answer to rising crime. Some people think cars should be banned from the city, but I don’t think that’s the answer.be the answer to somebody’s problems/worries etc If he could get a job, it’d be the answer to all his worries.5on the phone [singular, uncountable usually in negative] if you get an answer when you call someone on the phone, they pick up the phone and talk to you:  I tried calling him all day but couldn’t get an answer.6at the door [singular, uncountable usually in negative] if you get an answer when you knock on a door, someone opens it and talks to you:  I tried knocking on her door, but there was no answer.7have/know all the answers informal to be very sure that you know everything about a situation, especially when you do not:  He acts like he has all the answers.8somebody’s answer to something written someone or something that is considered to be just as good as a more famous person or thing:  The Space Needle is Seattle’s answer to the Eiffel Tower.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1adjectivesan honest/straight answer· The honest answer is that I don’t know.a definite answer (=that says yes or no definitely)· Can you give me a definite answer tomorrow?a satisfactory answer· I didn’t get a satisfactory answer from the company.verbsgive somebody an answer· I’ll give you an answer tomorrow.get/receive an answer· She wrote to him but she never got an answer.wait for an answer· Kate was looking at me, waiting for an answer.think of an answer· She couldn’t think of a suitable answer to his question.phrasesthe short answer is ... (=used when giving a simple, honest, or direct answer to a difficult question)· ‘How does homeopathy work?’ ‘The short answer to this question is that we do not know how homeopathic remedies work.’COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesthe right/wrong answer· Do you know the right answer to this question?the correct/incorrect answer· You get 5 points for each correct answer.verbsknow the answer· Put up your hand if you know the answer.guess the answer· If you don’t know the answer, try guessing it.write the answer· Do we write the answers in the exercise book, Sir?COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3adjectivesthe simple/easy answer· There are a lot of problems and no simple answers.the obvious answer· The obvious answer is to raise taxes, but that would be unpopular.the perfect answer· I think I have the perfect answer to the problem.the complete answer· A loan, however, is not the complete answer to the company’s problems.the long-term answer· He believes hydrogen is the long-term answer to our growing energy crisis.a short-term answer· Employing overseas nurses is only a short-term answer to the shortage.verbshave an answer· Doctors are supposed to have all the answers.find an answer· The aim is to find a long-term answer to poverty.come up with an answer (=find a way of dealing with a problem)· The government is struggling to come up with answers to our economic problems.THESAURUSanswer something you say when someone asks you a question or speaks to you: · I asked if he wanted to come, but I didn’t get an answer.· If you’re asking me for money, the answer’s no!reply an answer – used especially in written English to report what someone said: · She asked how he felt, and received the reply, ‘Awful!’· ‘Finished now?’ ‘No,' came the reply.response an answer that clearly shows your reaction to a question, suggestion etc: · Wagner’s responses showed that he had thought carefully about the issues.· ‘Sure. Why not?’ was his response to most of Billie’s suggestions.retort written an angry answer given when someone has annoyed you or criticized you: · Isabelle began an angry retort and then stopped herself.comeback a quick answer that is clever, funny, or rude: · He walked out before I could think of a snappy comeback.riposte formal a quick and clever answer: · Anna produced the perfect riposte.rejoinder formal a quick answer, especially a clever or rude one: · If he confronts them, he’ll run the risk of a sharp rejoinder.answer1 nounanswer2 verbansweranswer2 ●●● S1 W2 verb  Entry menu Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1reply [intransitive, transitive] to say something to someone as a reply when they have asked you a question, made a suggestion etc:  She thought for a moment before answering. He still hadn’t answered my question. ‘Why don’t you just leave?’ ‘I’d like to,’ she answered, ‘but I have nowhere else to go.’answer (that) When questioned, Hughes answered that he knew nothing about the robbery. How much was it? Come on, answer me.2test [intransitive, transitive] to write or say the answer to a question in a test or competition:  Answer as many questions as possible in the time provided.3answer 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 bell4letter [transitive] if you answer a letter or advertisement, you write a letter to the person who has written it:  Simon got the job by answering an advert in the paper.5 answer criticism/charges/accusations etc to explain why you did something when people are criticizing you – used in news reports:  How do you answer the criticism that your government has done nothing to help the homeless?6react to something [intransitive, transitive] to do something as a reaction to criticism or an attack  SYN  respond:  The army answered by firing into the crowd.7deal with a problem [transitive] to be a way of dealing with or solving a problem:  ‘You can borrow my car if you like.’ ‘Well, that answers one problem.’8answer a need to provide something that is needed:  Our transportation system is designed to answer the needs of the city’s commuters.9answer a description if someone answers a description, they match that description:  A man answering the police’s description was seen entering the building.GRAMMAR: Comparisonanswer• You answer someone: · Why won’t you answer me? ✗Don’t say  answer to someone in this meaning.• You answer someone’s question: · You still have not answered my question.• You can use  answer with speech marks (‘...’) when quoting someone’s exact words: · ‘I’m fine, thank you,’ she answered.• You can use answer that to report what someone says. After answered, the verb in the other clause is usually also in the past tense: · She answered that she was fine.reply• You reply to someone’s question: · You still have not replied to my question.• You can use  reply with speech marks (‘...’) when quoting someone’s exact words: · ‘I’m fine, thank you,’ she replied.• You can use reply that to report what someone says. After replied, the verb in the other clause is usually also in the past tense: · She replied that she was fine.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSTHESAURUSanswer to say something to someone when they have asked you a question or spoken to you: · You don’t have to answer the question if you don’t want to.· I said hello to her, but she didn’t answer.reply to answer someone – used especially in written English to report what someone said: · ‘I’m so sorry,’ he replied.· We asked Jane to help, but she replied that she was too busy.respond formal to answer someone: · How do you respond to the allegation that you deliberately deceived your employers?give somebody an answer to answer someone by telling them what you have decided or giving them a piece of information they asked for: · He asked me to marry him, but I didn’t give him an answer straight away.get back to somebody to answer someone at a later time especially by telephoning them, usually because you need to think about their question or find out more information: · She’s promised to get back to me as soon as she hears any more news from the hospital.retort written to answer someone angrily, especially because they have annoyed you or criticized you: · ‘You’re not afraid?’ Brenda asked. ‘Of course not,’ he retorted angrily.answer back phrasal verb to reply in a rude way to someone that you are supposed to obeyanswer somebody back Don’t answer me back young man!answer for somebody/something phrasal verb1to explain to people in authority why you did something wrong or why something happened, and be punished if necessary:  Their coach must answer for the team’s poor performance.2 have a lot to answer for informal to be responsible for causing a lot of trouble3 can’t answer for somebody spoken used to say that you cannot make a decision for someone who is not there, or give their opinion:  I’m sure John will help us – I can’t really answer for the others.answer to somebody/something phrasal verb1to give an explanation to someone, especially about something that you have done wrong:  Phipps answers to me and me alone.2answer to the name of something to be called a particular name – used humorously:  a well-dressed young woman answering to the name of Suzanne

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EV/Vt+WdhSI5RyEkwbnQYcPIDR+RvZFQ3LBeuM/WgWTsSImgzaGX1Bsa0JlT+iO/JVDLupJ0agQuEiEvdwWtVlHtb6pLfdp0pC6053/EbJLAn8IZRH4NMTWw0dlJsIHRlycqG9Fx6CemhiXeRhPgRzQQmMVnqaYMCM0XdpR86nAb             an·swer              ★                    /        ˈɑːnsə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈænsər                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            answer      answers      answered      answering                            noun        ★                                  1      ★              something that you say, write or do to react to a question or situation          答覆；回答                            ◆        I rang the bell, but there was no answer.        我按了门铃，但没有人应门。                    answerto sth                    ◆        I can't easily          give an answerto 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 toour 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。                    ◆        She had no answer to the accusations.        她对控告无以为答。                    2      ★              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.          （试题、练习等的）答案，正确答案                            ◆        Write your answers on the sheet provided.        在所发的答题纸上写下答案。                    ◆        Do you know the answer          (= the right one)to question 12?                你知道第 12 题的正确答案吗？                    3      ★              a solution to a problem          （问题的）解决办法，答案                            ◆        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。                    