answer/'ɑːnsər $ 'ænsər/

n.

➊ a reaction to a question, letter, telephone call, etc.

➋ sth that you write or say in reply to a question in a test or competition

v.

➊ say, write or do sth as a reaction to a question, letter, telephone call, etc.

➋ write or say in reply to a question in a test or competition

n. [C]

➊ 回答，答复；回信：Please give me an answer now. 请现在给我一个答复。

◇[answer to a question/letter] They want answers to these questions. 他们要这些问题的回复。

◇I haven't got an answer to my letter. 我的信还没有回音。

➋ 答案：[answer to sth] Do you know the answer to Question 5? 你知道第5道题的答案吗？

v. [I; T]

➊ 回答，答复；应答；回信：Think carefully before answering. 回答前请仔细想想。

◇No one answered the door/the phone. 没人开门/接电话。

◇answer my letters 给我回信

◇She can't answer my question. 她回答不了我的问题。

◇“Answer me!” he shouted. “回答我，”他喊道。

◇[answer sb sth] Please answer me this question. 请回答我这个问题。

◇[answer (sb) + speech]“I'd love to go with you, but I am not free now,” she answered (me). 她回答（我）道，“我想和你去，但现在没时间。”

◇[answer + (that) ...] Jane answered that she'd love to go with us. 简回答说想和我们一起去。

➋ 答（题）；做出…答案：You have 10 minutes to answer the following questions. 你有10分钟回答下列问题。

answer for sth 对…负责：The company will answer for any damage caused by its products. 公司将对由其产品造成的损害负责。

常犯错误

✗ the answer of the question

✓ the answer to the question 问题的答案

常犯错误

✗ She never answered to my letter.

✓ She never answered my letter. 她从未给我回过信。

常犯错误

✗ The telephone is ringing. Who will receive it?

✓ The telephone is ringing. Who will answer it? 电话响了，谁去接？

辨析answer; reply; respond