answer

noun

1. 答复；回答
   something that you say, write or do to react to a question or situation
   1. I can't easily give an answer to your question.
      你的问题我难以回答。
   2. Have you had an answer to your letter?
      你那封信有回音没有？
   3. 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。
   4. I rang the bell, but there was no answer.
      我按了门铃，但没有人应门。
   5. She had no answer to the accusations.
      她对控告无以为答。
2. （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.
   1. Write your answers on the sheet provided.
      在所发的答题纸上写下答案。
   2. Do you know the answer to question 12 (= the right one) ?
      你知道第12题的答案吗？
3. （问题的）解决办法，答案
   a solution to a problem
   1. There is no easy answer.
      没有容易的解决办法。
   2. 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。
   3. The obvious answer would be to cancel the party.
      明摆着的解决方法是取消聚会。
4. 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
   1. 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。

verb

1. 答复；回答
   to say, write or do sth as a reaction to a question or situation
   1. 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。
   2. You haven't answered my question .
      你没有回答我的问题。
   3. to answer a letter/an advertisement
      回信；对广告作出反应
   4. to answer the phone (= to pick up the phone when it rings)
      接电话
   5. to answer the door (= to open the door when sb knocks/rings)
      应门（铃）声开门
   6. My prayers have been answered (= I have got what I wanted) .
      我的祈祷应验了（指如愿以偿）。
   7. He refused to answer the charges against him.
      他拒绝对他的指控进行答辩。
   8. Come on, answer me! Where were you?
      快点，回答我！你到哪儿去了？
   9. He answered me with a smile.
      他对我报以微笑。
   10. ‘I'd prefer to walk,’ she answered.
       “我宁愿步行。”她答道。
   11. ‘I'd prefer to walk,’ she answered him.
       “我宁愿步行。”她回答他道。
   12. She answered that she would prefer to walk.
       她回答说她宁愿步行。
   13. 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. 适合；符合；比得上；相配
   to be suitable for sth; to match sth
   1. Does this answer your requirements?
      这个符合你的要求吗？

1. VERB 回答;答复
   When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
   1. I knew Ben was lying when he answered me...
      我知道本回答我时在撒谎。
   2. Just answer the question...
      只回答问题。
   3. He paused before answering...
      他停顿了一下才回答。
   4. 'When?' asked Alba, 'Tonight', answered Tom...
      “什么时候？”阿尔芭问道。“今晚，”汤姆回答。
   5. 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 回答；答复
   An answer is something that you say when you answer someone.
   1. Without waiting for an answer, he turned and went in through the door...
      未等答复，他就转身进了门。
   2. 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 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.
   1. She is tough, unwilling to take no for an answer...
      她很强硬，不达目的誓不罢休。
   2. He would never take no for an answer.
      他从来都坚持己见。
4. VERB 回（信）；回复（广告）
   If you answer a letter or advertisement, you write to the person who wrote it.
   1. Did he answer your letter?...
      他给你回信了吗？
   2. 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 回信;复函
   An answer is a letter that you write to someone who has written to you.
   1. 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。
   2. 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 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.
   1. She answered her phone on the first ring...
      电话刚一响，她就接了。
   2. A middle-aged woman answered the door.
      一个中年妇女应声开了门。
   3. Answer is also a noun.
      
   4. I knocked at the front door and there was no answer.
      我敲了敲前门，没有人应。
7. N-COUNT 解决办法
   An answer to a problem is a solution to it.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. Legislation is only part of the answer.
      立法只是解决方案中的一部分。
8. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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 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.
   1. 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 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.
    1. 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 反应;回报;回应;反击
    If you answer something that someone has said or done, you respond to it.
    1. He answered her smile with one of his own...
       他对她的微笑回以同礼。
    2. 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 （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.
    1. Cachaca is Brazil's answer to tequila.
       巴西甜酒相当于是巴西的龙舌兰酒。
13. 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.
    1. 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 与…相符；符合
    If someone or something answers a particular description or answers to it, they have the characteristics described.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。

1. I knew Ben was lying when he answered me
   我知道本回答我时在撒谎。
2. Just answer the question
   只回答问题。
3. He paused before answering
   他停顿了一下才回答。
4. 'When?' asked Alba, 'Tonight', answered Tom
   “什么时候？”阿尔芭问道。“今晚，”汤姆回答。
5. Williams answered that he had no specific proposals yet.
   威廉斯回答说他还没有具体的提案。
6. Without waiting for an answer, he turned and went in through the door
   未等答复，他就转身进了门。
7. 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。
8. She is tough, unwilling to take no for an answer
   她很强硬，不达目的誓不罢休。
9. He would never take no for an answer.
   他从来都坚持己见。
10. Did he answer your letter?
    他给你回信了吗？
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. She answered her phone on the first ring
    电话刚一响，她就接了。
15. A middle-aged woman answered the door.
    一个中年妇女应声开了门。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. Legislation is only part of the answer.
    立法只是解决方案中的一部分。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. He answered her smile with one of his own
    他对她的微笑回以同礼。
24. 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。
25. Cachaca is Brazil's answer to tequila.
    巴西甜酒相当于是巴西的龙舌兰酒。
26. 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。
27. 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。
28. 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。
29. We can't answer any questions, I'm afraid
    恐怕我们不能回答任何问题。
30. You should answer for what you said.
    你应该对你所说的话负责。

