answer的过去式

1. 符合，与...相符， 合乎，适用
2. 答，回答，回答说，答复，解答
3. 答辩
4. 保证
5. 接（电话）
6. 应（门）
7. 答应
8. 辩解，为自己辩护
9. 抵偿
10. 一致
11. 比得上，相配
12. 顶嘴，回嘴
13. 适应
14. 负责
15. 满足
16. 回应，响应
17. 回敬，报复
18. 产生作用或效果

1. 答案
2. 回答，答复，复信，回音
3. 解决办法
4. 反应
5. 对等的人，对应物
6. 答辩，抗辩
7. 解答
8. 报复，回击
9. 口信
10. 足以媲美的人，堪称相当的事物

1. 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"
   

2. 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"
   

3. the speech act of replying to a question
4. 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
5. a nonverbal reaction;

   "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"
   "their answer was to sue me"
   

1. react verbally;

   "She didn't want to answer"
   "answer the question"
   "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
   

2. respond to a signal;

   "answer the door"
   "answer the telephone"
   

3. give the correct answer or solution to;

   "answer a question"
   "answer the riddle"
   

4. understand the meaning of;

   "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
   

5. give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument);

   "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"
   

6. be liable or accountable;

   "She must answer for her actions"
   

7. 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"
   

8. match or correspond;

   "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"
   

9. be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of;

   "This may answer her needs"
   

10. react to a stimulus or command;

    "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"
    

1.回答;答复
When youanswer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.

e.g. I knew Ben was lying when he answered me...
我知道本回答我时在撒谎。
e.g. Justanswer the question...
只回答问题。

2.回答；答复
Ananswer is something that you say when you answer someone.

e.g. Without waiting for ananswer, he turned and went in through the door...
未等答复，他就转身进了门。
e.g. I don't quite know what to say inanswer to your question.
我不太清楚如何回答你的问题。

3.接受反对意见;接受拒绝
If you say that someone will nottake no for an answer, you mean that they go on trying to make you agree to something even after you have refused.

e.g. She is tough, unwilling to take no for ananswer...
她很强硬，不达目的誓不罢休。
e.g. He would never take no for ananswer.
他从来都坚持己见。

4.回（信）；回复（广告）
If youanswer a letter or advertisement, you write to the person who wrote it.

e.g. Did heanswer your letter?...
他给你回信了吗？
e.g. 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.回信;复函
Ananswer is a letter that you write to someone who has written to you.

e.g. I wrote to him but I never had ananswer back...
我写了信给他，但一直没收到回信。
e.g. She wrote to Roosevelt's secretary inanswer 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.接（电话）；应（门）；应答
When youanswer the telephone, you pick it up when it rings. When youanswer the door, you open it when you hear a knock or the bell.

e.g. She answered her phone on the first ring...
电话刚一响，她就接了。
e.g. A middle-aged woman answered the door.
一个中年妇女应声开了门。

7.解决办法
Ananswer to a problem is a solution to it.

answer的意思

e.g. 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。
e.g. Prison is not theanswer 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。

8.答案
Someone'sanswer 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. Theanswer to a question is the fact that was asked for.

e.g. Simply marking ananswer 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。
e.g. 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.解答;答（题）
When youanswer a question in a test or quiz, you write or say something in an attempt to give the facts that are asked for.

e.g. 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.反应；回报；回应；反击
Youranswer to something that someone has said or done is what you say or do in response to it or in defence of yourself.

answer的解释

e.g. Inanswer 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.反应;回报;回应;反击
If youanswer something that someone has said or done, you respond to it.

e.g. He answered her smile with one of his own...
他对她的微笑回以同礼。
e.g. That statement seemed designed toanswer 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.（某地）与…相似的东西，相当于…的东西
If you say that something is a place'sanswer to a famous thing, you mean that the first thing is the equivalent of the second in that place.

e.g. Cachaca is Brazil'sanswer to tequila.
巴西甜酒相当于是巴西的龙舌兰酒。

13.满足，适合，符合（需要、目的）
If somethinganswers a need or purpose, it satisfies it, because it has the right qualities.

