answer是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a reaction to a question, letter, phone call, etc. -- 回答；作答；答应；答复；答案

  • The minister promised to give a written answer to the MP's detailed question. 对于议员提出的那个涉及很多细节的问题，部长答应给予书面答复。

  • We've emailed him asking him if he's free on that date but we haven't had an answer yet. 我们已经发去邮件问他那天是否有空，但还没有收到回信。

  • I've just called him but there was no answer. 我刚给他打过电话，但没人接。

  • I didn't realize we had to write each answer on a new sheet of paper. 我没有意识到我们得把每一道题的答案单独写在另一张纸上。

  • I got eight correct answers and two wrong ones in last week's exam. 上周考试，我做对了八道题，做错了两道。

  • In answer to your letter of 30 May, I am writing to accept your offer of £3,575 in compensation. 兹复贵方5月30日来函，今特告我方接受贵方3575英镑赔偿金的提议。

• 1 a solution to a problem -- 解决办法

  • It's a difficult situation and I don't know what the answer is. 这种局面很棘手，我不知道该怎么办。

  • There's no easy answer to the problem. 要解决这个问题并非易事。

• 2 to say, write, or do something as a reaction to a question, letter, etc. -- 回答；作答；答应；答复；解答

  • I can't answer (you) without more detailed information. 没有更详细的信息，我无法（向你）作出答复。

  • You haven't answered my question. 你还没有回答我的问题。

  • I texted asking whether he'd be coming to the party but he hasn't answered yet. 我发短信问他是否来参加聚会，但他还没有回复。

  • [ + speech ] "I'd love to have dinner with you, but I won't be able to get there before nine o'clock," she answered. “我很乐意和你共进晚餐，但我9点之前赶不到那儿，”她答道。

  • [ + that ] She answered that she wouldn't be able to come before nine o'clock. 她回答说9点之前她来不了。

  • formal Does anyone here answer to the name of (= is anyone here called) Wallis? 这儿有谁名叫沃利斯吗？

  • Someone's at the door - would you answer it, please? 有人敲门，你去开一下好吗？

  • I phoned last night but nobody answered. 我昨晚打了电话，可是没人接。

• 3 to be suitable for and satisfy someone's needs -- 适应，适合（需要）

  • He showed me some software that answered my requirements exactly. 他给我看了一些正符合我要求的软件。

  • I've got some furniture in the attic that I think might answer your needs. 我阁楼里有少许家具，我想你或许会用得上。

• 4 to match a description -- （与描述）符合，相配，像

  • A woman who answers to the suspect's description was seen in the area on the night of the crime. 案发当晚，有人在该地区看到过一个女人，正符合对嫌疑人的描述。