| 词组 | answer |
| 释义 | noun | verb answer1 /ˈɑːnsə $ ˈænsər/ noun 1. something you say or write as a replyadjectivesa short/long answer During the interview, he mostly gave short answers to my questions.a one-word answer It’s not very helpful to just give one-word answers such as ‘yes’ or ‘no’.an honest/straight answer The honest answer is that I don’t know.a definite answer Can you give me a definite answer tomorrow?a satisfactory answer I didn’t get a satisfactory answer from the company.verbsgive sb an answer I’ll give you an answer tomorrow.get/receive an answer She wrote to him, but she never got an answer.wait for an answer Kate was looking at me, waiting for an answer.think of an answer She couldn’t think of a suitable answer to his question.demand an answer He demanded an answer to his question.prepositionsthe answer to a question These are important questions, and we want answers to them.in answer to your question In answer to your question, yes, you can go.phrasesthe answer is no/yes If it’s money that you want, the answer is no.the short answer is... (=used when giving a simple, honest, or direct answer to a difficult question) The short answer is that it can’t be done.THESAURUS: answer reply an answer. Reply is used especially in written English to report what someone said: She asked how he felt, and received the reply, “Awful!” | “Finished now?” “No,” came the reply. response an answer that clearly shows your reaction to a question, suggestion etc: Wagner’s responses showed that he had thought carefully about the issues. | “Sure. Why not?” was his response to most of Billie’s suggestions. retort written an angry answer given when someone has annoyed you or criticized you: Isabelle began an angry retort and then stopped herself. comeback a quick answer that is clever, funny, or rude: He walked out before I could think of a snappy comeback (=a quick clever answer). riposte formal a quick and clever answer: When asked about what he thought about Western Civilisation, Gandhi's riposte was "I think it would be a good idea." | Anna produced the perfect riposte. rejoinder formal a quick answer, especially a clever or rude one: If he confronts them, he’ll run the risk of a sharp rejoinder (=one that criticizes someone or something strongly).2. something that you write or say in reply to a question in a test or competitionadjectivesthe right/wrong answer Do you know the right answer to this question?the correct/incorrect answer You get 5 points for each correct answer.verbsknow the answer Put up your hand if you know the answer.guess the answer If you don’t know the answer, try guessing it.write the answer Write your answer in the space provided.give/put an answer I think I gave the wrong answer to question 6.prepositionsthe answer to a question What was the answer to question 4?3. the solution to a problemadjectivesa simple/easy answer I’m afraid there are no easy answers in this type of situation.the obvious answer The obvious answer is to raise taxes, but that would be very unpopular.the only answer Military force is not the only answer.the perfect answer (=one that is certain to succeed) It sounded like the perfect answer.the complete answer A loan, however, is not the complete answer to the company’s financial problems.the long-term answer (=which will solve problems in the future as well as now) He believes that wind power is the long-term answer to our growing energy crisis.a possible answer In the next chapter we will discuss a number of possible answers to this problem.verbshave the answer He thinks he may have the answer to their problems.be the answer Spending more money is not always the answer.look/search for an answer People have been searching for an answer for years.find/come up with an answer Scientists believe they have found an answer to the problem of climate change. | The government is struggling to come up with answers to our economic problems.know the answer If anyone knows the answer, it’s her.the answer comes to sb The answer to her problem suddenly came to her.the answer lies somewhere (=you can find it there) A lot of people seem to think the answer lies in technology.prepositionsthe answer to a problem Maybe he has the answer to our problem.phraseshave all the answers I wish I had all the answers, but I don’t. noun | verb answer2 /ˈɑːnsə $ ˈænsər/ verb to give an answer to a questionnounsanswer a question/query You still haven’t answered my question. | Our staff will be pleased to answer any queries you may have about our products.adverbsanswer correctly You have to answer 80% of the questions correctly in order to pass the test.answer honestly “I don’t know where he is,” she answered honestly.answer fully (=completely) I hope that I have fully answered your question.answer directly (=say what you mean without trying to hide anything) He didn’t answer directly when asked if he knew who had stolen the money.verbsrefuse to answer also decline to answer formal The man shook his head and refused to answer any more questions.try/attempt to answer Sandra tried to answer her daughter’s question as honestly as she could.phrasesanswer in the affirmative formal (=say yes) She was asked if she had seen a doctor, and she answered in the affirmative.answer in the negative formal (=say no) He answered the question in the negative.THESAURUS: answer reply to answer someone. Used especially in written English to report what someone said: “I’m so sorry,” he replied. | We asked Jane to help, but she replied that she was too busy. respond formal to answer someone: How do you respond to the allegation that you deliberately deceived your employers? give sb an answer to answer someone by telling them what you have decided or giving them a piece of information they asked for: He asked me to marry him, but I didn’t give him an answer straightaway. get back to sb to answer someone at a later time especially by telephoning them, usually because you need to think about their question or find out more information: She’s promised to get back to me as soon as she hears any more news from the hospital. retort written to answer someone angrily, especially because they have annoyed you or criticized you: “You’re not afraid?” Brenda asked. “Of course not,” he retorted angrily. |
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