4              a person or thing from one place that may be thought to be as good as a famous person or thing from another place          足以媲美的人；堪称相当的事物                            ◆        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。                    IDIOM              have/know all the ˈanswers                              (              informal,              often disapproving)                        to be confident that you know sth, especially when you actually do not              （自以为）全懂，什么都精通                                            ◆            He thinks he knows all the answers.            他自以为什么都知道。                                      ☞more at                                    no                                   exclam.                                  verb        ★                                  1      ★              [intransitive            ,       transitive        ]                    to say, write or do sth as a reaction to a question or situation          答覆；回答                            SYN                                            reply                                                  ◆        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。                    answersth                    ◆        You haven't          answered my question.                你没有回答我的问题。                    ◆        to          answer a letter/an advertisement                覆信；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。                    ◆        He refused to answer the charges against him.        他拒绝对他的指控进行答辩。                    answer(sb)                    ◆        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。            + speech              ◆        ‘I'd prefer to walk,’ she answered.        “我宁愿步行。”她答道。                    answersb + speech                    ◆        ‘I'd prefer to walk,’ she answered him.        “我宁愿步行。”她回答他道。                    answer(sb) that…                    ◆        She answered that she would prefer to walk.        她回答说她宁愿步行。                    answersb sth                    ◆        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？                    2              [transitive        ]                    answersth                    (          formal)                to be suitable for sth; to match sth          适合；符合；比得上；相配                            ◆        Does this answer your requirements?        这个符合你的要求吗？                    IDIOM              answer to the name of sth                              (especially of a pet animal            尤指宠物            )                                to be called sth              名叫；叫做                                                  ☞more at                                    description                                              PHRASAL VERBS                    ˌanswer ˈback                              to defend yourself against criticism              为自己辩护；答辩                                            ◆            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。                                      ˌanswer ˈback | ˌanswer sb ˈback                              to speak rudely to sb in authority, especially when they are criticizing you or telling you to do sth              顶嘴；回嘴；还嘴                                            ◆            Don't answer back!            别回嘴！                                ◆            Stop answering your mother back!            不准和母亲顶嘴！                                      ˈanswer for sth                  1                      to accept responsibility or blame for sth              对…负责；因…受到谴责                                            ◆            You will have to answer for your behaviour one day.            总有一天你要因你的行为承担责任。                                ◆            This government              has a lot to answer for              (= is responsible for a lot of bad things).                        这届政府对很多坏事都有责任。                                    2                      to promise that sb has a particular quality or can be relied on to do sth              担保，保证（某人的品质等）                                            ◆            I can answer for her honesty.            我可以担保她为人诚实。                                      ˈanswer for sb                              (              usually in negative sentences                通常用于否定句              )                        to say that sb else will do sth or have a particular opinion              代表…讲话；代表…的意见                                            ◆            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。                                      ˈanswer to sb (for sth)                              to have to explain your actions or decisions to sb              向某人（为某事）负责                                            ◆            All sales clerks answer to the store manager.            所有售货员都向商店经理负责。                                          WHICH WORD? 词语辨析                                      answer / reply          Verbs            动词                                ■                          Answerand              replyare 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、覆信等最通用的动词。                                                          ■            Note that you              answera person, question or letter, not              answer tothem, but you              reply tosomebody or something.              表示回答或回覆时，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.              特此函覆贵方提问。                                                  ◆              I’m writing to reply to your questions.              特此函覆贵方提问。                                                  ◆              I’m writing to answer to your questions.                                            ■                          Answercan be used with or without an object.                              *answer 既可带宾语，也可不带宾语：                                                    ◆              I haven't answered her email yet.              我还没有回覆她的电邮。                                                  ◆              I knocked on the door but nobody answered.              我敲了门，但无人应答。                                      Replyis often used with the actual words spoken.                              *reply 常带直接引语：                                                    ◆              ‘I won’t let you down,’ he replied.              “我不会让你失望的。”他回答说。                                            ■                          Respondis less common and more formal.                              *respond 较少用，且较正式：                                                    ◆              The directors were unwilling to                respond toquestions.                            董事们不愿意回答问题。                                            ■            You can only              answera door or a phone.              应门或接电话只能用 answer。                                            ■                          ☞see also              rejoin                2,                            retort,              get back to sbat              get                                Nouns            名词                                ■            Note the phrases              in answer toand              in reply to.              注意 in answer to 和 in reply to 的用法：                                      ◆              I’m writing in answer to your letter.              特此函覆。                                            ■                          ☞see also              response                                   (1                                ), (                2                  ),                                            rejoinder,              retort                                                      an·swer              /        ˈɑːnsə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈænsər                /             answer[ˈɑ:nsə(r)]answered, answering, answersCET4CET6TEM4考研i20883379101113504273n7675422216016106181028376439662v823515191106819417753261127390NOUN9241681377VERB10821438888PREP2193010369Spoken:382187899answered[13327] answering[12599] answers[27247]回答(53%)，答案(36%)，答复(8%)，接电话(3%)n.回答；答案；答辩vt.回答；符合vi.回答；符合

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Collins	answer ★★★★★ /ɑ͟ːnsə(r), æ̱n-/ 1 [VERB 动词]回答；答复 When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them. [V n] [V] [V with quote] [V that] I knew Ben was lying when he answered me... 我知道本回答我时在撒谎。 Just answer the question... 只回答问题。 He paused before answering... 他停顿了一下才回答。 'When?' asked Alba, 'Tonight', answered Tom... “什么时候？”阿尔芭问道。“今晚，”汤姆回答。 Williams answered that he had no specific proposals yet. 威廉斯回答说他还没有具体的提案。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]回答；答复 An answer is something that you say when you answer someone. [also in N to n] Without waiting for an answer, he turned and went in through the door... 未等答复，他就转身进了门。 I don't quite know what to say in answer to your question. 我不太清楚如何回答你的问题。 3 [PHRASE 短语]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. [with brd-neg] She is tough, unwilling to take no for an answer... 她很强硬，不达目的誓不罢休。 He would never take no for an answer. 他从来都坚持己见。 4 [VERB 动词]回（信）；回复（广告） If you answer a letter or advertisement, you write to the person who wrote it. [V n] [Also V] Did he answer your letter?... 他给你回信了吗？ She answered an advert for a job as a cook. 她看到一则招聘厨师的广告后写信应征。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]回信；复函 An answer is a letter that you write to someone who has written to you. [also in N to n] 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。 She wrote to Roosevelt's secretary in answer to his letter of the day before. 她写了信给罗斯福的秘书，回复罗斯福前一天的来信。 6 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] [Also V] [usu sing] She answered her phone on the first ring... 电话刚一响，她就接了。 A middle-aged woman answered the door. 一个中年妇女应声开了门。 Answer is also a noun. I knocked at the front door and there was no answer. 我敲了敲前门，没有人应。 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]解决办法 An answer to a problem is a solution to it. [oft N to n] 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。 Prison is not the answer for most young offenders... 就大多数年轻的犯法者来说，把他们关进监狱不是解决问题的办法。 Legislation is only part of the answer. 立法只是解决方案中的一部分。 8 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. [oft N to n] 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。 Below are printed the answers to the Brain of Soccer 1993 quiz. 