e.g. We provide specially designed shopping trolleys toanswer 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.与…相符；符合
If someone or somethinganswers a particular description oranswers to it, they have the characteristics described.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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 backanswer for

1. Nobody answered.
   没有人回答。
2. Why did not she answer?
   她怎么没有回答?
3. I can't answer offhand.
   我没法马上回答。
4. Think carefully before answering.
   仔细思考之后才回答。
5. Mary asked him if he was interested in his job, but he didn't answer.
   玛丽问他对工作是否感兴趣,他没有回答。
6. He is too nervous to answer effectively.
   他太紧张了,以致没回答好。
7. She asked more questions than he could answer.
   她的问题多得使他应接不暇。
8. I repeated the question once more, but still no one answered.
   我把问题又重复了一遍,还是没有人回答。
9. I knocked on the door, but no one answered.
   我敲了敲门,但没人应。
10. When I called his house last night, his wife answered.
    昨晚我打电话到他家去,是他妻子接的。
11. Answer when you are spoken to!
    别人和你讲话时,要回应。
12. I shouted at the top of my voice and instantly the mountains and valleys answered.
    我高声呼喊,山谷立即发出回声。
13. It answers very well.
    这完全适用。
14. This isn't good one, but it will answer.
    这不太好,但可以凑合着用。
15. They first tried to import such machines from abroad, but soon found that it did not answer.
    他们打算从国外进口这样的机器,但不久发现这样不行。
16. His new method of teaching answered after all.
    他的新教学法终于奏效了。
17. This plan has not answered, we must find a better one.
    这个计划未成功,我们必须另定一个更好的计划。
18. We have tried every known method, but none of them will answer.
    我们试验过大家熟知的各种办法,但都没有奏效。
19. He answered with a nod.
    他点头作答。
20. She answered with an angry look.
    她怒目以对。
21. The workers answered by calling a strike.
    工人举行罢工进行回击。

1. I cannot answer you now.
   我现在不能回答你的问题。
2. Please answer me as soon as possible.
   请你尽快答复我。
3. Please excuse me for not having answered you earlier.
   请原谅我没有早些给你回信。
4. Nobody answered the question.
   没有人回答这个问题。
5. I cannot answer your question.
   我不能回答你的问题。
6. He answered the question correctly.
   他回答问题正确。
7. He answered frankly and truthfully all my questions.
   他坦率而真诚地回答了我的所有问题。
8. I don't think we will ever be able to answer these questions correctly.
   我认为我们将永远无法正确回答这些问题。
9. She answered nothing.
   她没作任何回答。
10. What shall I answer?
    我怎么回答呢?
11. I can't answer your request offhand.
    我不能随便答复你的要求。
12. Each of us should answer a question in English.
    我们每人必须用英语回答一个问题。
13. I must reflect upon how to answer the question.
    我必须考虑一下如何答复那个问题。
14. I can't answer your question about photography.It's not in my domain.
    我不能回答你的有关摄影问题,那不是我的学科领域。
15. If you refuse to answer a policeman's questions, you have said to have obstructed him in the course of his duty.
    如果你拒绝回答警察的提问,那么你就妨碍了其公务。
16. Why didn't you answer the advertisement?
    你为什么不去应试那招聘广告?
17. One of the maid's duties is to answer the doorbell.
    女佣人的一项任务就是应门。
18. There's another knock.I'll go and answer the door.
    又有人敲门,我去开门。
19. When there's a knock outside, it is always the husband who goes and answers the door.
    外面有人敲门时,总是丈夫去开门。
20. He answered the examination paper quite well.
    他考卷答得很好。
21. Yesterday he answered my letter.
    昨天他回了我的信。
22. We must answer his letter right away.
    我们应当马上给他回信。
23. He always answers letters on the same day he gets them.
    他总是在接到信的当天就回信。
24. I'm sorry I didn't answer your letter; I can only plead forgetfulness.
    很遗憾没给你回信,我只能以忘了为借口。
25. Our work must answer the specifications laid down.
    我们的工作应符合所定的规范。
26. This machinery will answer the company's needs very well.
    这些机器将会很好地满足公司的需要。
27. This proposal of ours answers the needs of the times.
    我们这个建议符合时代的要求。
28. This plan will not answer our needs.
    这个计划不合我们的需要。
29. That government still didn't answer their hopes.
    那个政府仍然不符合他们的希望。
30. The makeshift tent answered their purpose.
    这个临时凑合的帐篷解决了他们的问题。
31. His qualifications answer the requirements of the job.
    他的资格符合这件工作的要求。
32. We answered the enemy's fire shell for shell.
    我们以炮火回敬敌人的炮火。
33. Let me answer the riddle.
    让我来解谜底。
34. We'll answer shot for shot.
    我们要以牙还牙。
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35. My request was answered by word of mouth.
    我的请求得到了口头答复。
36. A call for 100 bottles of blood was answered promptly.
    征求100瓶血液的呼吁很快得到了响应。

