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一、真题好句
answer 义务阶段1500 全国卷频次:46
/ˈɑːnsə(r)/ /ˈænsər/
n.&v. answers 6 answers 0 answering 1 answered 14
应答；回答；回应；解答 & 回答；回复；应答；符合
高考真题原句选：
There was no answer, so I knocked again.
The teacher smiled with satisfaction at Tom’s answer.
They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer.
One evening the telephone bell rang and Mrs Turner answered it.

二、词组｜习惯用语
in answer to 回答；应…要求
answer for 因……而受罚；对……负责
no answer 无应答；舵失灵
answer the phone 接电话
answer the following questions 回答下列问题
wrong answer 答案错误
answer sheet n. 答案纸
short answer 简答题；简短回答
answer the telephone 接电话
immediate answer 立即应答
answer back 应答，回复；顶嘴
know all the answers 见多识广；自命不凡；好象什么都知道的样子
soft answer 温和的回答；轻轻的回答；委婉的回答
answer key 答案；题解；练习答案（解答）
answer the needs of 满足…需要
answer up 迅速回答
answer phone 留言机，电话录音机；电话留言；接电话

三、词根记忆

answer
vt.
回答,答複,答案v.回答,答複,響應The answer is: Owing to a shower, the powerful powder is no longer on show.答案是：由於一場陣雨,這種強有力的火藥不再展覽了.

an·swer / 5B:nsE(r); NAmE 5An- /
noun
~ (to sth)
1. something that you say, write or do to react to a question or situation
答覆；回答:
I can’t easily give an answer to your question.
你的问题我难以回答。
Have you had an answer to your letter?
你那封信有回音没有？
As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000.
好像祈祷很灵验似的,她提出借给我们 1 万英镑。
I rang the bell, but there was no answer.
我按了门铃,但没有人应门。
She had no answer to the accusations.
她对控告无以为答。
2. something that you write or say in reply to a question in a test, an exam, an exercise, etc.; the correct reply to a question in a test, etc.
(试题、练习等的)答案,正确答案:
Write your answers on the sheet provided.
在所发的答题纸上写下答案。
Do you know the answer to question 12 (= the right one) ?
你知道第 12 题的正确答案吗？
3. a solution to a problem
(问题的)解决办法,答案:
There is no easy answer.
没有容易的解决办法。
This could be the answer to all our problems.
这可能就是我们全部问题的解决办法。
The obvious answer would be to cancel the party.
明摆着的解决方法是取消聚会。
4. a person or thing from six place that may be thought to be as good as a famous person or thing from another place
足以媲美的人；堪称相当的事物:
The new theme park will be Britain’s answer to Disneyland.
英国新的主题乐园可与迪斯尼乐园媲美。
IDIOMS
▪ have / know all the ‘answers (informal, often disapproving) to be confident that you know sth, especially when you actually do not
(自以为)全懂,什么都精通:
He thinks he knows all the answers.
他自以为什么都知道。
⇨ more at no exclam.
verb
1. to say, write or do sth as a reaction to a question or situation
答覆；回答
SYN reply :
▪ [V] I repeated the question, but she didn’t answer.
我把问题重复了一遍,但是她仍没有回答。
▪ [VN] You haven’t answered my question.
你没有回答我的问题。
to answer a letter / an advertisement
覆信；对广告作出反应
to answer the phone (= to pick up the phone when it rings)
接电话
to answer the door (= to open the door when sb knocks / rings)
应门(铃)声开门
My prayers have been answered (= I have got what I wanted).
我的祈祷应验了(指如愿以偿)。
He refused to answer the charges against him.
他拒绝对他的指控进行答辩。
Come on, answer me! Where were you?
快点,回答我！你到哪儿去了？
He answered me with a smile.
他对我报以微笑。
▪ [V speech] ‘I’d prefer to walk,’ she answered.
“我宁愿步行。”她答道。
▪ [VN speech] ‘I’d prefer to walk,’ she answered him.
“我宁愿步行。”她回答他道。
▪ [V that] She answered that she would prefer to walk.
她回答说她宁愿步行。
▪ [VNN] Answer me this: how did they know we were here?
回答我这个问题:他们怎么知道我们在这儿？
▪ [also VN that] 2. [VN] (formal) to be suitable for sth; to match sth
适合；符合；比得上；相配:
Does this answer your requirements?
这个符合你的要求吗？
▪ answer to the name of sth
(especially of a pet animal 尤指宠物)
to be called sth
名叫；叫做
⇨ more at description
PHRASAL VERBS
▪ 7answer ‘back
to defend yourself against criticism
为自己辩护；答辩:
He was given the chance to answer back in a radio interview.
在一次广播访谈中他得到了辩白的机会。
▪ 7answer ‘back | 7answer sb ‘back
to speak rudely to sb in authority, especially when they are criticizing you or telling you to do sth
顶嘴；回嘴；还嘴:
Don’t answer back!
别回嘴！
Stop answering your mother back!
不准和母亲顶嘴！
▪ ‘answer for sth
1. to accept responsibility or blame for sth
对…负责；因…受到谴责:
You will have to answer for your behaviour six day.
总有一天你要因你的行为承担责任。
This government has a lot to answer for (= is responsible for a lot of bad things).
这届政府对很多坏事都有责任。
2. to promise that sb has a particular quality or can be relied on to do sth
担保,保证(某人的品质等):
I can answer for her honesty.
我可以担保她为人诚实。
▪ ‘answer for sb (usually in negative sentences 通常用于否定句)
to say that sb else will do sth or have a particular opinion
代表…讲话；代表…的意见:
I agree, but I can’t answer for my colleagues.
我同意,但是我不能代表我同事们的意见。
▪ ‘answer to sb (for sth)
to have to explain your actions or decisions to sb
向某人(为某事)负责:
All sales clerks answer to the store manager.
所有售货员都向商店经理负责。