以下所印的是1993年“脑力足球”小测验的答案。 9 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] 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。 10 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. [also in N to n] 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。 11 [VERB 动词]反应；回报；回应；反击 If you answer something that someone has said or done, you respond to it. [V n with n] [V n] [Also V n by -ing] He answered her smile with one of his own... 他对她的微笑回以同礼。 That statement seemed designed to answer criticism of allied bombing missions. 那份声明似乎是专门就联合轰炸任务的批评作出反击。 12 [N-SING 单数名词]（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. [poss N to n] [JOURNALISM 新闻] Cachaca is Brazil's answer to tequila. 巴西甜酒相当于是巴西的龙舌兰酒。 13 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] 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。 14 [VERB 动词]与…相符；符合 If someone or something answers a particular description or answers to it, they have the characteristics described. [V n] [V to n] 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。 The Japanese never built any aircraft remotely answering to this description. 日本人从未制造过与此描述有丝毫相近的飞机。相关词组： answer back answer for
Oxford	an·swer ★ / ˈɑːnsə(r) ; NAmE ˈænsər / noun , verb answer answers answered answering noun ★ 1 ★ something that you say, write or do to react to a question or situation 答覆；回答 ◆ I rang the bell, but there was no answer. 我按了门铃，但没有人应门。 answerto sth ◆ I can't easily give an answerto 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 toour 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。 ◆ She had no answer to the accusations. 她对控告无以为答。 2 ★ 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. （试题、练习等的）答案，正确答案 ◆ Write your answers on the sheet provided. 在所发的答题纸上写下答案。 ◆ Do you know the answer (= the right one)to question 12? 你知道第 12 题的正确答案吗？ 3 ★ a solution to a problem （问题的）解决办法，答案 ◆ 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。 4 a person or thing from one place that may be thought to be as good as a famous person or thing from another place 足以媲美的人；堪称相当的事物 ◆ 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。 IDIOM have/know all the ˈanswers ( informal, often disapproving) to be confident that you know sth, especially when you actually do not （自以为）全懂，什么都精通 ◆ He thinks he knows all the answers. 他自以为什么都知道。 ☞more at no exclam. verb ★ 1 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] to say, write or do sth as a reaction to a question or situation 答覆；回答 SYN reply ◆ 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。 answersth ◆ You haven't answered my question. 你没有回答我的问题。 ◆ to answer a letter/an advertisement 覆信；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。 ◆ He refused to answer the charges against him. 他拒绝对他的指控进行答辩。 answer(sb) ◆ 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。 + speech ◆ ‘I'd prefer to walk,’ she answered. “我宁愿步行。”她答道。 answersb + speech ◆ ‘I'd prefer to walk,’ she answered him. “我宁愿步行。”她回答他道。 answer(sb) that… ◆ She answered that she would prefer to walk. 她回答说她宁愿步行。 answersb sth ◆ 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？ 2 [transitive ] answersth ( formal) to be suitable for sth; to match sth 适合；符合；比得上；相配 ◆ Does this answer your requirements? 这个符合你的要求吗？ IDIOM answer to the name of sth (especially of a pet animal 尤指宠物 ) to be called sth 名叫；叫做 ☞more at description PHRASAL VERBS ˌanswer ˈback to defend yourself against criticism 为自己辩护；答辩 ◆ 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。 ˌanswer ˈback \| ˌanswer sb ˈback to speak rudely to sb in authority, especially when they are criticizing you or telling you to do sth 顶嘴；回嘴；还嘴 ◆ Don't answer back! 别回嘴！ ◆ Stop answering your mother back! 不准和母亲顶嘴！ ˈanswer for sth 1 to accept responsibility or blame for sth 对…负责；因…受到谴责 ◆ You will have to answer for your behaviour one day. 总有一天你要因你的行为承担责任。 ◆ This government has a lot to answer for (= is responsible for a lot of bad things). 这届政府对很多坏事都有责任。 2 to promise that sb has a particular quality or can be relied on to do sth 担保，保证（某人的品质等） ◆ I can answer for her honesty. 我可以担保她为人诚实。 ˈanswer for sb ( usually in negative sentences 通常用于否定句 ) to say that sb else will do sth or have a particular opinion 代表…讲话；代表…的意见 ◆ 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。 ˈanswer to sb (for sth) to have to explain your actions or decisions to sb 向某人（为某事）负责 ◆ All sales clerks answer to the store manager. 所有售货员都向商店经理负责。 WHICH WORD? 词语辨析 answer / reply Verbs 动词 ■ Answerand replyare 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、覆信等最通用的动词。 ■ Note that you answera person, question or letter, not answer tothem, but you reply tosomebody or something. 表示回答或回覆时，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. 特此函覆贵方提问。 ◆ I’m writing to reply to your questions. 特此函覆贵方提问。 ◆ I’m writing to answer to your questions. ■ Answercan be used with or without an object. answer 既可带宾语，也可不带宾语： ◆ I haven't answered her email yet. 我还没有回覆她的电邮。 ◆ I knocked on the door but nobody answered. 我敲了门，但无人应答。 Replyis often used with the actual words spoken. reply 常带直接引语： ◆ ‘I won’t let you down,’ he replied. “我不会让你失望的。”他回答说。 ■ Respondis less common and more formal. respond 较少用，且较正式： ◆ The directors were unwilling to respond toquestions. 董事们不愿意回答问题。 ■ You can only answera door or a phone. 应门或接电话只能用 answer。 ■ ☞see also rejoin 2, retort, get back to sbat get Nouns 名词 ■ Note the phrases in answer toand in reply to. 注意 in answer to 和 in reply to 的用法： ◆ I’m writing in answer to your letter. 特此函覆。 ■ ☞see also response (1 ), ( 2 ), rejoinder, retort an·swer / ˈɑːnsə(r) ; NAmE ˈænsər /
