answer
/ˈɑːnsə/
n. / v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
回答;答案;回答;回应;接听
释义与例句
n.
回答;答案
something that somebody says or writes in reply, or the correct solution to a question or problem
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I knocked on the door, but there was no answer.
我敲了门,但没有人回应。
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Write your answers in the spaces provided on the sheet.
把答案写在答题纸提供的空白处。
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Her answer to the question was short but very clear.
她对这个问题的回答简短而清楚。
v.
回答;回应;接听
to say or write something in reply, or respond to a call, doorbell, or question
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He answered every question without hesitation.
他毫不犹豫地回答了每个问题。
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Could you answer the phone while I finish cooking?
我做完饭之前,你能接一下电话吗?
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She answered that she would consider the offer carefully.
她回答说会认真考虑这个提议。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
answer 作动词直接接 question,不加 to;但名词结构是 the answer to a question,必须保留 to。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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unanswered 未回答的;未解决的可形容问题无人回答,也可形容疑问仍未解决。
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answerable 可回答的;应负责的be answerable to somebody 表示“应向某人负责”,与“可回答”是不同的常见用法。
同义词
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reply 回答;答复answer 可回应问题、电话或敲门声;reply 主要指口头或书面答复,作不及物动词时常用 reply to。She replied to my email within an hour. 她在一小时内回复了我的电子邮件。
反义词
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question 问题;询问在问答关系中,question 是提出的问题;answer 是对问题的回答或正确答案。He asked a question but did not wait for an answer. 他问了一个问题,却没有等回答。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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reply 回复;答复answer 是及物动词时直接接 question;reply 表示回复某人或某信息时通常加 to,不能直接说 reply a question。Please reply to the invitation by Friday. 请在星期五前回复邀请。
常见搭配
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answer a question 回答问题The witness refused to answer the lawyer's final question. 证人拒绝回答律师的最后一个问题。
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answer the phone 接电话No one answered the phone, so I left a message. 没人接电话,所以我留了言。
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the answer to ……的答案;……的解决办法Better planning may be the answer to our scheduling problems. 更好的规划可能是解决我们日程安排问题的办法。