- (对…)回答,答复,(以…)做答,回复;答话;复(信):
to answer a letter
复函
to answer a question
回答问题
to answer a person
答复某人
- 响应;应答;(听见电话铃而去)接(电话);(听见敲门声、门铃而去)应(门),开(门),对…做出反应:
to answer the doorbell
应门铃
to answer the door (或 bell)
应门
to answer the telephone
接电话
- 解答;解决(问题等):
to answer a problem
解决问题
to answer a riddle
解谜
- 回击,回敬,报复;反驳:
to answer an argument
反驳一个论据
We answered their goal with two quick goals of our own.
我们快速回敬了他们两个球。
The workers answered their threat by calling a strike.
工人们举行罢工来回击他们的威胁。
- 与…相符,符合;与…一致:
She answers the description.
她的相貌跟描述(的样子)相符。
This dog answers your description.
这条狗跟描述(的样子)相符。
- 适应,适合(需要、愿望、目的等);满足(需要):
The makeshift tent answered their purpose.
将就代用的帐篷解决了他们的问题。
to answer the needs
适合需要
This will answer the purpose.
这将能符合需要。
- 答应,赞同地答复:
I would like to answer your request but am unable to do so.
我愿意答应你的请求,但不能这么做。
- 清偿(债务等);履行(义务等);尽(职):
to answer all the debt one owes somebody
还清欠某人的所有债务
- 答辩(指控等),对(控告、批评等)辩护;驳斥:
to answer the complaints
答辩指控
- [废语]偿还,补偿,为…赔偿;赎回