Definition of answer in English:

answer

noun ˈɑːnsəˈænsər

1A thing that is said, written, or done as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation.
回答；回复，答复；应答
he knocked and entered without waiting for an answer
他敲了门，没等回应就进去了。
I hurried along the passage in answer to the doorbell's ring
听到门铃响我匆匆穿过走道去开门。
Example sentencesExamples
- He gave a flippant answer saying I should thank my lucky stars he had not billed me for it earlier.
- Voltaire's answer was a classic statement of the atheist position.
- She skated across the rink and came back next to me waiting for an answer.
- Janice was always asking too many questions while never waiting for an answer.
- So I scurried up to my office, got the transcript of the questions and answers, came back to the House, and took a point of order.
- We will never know, since pollsters, like trial lawyers, always avoid questions whose answers might prove embarrassing or unforeseen.
- Those are all questions deserving honest answers.
- How can these people give anything but the expected answers in such situations?
- It's more that I found myself asking the same questions, hearing the same answers and writing the same stories.
- What's more interesting is the questions my friends ask and their reactions to the answers.
- When you get an answer, acknowledge it before asking additional probing questions.
- We have to research these questions and not give flippant answers.
- The ambulance came and took him away, asking questions, getting no answers in return.
- I was a little confused because his statements weren't really answers, but more like walks around an answer, like a politician would do.
- He was unprepared and without an answer, and the situation suddenly seemed awkward.
- He disclosed that the matter had been forwarded to the Labour Courts, notifying it of the workers' situation and answers are expected soon.
- Consider the truth of the statement: if the answer is yes, then how do you feel about it.
- The short answer is that this situation really has nothing to do with you.
- This is not a situation where a single answer is going to be completely correct.
- Basically, there are several situations and the answer would vary in each case.
Synonyms
reply, response, rejoinder, return, reaction
acknowledgement
retort, riposte
informal comeback
1. 1.1 A thing written or said in reaction to a question in a test or quiz.
  （测试）答案
  write your answers on a postcard
  把你的答案写在明信片上。
  Example sentencesExamples
  As their teacher rattled off numbers in Chinese, the duo listened, picked up their markers, wrote identical answers on whiteboards and held it up for the audience to see!
  Ponder each question and take your answers seriously.
  Constructed-response questions required the students to provide written responses explaining their answers.
  She wrote ridiculous answers on a history test so she would get an F.
  She peered at the test and hurriedly wrote down the answers as the bell rang for her to go to lunch.
  You'll need a pen, to write down your answers, and at the end we'll tally up and see whether you've got em right or not.
  And this becomes your work for the rest of the year - to go over and over those three questions until the pupils could write the answers in their sleep.
  Finally, after writing her last answer, she put her pencil down and massaged her temples.
  In terms of being concise, plan your answer, write down key issues and words and build sentences and paragraphs around those.
  Each kid is asked the same three questions, and they write their answers down.
  Sitting in Chemistry, Rachel beside me was working on our practical essay, and I was writing down the answers.
  They have already, we note, calmly written their answer down some time before.
  The students took the test, writing down the answers with feather pens as best as they could.
  You can write down the answers on a separate sheet or you can call in to the Sligo Weekender offices and pick up a special entry form.
  Just answer the following question and write your answer on a postcard.
  To make sure that the team was on the right track, and prevent people taking unauthorised short cuts, there were simple questions for which the team had to write down short answers.
  I eventually resorted to writing down the answers in Japanese.
  You do not need to write out the answers, just do it using your mind.
  Anyway, when it came to the essay segments, I wrote my answers like a 4th grader.
  Dyslexic people get more time, as they find it more difficult to read the question and write the answer.
2. 1.2 The correct solution to a question in a test or quiz.
  （测试）答案
  the answer is 280°
  正确答案是280°。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The ex-Army major, 41, of High Street, Easterton, used coughs from an accomplice to steer him to the correct answers.
  I remembered to put in the answer to last weeks puzzle but now I can't remember what the answer is!
