answer forsth
—phrasal verbwithanswerverbuk/ˈɑːn.sər/us/ˈæn.sɚ/
to beresponsiblefor somethingbad, or to bepunishedfor something
对…负责任；因为…而受责罚
Iexpectparentstoanswerfortheirchildren'sbehaviour.我希望父母能对其子女的行为负责。
"Why do youthinkthere's so muchviolencenowadays?" "Well,violenceontelevisionhasa lot toanswerfor(= is thecauseof much of it)."“在你看来，为什么现在会有那么多的暴力事件？”“这个嘛，很大程度上要归咎于电视对暴力的宣扬。”