answer1 /ˈɑːnsə $ ˈænsər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
1  REPLY 答复 [countable, uncountable] something you say when you reply to a question that someone has asked you 回答，答复 SYN response
You don’t have to give them an answer now.
你不必现在就给他们答复。
Every time I ask him about it, I get a different answer.
我每次问他此这件事，都得到不同的回答。
answer to
These are important questions, and we want answers to them.
这些问题很重要，我们希望得到答案。
She’s still waiting for an answer from the school.
她还在等校方的答复。
The honest answer was that I didn’t know.
坦白回答，我不知道。
He was never able to get a straight answer about why it happened.
事情为什么会发生，他一直没有得到直接的回答。
It’s impossible for me to give you a definite answer at this time.
现在我无法给你明确答复。
The short answer is that it can’t be done.
简单的回答就是做不了。
In answer to your question, yes, you can go.
我来回答你的问题，是的，你可以去。
If it’s money you want, the answer is no!
如果你要的是钱，回答是不行！
2  TEST/COMPETITION ETC 测验/比赛等 [countable] something that you write or say in reply to a question in a test or competition 答案
answer to
What was the answer to question 4?
第四题的答案是什么？
the right/wrong/correct/incorrect answer
Score two points for each correct answer.
答对一题得两分。
3  INVITATION/LETTER ETC 请柬/信等 [countable] a written reply to a letter, invitation, advertisement etc 〔信、请柬、广告等的〕回函
answer to
Did you ever get an answer to your letter?
你有没有收到过回信？
4  PROBLEM 问题 [countable] a way of dealing with a problem 解决办法 SYN solution
simple/easy/obvious answer
There is no simple answer.
没有简单的解决方法。
answer to
The police do not have an answer to rising crime.
警方没有办法解决犯罪率上升的问题。
Some people think cars should be banned from the city, but I don’t think that’s the answer.
有些人认为城市里应当禁止汽车通行，但我觉得这不是解决办法。
be the answer to somebody’s problems/worries etc
If he could get a job, it’d be the answer to all his worries.
如果他能找到一份工作，他所有的烦恼就能迎刃而解了。
5  ON THE PHONE 通电话 [singular, uncountable usually in negative] if you get an answer when you call someone on the phone, they pick up the phone and talk to you 〔电话的〕应答，接听
I tried calling him all day but couldn’t get an answer.
我试着给他打了一天电话，但没有人接听。
6  AT THE DOOR 在门口 [singular, uncountable usually in negative] if you get an answer when you knock on a door, someone opens it and talks to you 应门
I kept ringing the bell, but no one answered the door.
我一直在按门铃，可就是没人应门。
I tried knocking on her door, but there was no answer.
我试着敲了敲她的门，但是没人应门。
7  have/know all the answers informal to be very sure that you know everything about a situation, especially when you do not 〔自以为〕无所不知，通晓一切
8  somebody’s answer to something written someone or something that is considered to be just as good as a more famous person or thing 相当的人；不相上下的事物
 THESAURUS
answer2 ●●● S1 W2 verb
1  REPLY 答复 [intransitive, transitive] to say something to someone as a reply when they have asked you a question, made a suggestion etc 回答，答复
2  TEST 测验 [intransitive, transitive] to write or say the answer to a question in a test or competition 答（题）
3. answer the phone/a call/the door to pick up the telephone and speak when it rings or open the door when someone knocks or rings the bell 接电话/应门
4  LETTER 信 [transitive] if you answer a letter or advertisement, you write a letter to the person who has written it 答复〔信件或广告〕
5  answer criticism/charges/accusations etc to explain why you did something when people are criticizing you – used in news reports 就批评/指控/谴责等作出回应〔用于新闻报道〕
6  REACT TO STH 对某事作出反应 [intransitive, transitive] to do something as a reaction to criticism or an attack 〔对批评或攻击〕作出回应 SYN respond
7  DEAL WITH A PROBLEM 处理问题 [transitive] to be a way of dealing with or solving a problem 解决〔问题〕
8  answer a need to provide something that is needed 满足需求
9  answer a description if someone answers a description, they match that description 与描述相符
10 answer back phrasal verb to reply in a rude way to someone that you are supposed to obey 回嘴，顶嘴
11 answer for somebody/something phrasal verb
12 answer to somebody/something phrasal verb

