I do not answer to that name!
No, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
It's Helena, isn't it?——Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
我不回答这个名字!
不,对不起,对不起!
是海伦娜,对吗?
——《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》
一、关于answer,你应该知道的用法有
n.
1.回答,答复
The answer he gave was quite surprising.
他的回答出人意外。
2.解决办法
This could be the answer to all our problems.
这或许就是我们全部问题的解决办法。
3.回信,复函
Have you had an answer to your letter?
你那封信有回音了没有?
4.接(电话),应(门)
I knocked at the front door and there was no answer.
我敲了敲前门,没有人应。
5.答案
Who knows the answer to this question?
谁知道这个问题的答案?
v.[I,T]
1.回答,答复
I knew Ben was lying when he answered me.
我知道本回答我时在撒谎。
2.接(电话),应(门)
She answered her phone on the first ring.
电话刚一响,她就接了。
3.解答
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。
4.反应,回应,回报,反击
He answered her smile with one of his own.
他对她的微笑回以同礼。
5.满足,适合,符合,与…相符
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。
二、词义辨析:还有哪些词表示“回答”呢?
answer, reply, respond, retort, return
这些动词均有“回答”之意。answer常用词,指用书面、口头或行动对他人的请求、询问、质问等作出回答或反应。reply较正式用词,较少用于口语。侧重经过考虑的较正式答复。respond正式用词,指即刻的,以口头或行动对外来的号召、请求或刺激等作出回答或响应。retort指对不同意见、批评或控诉作出迅速、有力的回答,即“反驳”。return正式用词,从本义“归来,回去”引申作“回答、答辨”讲时,含反驳或反唇相讥之意。
三、下面我们来学习一下含有answer的常见短语
answer for
对…负责,得到…的报应,为…承担责任
evasive answer
【法】 遁词
四,学会answer的用法了吗?来检测一下自己吧!
You have to reflect on how to ____ his questions before you get to his house.在你到达他家之前你必须考虑好如何回答他提出的问题。