  answer reply respond【导航词义：回答】

  answer v. 回答，答复

〔辨析〕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。

  reply v. 回答，答复

〔辨析〕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。

  respond v. 回答，响应

〔辨析〕较正式用词，指以言语或行动作出回应，常后接介词 to/with。

  key answer solution【导航词义：答案】

  key n. 答案，题解

〔辨析〕主要指习题、难题等的答案。

  answer n. 答案

〔辨析〕指试题、竞赛题等的答案，也可指某一问题的解决办法。

  solution n. 解决方法

〔辨析〕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。

answer back

1. 为自己辩护；答辩
   to defend yourself against criticism
   1. I can't easily give an answer to your question.
      你的问题我难以回答。
   2. Have you had an answer to your letter?
      你那封信有回音没有？
   3. 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。
   4. I rang the bell, but there was no answer.
      我按了门铃，但没有人应门。
   5. She had no answer to the accusations.
      她对控告无以为答。

answer back

answer sb back

1. 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
   1. 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。

answer for sth

1. 对…负责；因…受到谴责
   to accept responsibility or blame for sth
   1. 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。
   2. You haven't answered my question .
      你没有回答我的问题。
   3. to answer a letter/an advertisement
      回信；对广告作出反应
   4. to answer the phone (= to pick up the phone when it rings)
      接电话
   5. to answer the door (= to open the door when sb knocks/rings)
      应门（铃）声开门
   6. My prayers have been answered (= I have got what I wanted) .
      我的祈祷应验了（指如愿以偿）。
   7. He refused to answer the charges against him.
      他拒绝对他的指控进行答辩。
   8. Come on, answer me! Where were you?
      快点，回答我！你到哪儿去了？
   9. He answered me with a smile.
      他对我报以微笑。
   10. ‘I'd prefer to walk,’ she answered.
       “我宁愿步行。”她答道。
   11. ‘I'd prefer to walk,’ she answered him.
       “我宁愿步行。”她回答他道。
   12. She answered that she would prefer to walk.
       她回答说她宁愿步行。
   13. 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. 担保，保证（某人的品质等）
   to promise that sb has a particular quality or can be relied on to do sth
   1. Does this answer your requirements?
      这个符合你的要求吗？

answer for sb

1. 代表…讲话；代表…的意见
   to say that sb else will do sth or have a particular opinion

answer to sb (for sth)

1. 向某人（为某事）负责
   to have to explain your actions or decisions to sb

n.

have/know all the answers

• （自以为）全懂，什么都精通
  to be confident that you know sth, especially when you actually do not
  1. He thinks he knows all the answers.
     他自以为什么都知道。

not take no for an answer

• 非让人接受（或听从）
  to refuse to accept that sb does not want sth, will not do sth, etc.
  1. You're coming and I won't take no for an answer!
     你一定要来，不来可不行！

v.

answer to the name of sth

• 名叫；叫做
  to be called sth

answer/fit a description (of sb/sth)

• 与描述的…相像
  to be like a particular person or thing
  1. A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday.
     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。

noun

1. a nonverbal reaction
   1. his answer to any problem was to get drunk
   2. their answer was to sue me

2. the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint

3. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
   1. they were trying to find a peaceful solution
   2. the answers were in the back of the book
   3. he computed the result to four decimal places

   Synonym:    solutionresultresolutionsolvent

4. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
   1. I waited several days for his answer
   2. he wrote replies to several of his critics

   Synonym:    replyresponse

5. the speech act of replying to a question

verb

1. understand the meaning of
   1. The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered

   Synonym:    resolve

2. give the correct answer or solution to
   1. answer a question
   2. answer the riddle

3. react to a stimulus or command
   1. The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch

4. respond to a signal
   1. answer the door
   2. answer the telephone

5. give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
   1. The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution

6. react verbally
   1. She didn't want to answer
   2. answer the question
   3. We answered that we would accept the invitation

   Synonym:    replyrespond

7. be satisfactory for
   1. This may answer her needs

8. match or correspond
   1. The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave

9. be sufficient
   1. A few words would answer
   2. This car suits my purpose well
   3. Will $100 do?
   4. A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school
   5. Nothing else will serve

   Synonym:    sufficedoserve

10. be liable or accountable
    1. She must answer for her actions