1. He answered that it couldn't be helped.
   他回答说没法帮忙。
2. He answered that he knew nothing about it.
   他回答说关于此事他一无所知。
3. He answered that he couldn't finish the task in time himself.
   他说他一个人不能按时完成任务。
4. I asked her the time, but she answered that she didn't know.
   我问她时间,但她说她不知道。
5. To my question regarding his future intentions, he answered that he had none.
   我问他将来有什么打算,他回答说,什么打算也没有。
6. They answered that they would be happy to come.
   他们答复说,他们高兴前来。

1. “Yes.”he answered.
   “是的。”他答道。
2. He answered,“It's two o'clock.”
   他回答说：“现在两点啦。”
3. “What's the matter?”“Nothing,”she answered.
   “怎么回事?”“没事,”她答道。

1. But before I die, answer me one question.
   但是在我临死之前,请回答我一个问题。
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2. I was answered nothing.
   我没有得到任何答复。

1. I answered her that it was right.
   我回答她说那是对的。
2. She answered me that she could not go.
   她答复我说她不能去。
3. He answered me that he had never been there.
   他回答我说他从来没有到过那儿。
4. He answered me that he had no further information on the matter.
   他回答我说,关于这件事他没有进一步的消息。

1. Facts are the best answers.
   事实是最好的回答。
2. The boy gave a quick answer.
   那男孩很快做了回答。
3. Tom made no immediate answer.
   汤姆没有马上回答。
4. They are ready with an answer.
   他们随时可以回答。
5. I must have a definite answer, yes or no.
   我必须得到明确回答是或不是。
6. I said good morning to her, but she made no answer.
   我向她道早安,但她没理睬。
7. We often learn foreign languages through questions and answers.
   我们常用问答的方式学外语。
8. You should decide your answer.
   你应该决定自己的答复。
9. He gave me an extremely curt answer.
   他对我作了极为草率的答复。
10. I'll let you have an answer after the experiment.
    实验结束后我将给你答复。
11. The author wrote back the answer himself.
    作者亲自写信答复。
12. That is an answer about the housing policy.
    那是关于房改政策的答复。
13. Could you let me have an answer in two or three days?
    你能不能在两三天以内给我一个答复?
14. We are expecting an affirmative answer.
    我们盼望得到肯定的答复。
15. Give him no definite answer until I've seen him.
    等到我见到他才给他肯定答复。
16. He asked me to give him a written answer.
    他要我给他一个书面答复。
17. A vague answer will not be satisfactory.
    含糊其词的答复是不会令人满意的。
18. She received a quick answer from the manager.
    她很快就收到了经理的答复。
19. He insisted on a favourable answer from her.
    他坚持要她作出满意的答复。
20. I was surprised at the unexpected answer.
    意外的答复使我吃惊。
21. Wait for an answer, please.
    请等电话。
22. I'll send you an answer by telephone.
    我会打电话答复你。
23. We've made her an offer and we're now waiting for an answer.
    我们已向她报价,现在等待着答复。
24. I sent him five letters without receiving a single answer.
    我给他寄去了五封信,一封回信也没收到。
25. Although I wrote a month ago,I've had no answer yet.
    虽然我一个月前就写了信,但至今还没有得到回复。
26. Having all the figures she found the answer quickly:it was 279.
    有了这些数字,她很快就解答出来了,答案是279。
27. I gave her all the necessary figures, and she found the answer quickly：the answer was 792.
    我把必要的数字都给了她,她很快就得出了答案：答案是792。
28. A nod was her only answer.
    点了一下头是她仅有的反应。
29. His answer was to slam the door.
    他的反应就是把门猛然关上。
30. He believes he knows all the answers and doesn't respect other people's opinions.
    他自以为什么都懂,不尊重别人的意见。

answer back (v.+adv.)

