Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #808
answer
回答；答复；回应
A reply or reaction to a question, statement, or request.
- 1.
A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
回答；答复；对问题或陈述的回应
- 2.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
回应问题、请求、批评或指控的声明(口头或书面)
- 3.
A solution to a problem.
问题的解答；答案
- 4.
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
解决问题或解释解决方法的陈述
- 5.
Someone or something that fills a similar role or position.
起类似作用的人或物；相当的人或物
- 6.
the speech act of replying to a question
回答问题的言语行为
- 7.
A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
针对投诉逐点回应并提出反驳的答辩书
答案；解答；相当的人或物；对应的人或物；答辩书；答辩状；回答；答复；对问题或陈述的回应；回应问题、请求、批评或指控的声明(口头或书面)
In use
She gave a clear answer to the math problem.
The teacher waited for an answer from the student.
His answer to the criticism was a detailed explanation.
I waited several days for his answer
the answers were in the back of the book
Connections
Collocations
- give an answer
- 给出答案
- Please give me a definite answer.请给我一个明确的答案。
- get an answer
- 得到答案
- I never got an answer to my letter.我从未收到回信。
- know the answer
- 知道答案
- Do you know the answer to this riddle?你知道这个谜语的答案吗？
- correct answer
- 正确答案
- She gave the correct answer to every question.她每个问题都给出了正确答案。
- simple answer
- 简单的回答
- There is no simple answer to this problem.这个问题没有简单的答案。
- answer to a question
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象老师提问时，你举手回答（answer），答案就是answer。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: [课堂, 面试, 问卷]; note_zh: 名词"answer"多用于回答问题的场景，语体较为中性，适用于多种正式和非正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'dancer' and 'cancer' rhyme with 'answer' (stress on first syllable, ending /sər/). Beware of lookalikes like 'wiser' (/ˈwaɪzər/) which sound different.
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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