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🔑answeran·swer1 /ˈænsər / verb [intransitive, transitive] - to say or write something back to someone who has asked you something or written to you回答；答复◆I asked her what the matter was, but she didn't answer.我问她怎么了，但她没回答。◆I asked you a question; now please answer me.我问了你一个问题，现在请回答我。◆Answer all the questions on the form.回答表格上的所有问题。◆When I asked him how much he earned, he answered that it was none of my business.我问他挣多少钱，他回答说这不关我的事。
➨ WHICH WORD？词语辨析Answer, reply, or respond? * answer、reply 还是 respond？Answer and reply are the most common verbs used for speaking or writing in reaction to questions, letters, etc. * answer 和 reply 是口语和书面语中表示回答问题、回信等最常用的动词I asked him a question, but he didn't answer.我问了他一个问题，但他没回答。I sent my application, but they haven't replied yet.我寄了申请信，但他们还没回复。Note that you answer a person, a question, or a letter (no “to”), but you reply to a letter.注意：answer 表示回答或回信时，后面不用 to，宾语可以是人，也可以是问题或信件；而 reply 表示回信时，后面要加 to。Respond is less common and more formal. * respond 较少用，且比较正式Applicants must respond within seven days.申请人须于七日内答复。- to do something as a reply答复；回应◆I rang their doorbell but no one answered.我按了他们的门铃，但没人应门。◆He never answered my letter (= wrote a letter back to me).他从不回我的信。
 ●answer for sb / sthto accept responsibility for someone or something对…负责◆Someone will have to answer for all the damage that has been caused.对于所造成的一切损失，必须有人负责。
🔑answeran·swer2 /ˈænsər / noun [countable] answer (to sb / sth) - something that you say, write, or do as a reply回答；回复；回应◆The answer to your question is that I don't know.对你的问题，我的回答是不知道。◆I wrote to them two weeks ago, and I'm still waiting for an answer.我两个星期前给他们写了信，仍在等待回信。◆I knocked on the door and waited, but there was no answer.我敲门等了等，但没人应门。
- a solution to a problem（问题的）解决办法，答案◆I didn't have any money, so the only answer was to borrow some.我身无分文，所以唯一的办法就是去借一些。
- something that is written or said, trying to give the correct information asked for on a test or exam（试题的）答案，解答◆What was the answer to the last question?最后一道题的答案是什么？◆to choose the right / wrong answer选择正确／错误的答案
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