| 词组 | answer back |
| 释义 | Phr V answer back answers, answering, answered answer (sb) back if someone, especially a child, answers back or answers someone back, they reply rudely to someone they should be polite toDon't you dare answer me back, young lady!What shocks me about Terry's kids is the way they answer back. answer back • answer sb back especially BrE to answer someone rudely or say that you disagree with them, when you should obey them and be polite to them - used especially about children speaking rudely to teachers or parents: If any of the students dared to answer back, they would be sent straight to the Principal's office. Just do as your mother tells you, and don't answer her back! The reason you like dogs is that they can't answer back.■ SIMILAR TO: talk back answer back1. To respond angrily or rudely at an inappropriate or unwelcome time. Don't answer back to me, young lady. Your students don't respect you, that's why they always answer back when you try to discipline them. 2. To respond to a question or request. I called them last week, but they haven't answered back yet. If you don't answer back today, I'll assume you don't want to go to the game with me. answer back (to someone)and answer someone backto talk back (to someone); to argue (with someone). (Fixed phrase.) I wish you wouldn't answer back to me that way. Please don't answer me back like that! Don't answer backer I'll ground you for a week! answer backv. 1. To respond to a question or request; reply: After I requested a catalog from the clothing company many times, they finally answered back, saying they didn't have any catalogs left. We leave message after message with them, but they never answer us back. 2. To respond rudely or inappropriately: Don't answer back to your mother like that! |
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