answer ★★★★★
1.VERB 动词回答;答复 When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V

【语法信息】：V with quote

【语法信息】：V that
I knew Ben was lying when he answered me…

我知道本回答我时在撒谎。

Just answer the question…

只回答问题。

He paused before answering…

他停顿了一下才回答。

‘When?’ asked Alba, ‘Tonight’, answered Tom…

“什么时候？”阿尔芭问道。“今晚，”汤姆回答。

Williams answered that he had no specific proposals yet.

威廉斯回答说他还没有具体的提案。

2.N-COUNT 可数名词回答；答复 An answer is something that you say when you answer someone.

【搭配模式】：also in N to n
Without waiting for an answer, he turned and went in through the door…

未等答复，他就转身进了门。

I don’t quite know what to say in answer to your question.

我不太清楚如何回答你的问题。

3.PHRASE 短语接受反对意见;接受拒绝 If you say that someone will not take no for an answer, you mean that they go on trying to make you agree to something even after you have refused.

【搭配模式】：with brd-neg
She is tough, unwilling to take no for an answer…

她很强硬，不达目的誓不罢休。

He would never take no for an answer.

他从来都坚持己见。

4.VERB 动词回（信）；回复（广告） If you answer a letter or advertisement, you write to the person who wrote it.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：Also V
Did he answer your letter?…

他给你回信了吗？

She answered an advert for a job as a cook.

她看到一则招聘厨师的广告后写信应征。

5.N-COUNT 可数名词回信;复函 An answer is a letter that you write to someone who has written to you.

【搭配模式】：also in N to n
I wrote to him but I never had an answer back…

我写了信给他，但一直没收到回信。

She wrote to Roosevelt’s secretary in answer to his letter of the day before.

她写了信给罗斯福的秘书，回复罗斯福前一天的来信。

6.VERB 动词接（电话）；应（门）；应答 When you answer the telephone, you pick it up when it rings. When you answer the door, you open it when you hear a knock or the bell.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：Also V

【搭配模式】：usu sing
She answered her phone on the first ring…

电话刚一响，她就接了。

A middle-aged woman answered the door.

一个中年妇女应声开了门。

Answer is also a noun.
I knocked at the front door and there was no answer.

