| 主要翻译 |
| answer n | (response) | SCSimplified Chinese 答复 dá fù
TCTraditional Chinese 答覆 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 回答 dá fù，huí dá
TCTraditional Chinese 回答 |
| | I don't have an answer to your question. |
| | 对于你的问题我没有答案。 |
| answer n | (solution) | SCSimplified Chinese 答案 dá àn
TCTraditional Chinese 答案 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 解决方法 dá àn，jiě jué fāng fǎ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 解答 dá àn，jiě dá
TCTraditional Chinese 解答 |
| | The answers to the maths problems can be found in the textbook. |
| | 数学题的解答可以在课本中找到。 |
| answer [sth]⇒ vtr | (respond to a question) | SCSimplified Chinese 答复，回答，答复 dá fù，huí dá ，dá fù
TCTraditional Chinese 答覆，回答，答覆 |
| | The teacher tried to answer all of his students' questions. |
| | 老师设法回答学生的所有问题。 |
| answer [sth] vtr | (solve [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 解答… jiě dá |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 解决… jiě dá，jiě jué
TCTraditional Chinese 解決... |
| | The students worked hard to answer all of the maths problems. |
| | 学生们很努力地解答所有数学题。 |
| answer [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (reply, respond) | SCSimplified Chinese 回答 huí dá
TCTraditional Chinese 回答 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 回应 huí dá ，huí yìng |
| | Kate answered Ben with a nod of her head. |
| | 凯特点点头，算是回答本。 |
| answer [sth]⇒ vtr | (respond in writing) (信件等) | SCSimplified Chinese 回复 huí fù
TCTraditional Chinese 回復 |
| | I hope Robert answers my letter. |
| | 我希望罗伯特能回复我的信。 |
| answer [sth] vtr | figurative (satisfy a need) (需求) | SCSimplified Chinese 满足 mǎn zú
TCTraditional Chinese 滿足 |
| | Our service answers a need for quality at-home care. |
| | 我们的服务能满足高质量家庭护理的需求。 |
| answer⇒ vi | (make a response) | SCSimplified Chinese 回应 huí yìng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 答应 huí yìng ，dā yìng
TCTraditional Chinese 答應 |
| | He called out to her and she answered. |
| | 他叫她，她也做出了回应。 |
| answer vi | (write in reply) | SCSimplified Chinese 回复 huí fù
TCTraditional Chinese 回復 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 回信 huí fù，huí xìn
TCTraditional Chinese 回信 |
| | I have written to him, and hope he will answer soon. |
| | 我写了信给他，希望他也能尽快回信。 |
| answer [sth]⇒ vtr | (phone: respond) | SCSimplified Chinese 接（电话） |
| | Why isn't she answering her phone? |
| | 她为什么不接她的电话？ |
动词短语
answer | answer yes |
| answer back vi phrasal | informal (reply impudently) | SCSimplified Chinese 还嘴 huán zuǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 顶嘴 huán zuǐ，dǐng zuǐ |
| | Take your hands out of your pockets and don't answer back, young man! |
| answer [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | informal (reply impudently) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…顶嘴 duì dǐng zuǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 對…頂嘴 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 向…还嘴 duì dǐng zuǐ，xiàng huán zuǐ |
| | If she gets bossy, answer her back. |
| | 如果她对你蛮横，你可以顶回去。 |
| answer [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | informal (respond) | SCSimplified Chinese 回答，应答 huí dá ，yìng dá
TCTraditional Chinese 回答 |
| | I left a message for him but he hasn't answered me back. |
| | 我给他留了消息，但是他没有回复我。 |
| answer for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (face consequences) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…负责 duì … fù zé
TCTraditional Chinese 對…負責 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 担保 duì … fù zé ，dān bǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 擔保 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 保证 duì … fù zé ，bǎo zhèng
TCTraditional Chinese 保證 / 保証 |
| | He's committed a crime and he'll be forced to answer for it. |
| answer for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal, US (be adequate) | SCSimplified Chinese 适合..., 符合... |
| | The back porch will have to answer for a bedroom. |
复合形式：
answer | answer yes |
| answer book n | (solutions to exercises) | SCSimplified Chinese 答案书 dá àn shū
TCTraditional Chinese 解答本 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 题解 dá àn shū，tí jiě |
| | I purchased the math textbook, but did not buy the answer book. |
| answer key n | (answers to test questions) | SCSimplified Chinese 试题解答 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 答案 dá àn
TCTraditional Chinese 答案 |
| | The student stole the answer key from the teacher's desk, and sold the answers. |