为自己辩护 argue for oneself, speak up for oneself
answer back

Don't answer back like that.

不许这样顶嘴。

Don't answer back; it's not polite.

不要顶嘴,这样不礼貌。

When they scolded him, he would answer back.

他们说他,他就顶嘴。

It's bad manners to answer back when the teacher criticizes you.

老师批评时,顶嘴是不礼貌的。

Answer back once more and you'll go straight to bed!

你要是再回嘴,就马上让你去睡觉。

In his youth he lost several jobs, just because he dared to answer back.

他年轻时,只不过因为敢顶嘴,就失业了好几次。

In certain conditions, answering back sarcastically is necessary.

在某种情况下,反唇相讥是必要的。

I didn't mean to answer back,I merely meant to say that you had been misinformed.

我并不想跟你顶嘴,我只是想说你听到的话是搞错了。

answer back to sth

The child would answer back to all she said.

她说什么这孩子都要回嘴。

answer sb ⇔ back

Don't answer your mother back, it is not polite.

不要和你妈妈顶嘴,这不礼貌。

Don't answer me back, or I'll put you on a charge.

别和我顶嘴了,不然我就要控告你。

The worker may be sacked, if he answers his master back.

工人若对主人回嘴,可能被解雇。

answer back

He tried to answer back whenever he was criticized.

每当他挨批评时他都要为自己辩护。

Peter was angry that people could attack his temper when he could not answer back.

彼得很生气,别人可以攻击他的脾性,而他却不能辩解。

If you criticize a person, it's only fair to give him a chance to answer back.

批评一个人的时候,应该允许他申辩。

answer sb ⇔ back

It is unfair to attack a person in the newspaper when he can't answer you back.

当一个人不能为自己辩护时,在报纸上攻击他是不公道的。

answer for( v.+prep. )

许诺,答应(别人) promise, agree others
answer for sb/sth

I will answer for him.

我可以替他负责。

You must answer for her.

你必须对她负责。

I can't answer for her safety.

我无法对她的安全负责。

I cannot answer for the consequences.

我对后果不能承担责任。

A father must answer for his child's acts.

父亲对他的孩子的举动要负责。

Be more careful, you'll have to answer for any possible damage.

一定要多加小心,任何可能造成的损失都要由你负责。

If you go on doing this, we won't answer for the consequence.

如果你们继续这样干,后果我们将不负责。

I'll answer for what he does as he is under my supervision.

因为他在我领导之下,我将对他的所作所为负责。

He said that he was ready to answer for those who worked under his direction.

他说他愿对在他领导下工作的人们的行为负责。

The captain has to answer for the discipline of his company.

上尉应对其连队的纪律负责。

One day you'll have to answer for what you've done.

有一天你们将对你们今天的所作所为负责。

You'll have to answer for your carelessness.

你粗心大意必定要吃苦头的。

You will have to answer for your wrong doings one day.

将来总有一天你会自食恶果。

Don't eat too much fat, or you'll have to answer for it some day.

肥肉别吃得太多,不然的话,总有一天你要自食其果。

The aggressors will have to answer for their crimes.

侵略者必将因他们的罪行而受到惩罚。

I can't answer for the truth of the statement.

我对此声明的真实性不能保证。

I think most of the faculty members will come, but I can't answer for Professor Liu who hasn't been feeling well recently.

我想大部分教师都会来的,但是刘教授最近身体不大舒服,来不来我就不能保证了。

All these things are to be answered for.

所有这一切都是要偿还的。

answer for it that-clause

I'll answer for it that this man is honest.

我担保这个人诚实可靠。

Can you answer for it that it is a genuine pearl?

你能担保那是真的珍珠吗?