我敲了敲前门，没有人应。

7.N-COUNT 可数名词解决办法 An answer to a problem is a solution to it.

【搭配模式】：oft N to n
There are no easy answers to the problems facing the economy…

解决经济所面临的问题并非易事。

Prison is not the answer for most young offenders…

就大多数年轻的犯法者来说，把他们关进监狱不是解决问题的办法。

Legislation is only part of the answer.

立法只是解决方案中的一部分。

8.N-COUNT 可数名词答案 Someone’s answer to a question in a test or quiz is what they write or say in an attempt to give the facts that are asked for. The answer to a question is the fact that was asked for.

【搭配模式】：oft N to n
Simply marking an answer wrong will not help the pupil to get future examples correct…

仅仅在答案上打叉号不会有助于学生做对日后的题目。

Below are printed the answers to the Brain of Soccer 1993 quiz.

以下所印的是1993年“脑力足球”小测验的答案。

9.VERB 动词解答;答（题） When you answer a question in a test or quiz, you write or say something in an attempt to give the facts that are asked for.

【语法信息】：V n
To obtain her degree, she answered 81 questions over 10 papers.

为获得学位，她回答了10页纸上的81个问题。

10.N-COUNT 可数名词反应；回报；回应；反击 Your answer to something that someone has said or done is what you say or do in response to it or in defence of yourself.

【搭配模式】：also in N to n
In answer to speculation that she wouldn’t finish the race, she boldly declared her intention of winning it.

为了回应她会中途退赛的猜测，她大胆地宣布她要赢得这场比赛。

11.VERB 动词反应;回报;回应;反击 If you answer something that someone has said or done, you respond to it.

【语法信息】：V n with n

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：Also V n by -ing
He answered her smile with one of his own…

他对她的微笑回以同礼。

That statement seemed designed to answer criticism of allied bombing missions.

那份声明似乎是专门就联合轰炸任务的批评作出反击。

12.N-SING 单数名词（某地）与…相似的东西，相当于…的东西 If you say that something is a place’s answer to a famous thing, you mean that the first thing is the equivalent of the second in that place.

【搭配模式】：poss N to n

【FIELD标签】：JOURNALISM 新闻
Cachaca is Brazil’s answer to tequila.

巴西甜酒相当于是巴西的龙舌兰酒。

13.VERB 动词满足，适合，符合（需要、目的） If something answers a need or purpose, it satisfies it, because it has the right qualities.

【语法信息】：V n
We provide specially designed shopping trolleys to answer the needs of parents with young children.

我们提供特别设计的购物车，以满足带幼儿的父母的需要。

14.VERB 动词与…相符；符合 If someone or something answers a particular description or answers to it, they have the characteristics described.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V to n
Two men answering the description of the suspects tried to enter Switzerland…

与描述的疑犯样子相符的两名男子试图进入瑞士。

The Japanese never built any aircraft remotely answering to this description.

