Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #808
answer
回答；答复
To make a reply or response to.
- 1.
To make a reply or response to.
作出答复或回应
- 2.
To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
为...辩护；回应以进行辩护
- 3.
To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
回应门铃或电话等设备的呼叫
- 4.
To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
满足需求或目的
- 5.
To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
负有责任；承担责任
- 6.
To file a document in response to a complaint.
提交文件以回应投诉
- 7.
To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
与...相符；与...和谐一致；与...一致
- 8.
To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
相对立,或采取对立行动
- 9.
To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
符合、适应、对应、关系或比例；通常与“to”连用
- 10.
To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
满意地回应；通过解释、论证或辩护成功应对；反驳
- 11.
To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
遵从、履行或满足命令、义务或要求
接（电话）；应（门）；满足；符合；与…相符；与…一致；适应；履行；遵守；满足（要求）；负责；作出弥补
In use
She answered the teacher's question correctly.
He always answers emails promptly.
Please answer the phone; it's ringing.
Verb forms
base answer · third person answers · -ing answering · past answered · past participle answered
Connections
Collocations
- answer a question
- 回答问题
- She answered all the questions in the exam.她回答了考试中的所有问题。
- answer the phone
- 接电话
- He asked me to answer the phone while he was cooking.他做饭时让我接电话。
- answer the door
- 应门；开门
- Could you answer the door? The bell has rung twice.你能去应一下门吗？门铃已经响了两遍了。
- answer for something
- 对某事负责；因某事承担后果
- They will answer for the damage they caused.他们将为自己造成的损害负责。
- answer to somebody
- 向某人负责；受某人指挥
- In this job, you answer to the project manager.在这份工作中，你向项目经理负责。
- answer a need
Learner notes
Memory Tip
answer=应答：有人提问、按铃或来电，都要『答』；满足需求、承担责任也算answer。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、课堂问答、接听电话或应门 作为动词表示“回答、回应”时，answer 在口语和书面语中都比较常见，语气中性；而在“对……负责”“满足……”等较正式义项中，则多用于正式或法律等场合。日常学习可先掌握其“回答”这一核心用法。
Grammar Note
可用于及物和不及物，及物时直接接宾语，不及物时常用answer to/for
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 answer /ˈænsər/ 押韵（美式读音）的词有 cancer、dancer、enhancer，重读元音及后面部分都是 /-ænsər/。注意拼写相似的词：swear /swer/ 和 swan /swɑːn/ 中的 sw 读 /sw/，不读 /s/；sword /sɔːrd/ 虽省略 w，但元音不同，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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