I'll answer for it that the book will be returned on time.

我保证按时还书。

I will answer for it that he will complete the task.

我保证他能完成这项任务。

I can answer for it that Dr. Wang will be able to cure you.

我可以保证,王医生能把你的病治好。

I will answer for it that they will go to all lengths.

我可以保证,他们会卖力干的。

answer sb for sth

You will have to answer me for your conduct.

你要向我对你的行为负责。

answer for sth

This tool will answer for our needs.

这工具将满足我们的需要。

answer for sth

This box will answer for a chair.

这个箱子可以当椅子用。

This will answer for a chisel.

这东西可以当凿子用。

On a picnic, a newspaper answered for tablecloth.

野餐时报纸可以当桌布用。

That night the table answered for a bed for us both.

那一夜那张桌子就成了我们两个人的床铺。

This fax machine isn't a good one, but it will answer for the purpose.

这个传真机不太好,但还可以凑合着用。

answer for sth

Are all the seats answered for?

所有这些座位都订出去了吗?

answer to( v.+prep. )

应答; (对…)有反应 behave as if knowing (a name); be called by (a name); react with sth
answer to sth

That answers precisely to our needs.

这正好适合我们的需要。

These reference books will answer to our needs.

这些参考书符合我们的需要。

This one will answer to my purpose,I think.

我看,这一个合我的意。

Does the result answer to your expectations?

结果符合你们的期望吗?

This does not answer to the description given.

这与所描述的情况不相符。

I've picked up a pen, but it doesn't answer to the description you gave.

我拾到了一支钢笔,不过不像你所说的那支。

This car exactly answers to the description of the stolen car.

这辆汽车和所说的那辆被盗走的特点完全相符。

He answers to the description of the boy they are looking for.

他很像他们正在寻找的那个失踪的孩子。

He doesn't answer to the description of the missing man that appeared in the newspaper.

他与报上所描述的失踪者不符。

He answers to the description given by the police, so he must be the criminal.

他的样子与警察的描述相符,所以他一定是那个罪犯。

His deeds don't answer to his speech.

他言行不符。

answer to sb (for sth)

You'll have to answer to me if anything harmful comes to this child.

这个孩子若是有个三长两短,我就唯你是问。

I'll answer to your mother for your safety.

我要向你母亲保证,对你的安全负责。

You will answer to the committee for your conduct of the affair.

你要就你处理这件事对委员会负责。

One day you will have to answer to the authorities concerned for this neglect of duty.

总有一天你得为此次失职行为向有关当局承担责任。

answer to sth

He called for help but nobody answered to his call.

他呼救,但是无人响应。

The children answered to their father's call by running home.

孩子们听到父亲招呼就跑回家去。

The steering wheel answers to the slightest touch.

汽车的方向盘转动很灵活。

The boat seemed very slow to answer to any movement of the helm.

这只船似乎对舵的转动的反应很不灵敏。

That bike answers readily to the slightest movement of the handle bars.

那辆自行车的车把很听使唤。

The horse answered to its rider's touch.

马随骑马人的驱策而行动。

The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.

只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。

The patient began to answer to the medical treatment.

病人身上开始显示出疗效。

The illness doesn't answer to medical treatment.

这病治疗无效。

The experiment has met with a result that does not answer to expectations.

实验未达到预期的效果。

answer up ( v.+adv. )

直言不讳地回答,照直回答 reply clearly

answer with( v.+prep. )

以…作出回应respond with
answer with sb/sth

In ideological work, we must learn to open different locks with different keys because a method that answers with one person may not answer with another.

做思想工作时,必须学会“一把钥匙开一把锁”,因为适用于一个人的方法不一定适用于另一个人。

answer sb/sth with sth

The crowd answered him with prolonged applause.

群众对他报以长时间的掌声。

answer to

(与…)相适应,符合 fit (with sb/sth); accord with

in answer to

回答,应答; 响应 reply in form of action

一周前我给她回了信。

误 I answered her letter for a week.

正 I answered her letter a week ago.

正 It is a week since I answered her letter.

析 answer是瞬间动词,不表示持续动作,不可与表示一段时间的状语连用。