日本人从未制造过与此描述有丝毫相近的飞机。

相关词组：
answer back answer for

1 answer /ˈænsɚ/ Brit /ˈɑːnsə/ noun
plural answers
1
[count] a : something you say or write when someone asks you a question回答；答复
I asked him a simple question and he gave me a long and confusing answer.
我只问了他一个简单问题，他却给了我一个冗长费解的回答。
I didn’t believe her answer.
我不相信她的回答。
They wouldn’t give me a straight answer to my question.
他们没有直截了当地回答我的问题。
There will be a question and answer session [=a period of time when people can have their questions answered] following the speech.
演讲结束后是现场提问时间。
b : a response to a question that is meant to show whether or not you know something (such as a question asked as part of an exam)答案
I didn’t know the right/correct answer.
我不知道正确答案。
That is the wrong/incorrect answer.
那个答案是错误的。
c : the correct response to a question正确答案
Do you know the answer to this question?
你知道这个问题的正确答案吗？
He knew the answers to only 3 of the 10 questions.
这10个问题中他只知道其中3个的正确答案。
The answers are listed in the back of the book.
答案附在书的后面。
2
: something you say or write as a reaction to something someone else has said or done应答；回应
[count] I sent a letter of complaint but I never got an answer. [=response] 我寄了一封投诉信，但一直没得到回复。
I finally received an answer [=reply] to my letter.
我终于收到了回信。
When I say something to you I expect an answer. [=response] 我跟你说话时，希望你能有反应。
I called out her name but I got no answer. [=reply] 我喊了她一声，但没得到回应。
[noncount] In answer [=in response] to your request we are sending a catalog.
应你的要求，我们寄去目录一份。
3
[count] : something you do in response to something that has happened : a reaction to something对应；反应— usually singular通常用单数
I called several times but there was no answer. [=no one answered the phone when I called] 我打了几次电话，但一直都没人接。
I got no answer when I called.
我打电话时没有人接。
I knocked on the door but there was no answer. [=no one opened the door when I knocked on it] 我敲了门，但没人开门。
The company had no answer when its competitors lowered their prices.
公司对竞争者的降价行动没做出反应。
When she called him a liar, his only answer was to walk out.
她叫他骗子时，他唯一的反应就是离开。
Our team had no answer for the other team’s strong offense. [=our team could not win because of the other team’s strong offense] 面对另一球队的强大攻势，我们的球队无能为力。
4
[count] : a solution to a problem : something that makes a bad situation better（问题的）解决办法
More money is not the answer (to our problems).
钱再多也解决不了问题。
It’s a very difficult problem, and I don’t know what the answer is.
这是个很大的难题，我不知该怎么解决。
They don’t have answers for everything. = They don’t have an answer for everything.
他们并不是事事都能解决。
For a tough issue like this there are no easy answers.
像这样的棘手问题，目前还没有现成的解决办法。
He thinks he has/knows all the answers. [=he thinks that he knows the solution to every problem] 他自以为是个万事通。
◊ Someone or something that is the answer to (all) your prayers provides you with something that you want or need.所需之人；所需之物
If you’ve been wanting to get your schedule organized, this new software is the answer to (all) your prayers.
如果你想把计划安排得井井有条，这个新软件正是你所需要的。
They were desperate to find a good lawyer, and they thought she might be the answer to their prayers.
他们急需找一位好律师，并且认为她可能就是他们想要找的人。
5
[count] : something or someone that resembles a well-known or successful thing or person可与之匹敌的人；相当的人；对应物— + to
The program is television’s answer to news magazines. [=the program is similar to a news magazine] 这个电视节目与新闻杂志很相似。
2 answer /ˈænsɚ/ Brit /ˈɑːnsə/ verb
answers; answered; answering
1
a : to say or write something when someone asks you a question : to give an answer to (a question)回答；回复
[+ object] She answered all my questions.
她回答了我所有的问题。
He answered only three of the test questions correctly.
他只答对了三道试题。
[no object] When the police asked him his name, he refused to answer.
警察问他姓名，他拒绝回答。
She answered correctly/incorrectly.
她答对/错了。
b [+ object] : to say or write (something) as a reply回答；回信
When asked if she would run for office, she answered that she hadn’t decided. = When asked if she would run for office, she answered “I haven’t decided.”
当被问及是否要参选时，她回答说还没决定。
c [+ object] : to reply to (someone) : to say or write something as a response to (someone)回答；应答；回应
When I ask you a question I expect you to answer me!
我向你提问时，希望你能回答我！
Answer me this: where have you put my money?
回答我：你把我的钱放到哪儿去了？
2