LDC	answer1 noun answer2 verb answeran‧swer1 /ˈɑːnsə $ ˈænsər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1reply [countable, uncountable] something you say when you reply to a question that someone has asked you SYN response: You don’t have to give them an answer now. Every time I ask him about it, I get a different answer.answer to These are important questions, and we want answers to them. She’s still waiting for an answer from the school. The honest answer was that I didn’t know. He was never able to get a straight answer about why it happened. It’s impossible for me to give you a definite answer at this time. The short answer is that it can’t be done. In answer to your question, yes, you can go. If it’s money you want, the answer is no!2test/competition etc [countable] something that you write or say in reply to a question in a test or competitionanswer to What was the answer to question 4?the right/wrong/correct/incorrect answer Score two points for each correct answer.3invitation/letter etc [countable] a written reply to a letter, invitation, advertisement etcanswer to Did you ever get an answer to your letter?4problem [countable] a way of dealing with a problem SYN solutionsimple/easy/obvious answer There is no simple answer.answer to The police do not have an answer to rising crime. Some people think cars should be banned from the city, but I don’t think that’s the answer.be the answer to somebody’s problems/worries etc If he could get a job, it’d be the answer to all his worries.5on the phone [singular, uncountable usually in negative] if you get an answer when you call someone on the phone, they pick up the phone and talk to you: I tried calling him all day but couldn’t get an answer.6at the door [singular, uncountable usually in negative] if you get an answer when you knock on a door, someone opens it and talks to you: I tried knocking on her door, but there was no answer.7have/know all the answers informal to be very sure that you know everything about a situation, especially when you do not: He acts like he has all the answers.8somebody’s answer to something written someone or something that is considered to be just as good as a more famous person or thing: The Space Needle is Seattle’s answer to the Eiffel Tower.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1adjectivesan honest/straight answer· The honest answer is that I don’t know.a definite answer (=that says yes or no definitely)· Can you give me a definite answer tomorrow?a satisfactory answer· I didn’t get a satisfactory answer from the company.verbsgive somebody an answer· I’ll give you an answer tomorrow.get/receive an answer· She wrote to him but she never got an answer.wait for an answer· Kate was looking at me, waiting for an answer.think of an answer· She couldn’t think of a suitable answer to his question.phrasesthe short answer is ... (=used when giving a simple, honest, or direct answer to a difficult question)· ‘How does homeopathy work?’ ‘The short answer to this question is that we do not know how homeopathic remedies work.’COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesthe right/wrong answer· Do you know the right answer to this question?the correct/incorrect answer· You get 5 points for each correct answer.verbsknow the answer· Put up your hand if you know the answer.guess the answer· If you don’t know the answer, try guessing it.write the answer· Do we write the answers in the exercise book, Sir?COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3adjectivesthe simple/easy answer· There are a lot of problems and no simple answers.the obvious answer· The obvious answer is to raise taxes, but that would be unpopular.the perfect answer· I think I have the perfect answer to the problem.the complete answer· A loan, however, is not the complete answer to the company’s problems.the long-term answer· He believes hydrogen is the long-term answer to our growing energy crisis.a short-term answer· Employing overseas nurses is only a short-term answer to the shortage.verbshave an answer· Doctors are supposed to have all the answers.find an answer· The aim is to find a long-term answer to poverty.come up with an answer (=find a way of dealing with a problem)· The government is struggling to come up with answers to our economic problems.THESAURUSanswer something you say when someone asks you a question or speaks to you: · I asked if he wanted to come, but I didn’t get an answer.· If you’re asking me for money, the answer’s no!reply an answer – used especially in written English to report what someone said: · She asked how he felt, and received the reply, ‘Awful!’· ‘Finished now?’ ‘No,' came the reply.response an answer that clearly shows your reaction to a question, suggestion etc: · Wagner’s responses showed that he had thought carefully about the issues.