answer
noun OPAL S
/ˈɑːnsə(r)/
/ˈænsər/
Idioms 答复;回答 - I rang the bell, but there was no answer.
我按了门铃,但没有人应门。 - Can't you give me a definitive answer?
你不能给我一个明确的答案吗? - The short answer is no.
简短的回答是否定的。 - The simple answer is that we don't know.
简单的回答就是我们不知道。 - a question and answer session
一次问答课 - answer to something I can't easily give an answer to your question.
你的问题我难以回答。 - Have you had an answer to your letter?
你那封信有回音没有? - She had no answer to the accusations.
她对控告无以为答。 - in answer to something As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000.
好像祈祷很灵验似的,她提出借给我们 1 万英镑。 - answer from somebody You're not going to get an answer from me!
我不会给你答案的! - answer as to something The report does not provide answers as to why the tragedy occurred.
该报告没有提供悲剧发生原因的答案。
Which Word? answer / replyanswer / replyverbs- Answer and reply are the most common verbs used for speaking or writing as a reaction to a question, letter, etc.
answer 和 reply 为口语或书面语中表示回答问题、复信等最通用的动词。 - Note that you answer a person, question or letter, not answer to them, but you reply to somebody or something:
表示回答或回复时,answer 后不用 to,宾语可以是人,也可以是问题或信,而 reply 后要用 to: - I’m writing to answer your questions
特此函复贵方提问。 - I’m writing to reply to your questions.
特此函覆贵方提问。 - I’m writing to answer to your questions.
- I’m writing to answer your questions
- Answer can be used with or without an object:
- I haven’t answered her email yet.
我还没有回复她的电邮。 - I knocked on the door but nobody answered.
我敲了门,但无人应答。
reply 常带直接引语: - ‘I won’t let you down,’ he replied.
“我不会让你失望的。”他回答说。
- I haven’t answered her email yet.
- Respond is less common and more formal:
respond 较少用,且较正式: - The directors were unwilling to respond to questions.
董事们不愿意回答问题。
- The directors were unwilling to respond to questions.
- You can only answer a door or a phone.
名词 - Note the phrases in answer to and in reply to:
注意 in answer to 和 in reply to 的用法: - I’m writing in answer to your letter.
特此函覆。
- I’m writing in answer to your letter.
- He left without waiting to hear her answer.
他没有等到听她回答,就走了。 - He was clearly expecting a different answer.
他显然在期待不同的答复。 - I cannot give you a definite answer just yet.
我现在还不能给你明确的答复。 - I expect a straight answer to a straight question.
我问得直率,希望答得坦诚。 - I struggled to formulate an answer.
我字斟句酌地回答。 - I complained to the water company and received a very dusty answer.
我向自来水公司投诉,却得到了一个令人非常不满意的答覆。 - I think you can guess the answer—they won't lend us the money.
我想你能猜到答案 - 他们不会借钱给我们。 - I want some answers before I agree to anything.
不管什么事情,我都需要得到一定的答复才能同意。 - Please give her your answer, so she can make the necessary arrangements.
请给她答复,以便她作必要的安排。 - She repeated her question, but he offered no answer.
她重复了一遍问题,但他没有回答。 - The answer came in a postcard she sent from Devon.
答案在她从德文寄来的明信片中。 - The question deserves a proper answer.
这个问题应该好好回答一下。 - The short answer to your query is that he has acted completely illegally.
对于你的询问,简略回答就是他的行为完全违法。 - We can provide answers to any questions you may have about the system.
你对该系统的任何疑问,我们都能给予答复。 - In answer to your question—yes, I have seen him before.
回答你的问题——是的,我以前见过他。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- one-word
- quick
- …
- get
- have
- receive
- …
- come
- in answer to
- answer to
- I rang the bell, but there was no answer.
(试题、练习等的)答案,正确答案 - the correct/right answer
正确的答案 - Write your answers on the sheet provided.
在所发的答题纸上写下答案。 - Do you know the answer (= the right one) to question 12?
你知道第 12 题的正确答案吗? - The answers are at the back of the book.
答案在书的最后几页。
Topics Educationa1- The sender of the first correct answer to be drawn will receive £100.
第一个被抽中并答对的参加者将获得100英镑。 - It's not worth guessing the answer, as you may lose marks.
不值得猜答案,因为你可能会丢分。 - Please print the answers to questions 1 and 2.
请打印出第 1 题和第 2 题的答案。 - The students are allowed to use textbooks to find the right answer.
学生可以查看课本以找到正确答案。 - This part of the exam requires a written answer.
这部份考题需要书面作答。 - the short-answer section of the test
试题的简答部份
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acceptable
- appropriate
- correct
- …
- give
- submit
- guess
- …
- answer to
- the correct/right answer
(问题的)解决办法,答案 - There is no easy answer.
没有容易的解决办法。 - The answer is simple.
答案很简单。 - answer to something This could be the answer to all our problems.
这可能就是我们全部问题的解决办法。 - There are more questions than answers on the issue of our ageing population.
关于我国人口老龄化问题,问题多于答案。 - This may not be the answer for everyone.
这可能不是每个人的答案。 - She has spent her life looking for answers.
她一生都在寻找答案。 - The obvious answer would be to cancel the party.
明摆着的解决方法是取消聚会。 - The answer lies in a combination of factors.
答案就在各个因素的综合作用中。
- The answer came to him in a flash.
他突然想出了解决方法。 - We are aware of this problem, but we do not have the answer.
我们意识到这个问题,但是没有解决办法。 - If you really want to save time, this machine will provide the answer.
如果你真的想节省时间,这台机器就能帮你。 - We have arrived at an answer which we hope will satisfy everyone.
我们已经找到解决方法,希望大家都能满意。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- easy
- instant
- pat
- …
- have
- know
- look for
- …
- come to somebody
- depend on something
- lie in something
- …
- answer to
- have all the answers
- know all the answers
- There is no easy answer.
- answer to something a person or thing from one place that may be thought to be as good as a famous person or thing from another place
足以媲美的人;堪称相当的事物 - The new theme park will be Britain's answer to Disneyland.
英国新的主题乐园可与迪士尼乐园媲美。
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- The new theme park will be Britain's answer to Disneyland.
词源Old English andswaru (noun), andswarian (verb), of Germanic origin; from a base shared by swear.
Idioms
have/know all the answers
- (informal, often disapproving) to be confident that you know something, especially when you actually do not
(自以为)全懂,什么都精通 - He thinks he knows all the answers.
他自以为什么都知道。
- He thinks he knows all the answers.
not take no for an answer
- to refuse to accept that somebody does not want something, will not do something, etc.
非让人接受(或听从) - You're coming and I won't take no for an answer!
你一定要来,不来可不行!
- You're coming and I won't take no for an answer!