词组 | answer to |
释义 | answer to 1. answer to sb/sth if you answer to someone, you have to explain the reasons for your actions to them, and they can criticize or punish you if they disapprove: ▪ Politicians have to answer to the voters at the general election. ▪ When he dies he will have to answer to God, just like the rest of us. ▪ rich entrepreneurs who answered to nobody but themselves and could do whatever they pleased 2. answer to the name of sth literary or humorous to be called a particular name, often a name that you think is unusual or humorous: ▪ They had two cats: one was called Treacle, and the other answered to the name of Faustina. ▪ an attractive well-dressed young woman answering to the name of Suzanne |
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