answer
noun[C]
uk/ˈɑːn.sər/us/ˈæn.sɚ/answernoun[C](REACTION)
A1
areactionto aquestion,letter,phonecall, etc.:
回答；作答；答应；答复；答案Theministerpromisedto give a written answertothe MP'sdetailedquestion.对于议员提出的那个涉及很多细节的问题，部长答应给予书面答复。
We'veemailedhimaskinghim if he'sfreeon thatdatebut we haven't had an answeryet.我们已经发去邮件问他那天是否有空，但还没有收到回信。
I've just called him but there was no answer.我刚给他打过电话，但没人接。
I didn'trealizewe had to write each answer on a newsheetofpaper.我没有意识到我们得把每一道题的答案单独写在另一张纸上。
I got eightcorrectanswers and twowrongonesin last week'sexam.上周考试，我做对了八道题，做错了两道。
Inanswertoyourletterof 30 May, I am writing toacceptyourofferof £3,575 incompensation.兹复贵方5月30日来函，今特告我方接受贵方3575英镑赔偿金的提议。
an answer
- answerWe're still waiting for an answer.
- reply"How far?" asked Nigel. "Not far," was the mumbled reply.
- answer105 is the correct answer.
- responseThank you for your swift response.
- reactionWhat was her reaction when she was asked for her resignation?
- retortAlan snapped back with a witty retort.
- We need adefiniteanswer bytomorrow.
- Can youfigureout the answer toquestion5?
- I'd like you to give me anhonestanswer.
- I'llthinkit over and give you an answer nextweek.
- Thepublichas arighttoexpecttruthfulanswers frompoliticians.
Answering & responding
- acknowledgment
- affirmative
- affirmatively
- answer (someone) back
- clap
- clap back
- clapback
- counter
- counterattack
- cricketsidiom
- defensively
- field
- give
- non-response
- non-responsive
- respondent
- response
- RSVP
- thank you
- whataboutism
answernoun[C](SOLUTION)
B1
asolutionto aproblem:
解决办法It's adifficultsituationand I don'tknowwhat the answer is.这种局面很棘手，我不知道该怎么办。
There's noeasyanswerto theproblem.要解决这个问题并非易事。
an answer
- answerWe're still waiting for an answer.
- reply"How far?" asked Nigel. "Not far," was the mumbled reply.
- answer105 is the correct answer.
- responseThank you for your swift response.
- reactionWhat was her reaction when she was asked for her resignation?
- retortAlan snapped back with a witty retort.
- Ispenthoursdoing thatcalculationand I still got the answerwrong.
- Surely the answer'sobvious- or are you beingdeliberatelyobtuse?
- You got 20percentof the answersright- thatmeansone in every five.
- You'll neverguessthe answer - do you give in?
- Hisnimblemindcalculatedthe answer before I couldkeythenumbersinto mycomputer.
Solving and solutions
- band-aid solution
- be at the bottom ofsomethingidiom
- bottom
- clear(something)up
- clue
- conquer
- figure
- fix
- holding operation
- ironsomethingout
- it will (all) come out in the washidiom
- kill or cureidiom
- lateral thinking
- round
- solution
- talksomethingout
- untangle
- way roundidiom
- worksomethingout
- work throughsomething
Idiom
someone'sanswer tosomeone/something
answer
verb
uk/ˈɑːn.sər/us/ˈæn.sɚ/answerverb(REACT)
A1[IorT]
to say, write, or do something as areactionto aquestion,letter, etc.:
回答；作答；答应；答复；解答I can't answer (you) without moredetailedinformation.没有更详细的信息，我无法（向你）作出答复。
You haven't answered myquestion.你还没有回答我的问题。
Itextedaskingwhether he'd be coming to thepartybut he hasn't answeredyet.我发短信问他是否来参加聚会，但他还没有回复。
[+ speech]"I'dloveto havedinnerwith you, but I won't beableto get there before nine o'clock," she answered.“我很乐意和你共进晚餐，但我9点之前赶不到那儿，”她答道。
[+ that]She answeredthatshe wouldn't beableto come before nine o'clock.她回答说9点之前她来不了。
formalDoes anyone here answerto thenameof(= is anyone here called)Wallis?这儿有谁名叫沃利斯吗？
to answer someone
- answer"Thank you", she answered.
- replyThe man replied that something was missing.
- respondWe aim to respond to all enquiries within five working days.
- reactHe reacted positively to the proposal.
- get back toI'll look into it and get back to you.
- explain"What happened?" she asked. - "There's no time to explain!" he said.
A2[IorT]
toopenthedoorto someone orpickup thephone:
应声开门；接电话Someone's at thedoor- would you answer it,please?有人敲门，你去开一下好吗？
Iphonedlastnightbut nobody answered.我昨晚打了电话，可是没人接。
- I wentdownstairsto answer thephone.
- Candidates must answer twoquestionsfrom eachpaper.
- Students areadvisedto answer allquestionsasfullyaspossible.
- When no one answered thedoor, shepeeredthrough thewindowtoseeif anyone was there.
- Shespentthemorningreadingand answering hermail.
Answering & responding
- acknowledgment
- affirmative
- affirmatively
- answer (someone) back
- clap
- clap back
- clapback
- counter
- counterattack
- cricketsidiom
- defensively
- field
- give
- non-response
- non-responsive
- respondent
- response
- RSVP
- thank you
- whataboutism
answerverb(BE SUITABLE FOR)
[T]
to besuitablefor andsatisfysomeone'sneeds:
适应，适合（需要）Heshowedme somesoftwarethat answered myrequirementsexactly.他给我看了一些正符合我要求的软件。
I've got somefurniturein theatticthat Ithinkmight answeryourneeds.我阁楼里有少许家具，我想你或许会用得上。
Being suitable or unsuitable
- age-barred
- appropriately
- be made forsomeone/somethingidiom
- become
- befit
- compatibly
- dress/look/act the partidiom
- extravagantly
- face
- fill/fit the billidiom
- level
- make
- misdirection
- order
- out of orderidiom
- part
- someone'sface doesn't fitidiom
- suit
- suitsomeone(right) down to the groundidiom
- unworthy
answerverb(MATCH)
[IorT](alsoanswer to)
tomatchadescription:
（与描述）符合，相配，像A woman who answers to the suspect'sdescriptionwasseenin theareaon thenightof thecrime.案发当晚，有人在该地区看到过一个女人，正符合对嫌疑人的描述。
Being or appearing similar or the same
- a passing resemblanceidiom
- align
- aligned
- be in good companyidiom
- be in the same ballparkidiom
- be nothing/not much/very little in itidiom
- correspond
- entrainment
- equal
- equalization
- even(something)out
- flatlining
- homologous
- match
- overlap
- overlapping
- parallel
- passing
- placeless
- placelessness
Phrasal verbs
answer (someone) back
answer back
answer forsomething
answer forsomeone/something
answer tosomeone