a : to write a response to a letter, e-mail message, etc.回信；回复
[no object] I sent her a letter asking for her help, but she never answered.
我写了封信向她求助，但她一直没有回复。
[+ object] She never answered my letter. = She never answered me.
她从不给我回信。
b : to pick up (a ringing telephone)接（电话）
[no object] The phone rang repeatedly, but no one answered.
电话不停地响，但没人接。
[+ object] Would somebody please answer the phone?
麻烦你们谁去接一下电话好吗？
answer a phone call
接电话
c : to open a door when someone knocks on it应声开门
[no object] I knocked on the door but no one answered.
我敲了门，但没人开门。
[+ object] No one answered the door.
没人来开门。
3
: to act in response to (something) : to react to (something) by taking some action回应；回答
[+ object] I got the job by answering a “help wanted” ad in the newspaper.
我通过报纸上的招工广告得到了这份工作。
When the war began, thousands of young men answered the call to arms. [=thousands of young men joined the armed forces] 战争爆发后，成千上万的年轻人应征入伍。
He answered her anger with indifference. [=he responded to her anger by acting indifferent] 对于她的愤怒他无动于衷。
[no object] The home team scored first but the visiting team answered quickly. [=the visiting team also scored soon after the home team scored] 主队率先进球得分，但客队很快也回敬一球。
4
[+ object] : to say something in response to (something, such as an accusation) : to defend yourself against (something)辩护；回敬；反驳
The police chief will appear in court today to answer charges of corruption.
警察局长今天将出庭就多项腐败指控进行答辩。
answer criticism
对批评进行反驳
5
[+ object] : to be the same as (something) : to be in agreement with (something, such as a description)与…相符；与…相配
The suspect answered [=matched] the description that had been given by the witness.
这名嫌疑犯与目击者的描述相符。
— see also answer to 1 (below)
6
[+ object] : to be what is needed for (something)适合；符合需要
We don’t have a sink, but this bucket will answer [=(more commonly) serve] the purpose. [=we can use this bucket as a sink] 我们没有水槽，但这个水桶也可以满足需要。
— see also answer for 1c (below)
answer back [phrasal verb] 1
somewhat informal : to reply to someone especially in a rude way顶嘴；回嘴
impolite children who answer back [=talk back] when their teacher corrects them
被老师纠正时跟老师顶嘴的没礼貌的孩子们
2
answer (someone) back : to reply rudely to (someone)）跟（某人）顶嘴
He became angry when she answered him back.
她跟他顶嘴时，他很生气。
answer for [phrasal verb] 1
answer for (something)
a : to take responsibility for (something)对（某事）负责
I can’t answer for their safety. [=I can’t promise that they will be safe] 我无法保证他们的安全。
: to be responsible for (something)为（某事）承担责任
The company will have to answer for any damage done by its employees.
对于由员工造成的任何损失，公司都必须承担责任。
She has a lot to answer for. [=she is responsible for many bad things that have happened] 她对很多事情负有责任。
b : to be punished for (something)因（某事）受惩罚
He must answer for his crimes.
他必须为他的罪行受到惩罚。
c US : to be used as (something) : to serve as (something)适合；符合需要
The old bucket answered for a sink. [=the old bucket was used as a sink] 这个旧水桶被当作水槽用了。
— see also 2answer 6 (above)
2
answer for (someone) : to say what someone else thinks : to give the opinion of (someone else)代表…讲话；代表…的意见
I like the proposal myself, but I can’t answer for my boss.
我个人喜欢这个提案，但我不能代表我老板的意见。
answer someone’s prayers
: to provide what someone hopes or prays for回应祈祷；使如愿以偿
They hoped that God would answer their prayers and restore their son’s health.
他们希望上帝能回应他们的祈祷，使他们的儿子康复。
Their prayers were answered when their son’s health was restored.
儿子恢复了健康，他们的祈祷得到了回应。
answer to [phrasal verb] 1
answer to (something) : to be the same as (something) : to be in agreement with (something, such as a description)与…相符；与…相配
The suspect answers to [=answers, matches] the description perfectly.
这个嫌疑犯与描述的完全相符。
— see also 2answer 5 (above)
2
answer to (someone) : to be required to explain your actions to (someone)向（某人）交代对（某人）负责
He has to answer to a tough boss.
他必须给严厉的老板一个交代。
3
answer to a name
◊ If an animal, such as a dog, answers to a name, it responds when it is called by that name.（狗等动物）对…的称呼有反应；叫作；名叫
This dog answers to the name (of) “Rover.”
这只狗名叫Rover。
◊ This phrase is also used to refer to the name used by a person.这一短语也用于指人的名字。
My uncle’s real name is “Edwin,” but he doesn’t answer to that name. He prefers to be called “Ed.”
我叔叔的真名是埃德温但他不愿别人那样叫他，他更愿意被叫作埃德。
— answerer /ˈænsɚɚ/ noun, plural answerers [count]