n.[C][(+to)]
1. 回答;答復;復信
I'm waiting for an answer to my letter.
我正在等候回信。
2. 答案;解決辦法
What's the correct answer to this arithmetic question?
這道算術難題的正確答案是什麽?
3. 反應
He said good night to her but she gave no answer.
他向她道晚安,而她卻毫無反應。
4. 對等的人;對應物
He's said to be China's answer to Sherlock Holmes.
他被認為是中國的福爾摩斯。
vt.
1. 回答;答復
Ann asked many questions and I did my best to answer them.
安妮問了許多問題,我盡可能地回答。
2. 回答說;答道[+that]
He answered that he knew nothing about it.
他答道他不知道這件事。
3. 接(電話);應(門)
Who answered the telephone?
誰接的電話?
4. 符合,與...相符
Her qualifications answer the requirements of the job.
她的資歷符合該項工作的要求。
5. 合乎;滿足
The room will answer our needs well.
這房間很適合我們的需要。
vi.
1. 回答;答復
I knocked at the door but no one answered.
我敲了門,但無人應答。
2. 答辯
How would you answer the criticism made of your work?
妳對針對妳的工作提出的批評作何辯解?
3. 適用;符合
He answers to your description.
他與妳的描述相符。