· ‘Sure. Why not?’ was his response to most of Billie’s suggestions.retort written an angry answer given when someone has annoyed you or criticized you: · Isabelle began an angry retort and then stopped herself.comeback a quick answer that is clever, funny, or rude: · He walked out before I could think of a snappy comeback.riposte formal a quick and clever answer: · Anna produced the perfect riposte.rejoinder formal a quick answer, especially a clever or rude one: · If he confronts them, he’ll run the risk of a sharp rejoinder. answer1 noun answer2 verb answeranswer2 ●●● S1 W2 verb Entry menu Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1reply [intransitive, transitive] to say something to someone as a reply when they have asked you a question, made a suggestion etc: She thought for a moment before answering. He still hadn’t answered my question. ‘Why don’t you just leave?’ ‘I’d like to,’ she answered, ‘but I have nowhere else to go.’answer (that) When questioned, Hughes answered that he knew nothing about the robbery. How much was it? Come on, answer me.2test [intransitive, transitive] to write or say the answer to a question in a test or competition: Answer as many questions as possible in the time provided.3answer 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 bell4letter [transitive] if you answer a letter or advertisement, you write a letter to the person who has written it: Simon got the job by answering an advert in the paper.5 answer criticism/charges/accusations etc to explain why you did something when people are criticizing you – used in news reports: How do you answer the criticism that your government has done nothing to help the homeless?6react to something [intransitive, transitive] to do something as a reaction to criticism or an attack SYN respond: The army answered by firing into the crowd.7deal with a problem [transitive] to be a way of dealing with or solving a problem: ‘You can borrow my car if you like.’ ‘Well, that answers one problem.’8answer a need to provide something that is needed: Our transportation system is designed to answer the needs of the city’s commuters.9answer a description if someone answers a description, they match that description: A man answering the police’s description was seen entering the building.GRAMMAR: Comparisonanswer• You answer someone: · Why won’t you answer me? ✗Don’t say answer to someone in this meaning.• You answer someone’s question: · You still have not answered my question.• You can use answer with speech marks (‘...’) when quoting someone’s exact words: · ‘I’m fine, thank you,’ she answered.• You can use answer that to report what someone says. After answered, the verb in the other clause is usually also in the past tense: · She answered that she was fine.reply• You reply to someone’s question: · You still have not replied to my question.• You can use reply with speech marks (‘...’) when quoting someone’s exact words: · ‘I’m fine, thank you,’ she replied.• You can use reply that to report what someone says. After replied, the verb in the other clause is usually also in the past tense: · She replied that she was fine.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSTHESAURUSanswer to say something to someone when they have asked you a question or spoken to you: · You don’t have to answer the question if you don’t want to.· I said hello to her, but she didn’t answer.reply to answer someone – used especially in written English to report what someone said: · ‘I’m so sorry,’ he replied.· We asked Jane to help, but she replied that she was too busy.respond formal to answer someone: · How do you respond to the allegation that you deliberately deceived your employers?give somebody an answer to answer someone by telling them what you have decided or giving them a piece of information they asked for: · He asked me to marry him, but I didn’t give him an answer straight away.get back to somebody to answer someone at a later time especially by telephoning them, usually because you need to think about their question or find out more information: · She’s promised to get back to me as soon as she hears any more news from the hospital.retort written to answer someone angrily, especially because they have annoyed you or criticized you: · ‘You’re not afraid?’ Brenda asked. ‘Of course not,’ he retorted angrily.answer back phrasal verb to reply in a rude way to someone that you are supposed to obeyanswer somebody back Don’t answer me back young man!answer for phrasal verb1to explain to people in authority why you did something wrong or why something happened, and be punished if necessary: Their coach must answer for the team’s poor performance.2 have a lot to answer for informal to be responsible for causing a lot of trouble3 can’t answer for somebody spoken used to say that you cannot make a decision for someone who is not there, or give their opinion: I’m sure John will help us – I can’t really answer for the others.answer to phrasal verb1to give an explanation to someone, especially about something that you have done wrong: Phipps answers to me and me alone.2answer to the name of something to be called a particular name – used humorously: a well-dressed young woman answering to the name of Suzanne
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