an·swer

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【释义】：

n．❶ 回答，答复：an answer to a question答案．an answer to a letter回信．The P．O．W．could not find an answer．战俘回答不出来．in answer to响应：In answer to Chairman Mao’s call，they went to the countryside and settled down there．他们响应毛主席的号召到农村去安家落户．❷ 解答，答案：The answer to 2×6 is 12．二乘六等于十二．

－v．❶ 回答，答复，解答：Answer me this question，please．请回答我这个问题．I shall answer his letter tomorrow．我明天给他回信．He answered that he had known nothing about it．他回答说他对这件事什么也不知道．answer the door(or bell)应声开门．❷ 响应：answer the call of the Party响应党的号召．❸ 满足，适用，适合，符合：These books will answer(to)the needs of teaching．这些书可用于教学．answer to符合：His deeds answer to his words．他言行一致．❹ 奏效：This plan did not answer．这计划行不通．answer(to)the helm舵好使．

△answer(sb．)back回嘴，顶嘴．answer for对…负责：I will answer for it that the machine will work well．我担保机器会正常运转．