| answer the door v expr | (open front door to a caller) | SCSimplified Chinese 应门，去开门 |
| | When the sales lady rang the bell, I didn't answer the door. |
| answer the phone v expr | informal, abbreviation (respond to a telephone call) | SCSimplified Chinese 接电话 jiē diàn huà
TCTraditional Chinese 接電話 |
| | Would you answer the phone for me, please? My hands are all greasy. |
| answer the telephone v expr | (respond to a telephone call) | SCSimplified Chinese 接电话 jiē diàn huà
TCTraditional Chinese 接電話 |
| | I hoped he would answer the telephone, since he was only 3 feet away from it. |
| answer to [sb] vi + prep | (justify actions) (一般指就事) | SCSimplified Chinese 向...做出解释 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 向...承担责任 |
| | You will have to answer to both the teacher and the principal for cheating in the exam. |
| answer to [sb] vi + prep | (be subordinate to [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 听命于
TCTraditional Chinese 聽命於 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 效令于 |
| | Being independently wealthy, he answered to nobody. |
| answer to [sth] vi + prep | (respond to a name) | SCSimplified Chinese 以...回答 |
| | His name is Timothy but he answers to Timmy. |
| answer to [sth] vi + prep | (try to satisfy a need) | SCSimplified Chinese 满足 mǎn zú
TCTraditional Chinese 滿足 |
| | For many teenagers, the youth club answers to a need for a feeling of community. |
| answer to a problem n | (solution) | SCSimplified Chinese 问题的答案 wèn tí de dá àn |
| | The answer to the problem may be quite simple. |
| complete answer n | (full and detailed response) | SCSimplified Chinese 完整答案 wán zhěng dá àn |
| | You can't possibly have provided a complete answer with such a short response. |
dignify [sth] with a reply,
dignify [sth] with a response,
dignify [sth] with an answer v expr | usu negative (respond to unworthy remark) | SCSimplified Chinese 屑于回答 |
| | I didn't even bother to dignify his question with a reply. |
| find the answer v expr | (devise solution) | SCSimplified Chinese 找到答案 zhǎo dào dá àn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 寻求到答案 zhǎo dào dá àn，xún qiú dào dá àn |
| | The problem may seem insoluble right now, but you're sure to find the answer somehow. |
| | 这个问题现在看似无法解决，但不管怎样你肯定会找到答案的。 |
| have to answer for [sth] v expr | (take blame) | SCSimplified Chinese 必须对…负责 bì xū duì fù zé |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 必须为…承担后果 bì xū duì fù zé，bì xū wèi chéng dān hòu guǒ |
| | Come the next election, the Government will have to answer for its economic mistakes. |
| in answer adv | (by way of reply) | SCSimplified Chinese 作为回答 zuò wéi huí dá
TCTraditional Chinese 作為回答 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 用以回答 zuò wéi huí dá，yòng yǐ huí dá |
| | I said hello and all I got in answer was a grunt. |
| in answer to [sth] expr | figurative (as a response) | SCSimplified Chinese 作为对...的回答 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 作为对...的响应 |
| | The restaurant has added several low-fat dishes, in answer to the current demand for healthier food. |
| in answer to [sth] expr | (as a reply) | SCSimplified Chinese 作为对...的回答 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 作为对...的响应 |
| in answer to your question expr | (in reply to you) | SCSimplified Chinese 作为对你的问题的回答 zuò wéi duì nǐ de wèn tí de huí dá |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 用以回答你的提问 zuò wéi duì nǐ de wèn tí de huí dá，yòng yǐ huí dá nǐ de tí wèn |
| | In answer to your question, no, he's not married. |
| negative answer n | (no) | SCSimplified Chinese 否定答案 fǒu dìng dá àn
TCTraditional Chinese 否定答案 |
| | "No", "never" and "none" are negative answers to a question. |
| pat answer n | (standard, prepared response) | SCSimplified Chinese 敷衍的回答 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很表面的回答 |
| question-and-answer session n | (conference) | SCSimplified Chinese 答疑大会 dá yí dà huì
TCTraditional Chinese 問答時間 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 答问会 dá yí dà huì，dá wèn huì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 释疑会谈 dá yí dà huì，shì yí huì tán |
| | The presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session. |
| quick answer n | informal (prompt, brief reply) | SCSimplified Chinese 快速反应，即兴回答 |
| short answer n | (concise reply) | SCSimplified Chinese 简答 jiǎn dá |
| | Does he get along with his family? The short answer is no. |
| wrong answer n | (incorrect response) | SCSimplified Chinese 回答错误 |