  The winning team managed to get a whopping 96 out of hundred correct answers and they won two All-Ireland tickets for their endeavours.
  All I needed was the answer to number thirty but she was selfish and didn't give me the answer.
  The teacher writes questions and answers on the blackboard - or the newer green, or white boards, and the students copy them down dutifully.
  With only a handful of correct answers received for last week's quiz, there is still no third place winner.
  Maybe I don't have any answers, just questions.
  We got close to 70 correct answers in fifteen minutes.
  You have until lunchtime (UK time) on Christmas Eve, at which point I will reveal the answers, with accompanying explanations.
  Back in the famous Quiz Show Scandals, the horrifying revelation was that certain contestants had been given the questions and the answers in advance.
  Fortunately, Egg gives you the correct answers at the end of the test along with some pointers about which aspects of knowledge you need to mug up on.
  I'll publish the correct answers when we resurface from under a pile of boxes.
  This test gives you the correct answers after each question and teaches the tricks for answering smarter on the next test!
  The answer to #2 is perhaps only obvious when you actually know the answer!
  He still came up with an impressive 7 correct answers.
  Players are then tasked to pick the correct answer from a list of four potential solutions.
  But before we get onto the winners, here are the correct answers.
  The audience loved the questions thrown open to them and many students and also some parents walked away with the prizes for the correct answers.
  Thanks to Maura for her questions and answers and the next quiz will be set by Therese Mc Kernan.
  I loved the extra cross references, summaries, and test questions complete with the correct answers.
  Synonyms
  solution, explanation, resolution
  key
2A solution to a problem or dilemma.
解决办法
the answer to poverty and unemployment is a properly funded range of services
解决贫穷和失业的办法是有适当拨款的一系列服务。
Example sentencesExamples
- In all other situations the answer may well be for couples to file for divorce.
- Soft power is neither the problem nor the answer; the real solution is to get the policy right.
- Of course, satire is not about finding answers or solutions.
- The smallpox dilemma has no simple answers, and making the correct decision may, literally, be a matter of life and death.
- I wish I could conclude this column with a conclusion, but there are no easy answers or solutions.
- If your inner geek needs a lift, International Rocket Week may be the answer, writes Rachel Devine
- There may, of course, be situations where the answer may not be obvious and alternatives may have to be tried.
- The current situation poses many questions and few easy answers.
- You can understand why alcohol can often seem like the best answer in such situations.
- Again, somewhat like global expansion, there are no simple answers and the situation is changing with enormous speed.
- But this is a situation with no easy answers, and there are real limits on what even a country as powerful as the United States can do about it.
- If your sincerest desire is to avoid hurting anybody's feelings, the answer is never to write or say anything controversial.
- There are no all-encompassing answers, only local solutions, compromises, and on-going negotiations.
- The geriatric care manager must understand the people he or she is working with, what their values are, and come to each situation with no prescribed answers.
- It is not a situation which permits easy answers in the short term.
- Unfortunately, this theme does not carry the weight that it purports to carry, providing no resolution and no answers.
- There are no miracle solutions, no magical answers, no easy everybody-wins way out.
- This has to be handled VERY delicately, and there are no easy answers or obvious solutions.
- Departments with high rates of attrition among graduate students need to look to their own practices for answers and solutions.
- Depression is a very complex topic, which affords no easy answers or solutions.
Synonyms
solution, remedy, way of solving the problem, way out
informal quick fix
3answer toin singular A person or thing regarded as the equivalent to a better-known one from another place.
the press called her Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe
新闻界称她为英国的玛里莲·梦露。
Example sentencesExamples
- Like the French Canadian answer to Sesame Street, Caillou intersperses animated stories with puppet shows and live-action shots of dancing kids.
- The film has an amazing amount of high gloss energy, and it feels like an early '80s answer to A Hard Day's Night.
- To me he is the British answer to Chekhov.
Synonyms
counterpart, parallel, alternative, match, complement, analogue, double, twin, opposite number

verb ˈɑːnsəˈænsər

1reporting verb Say or write something as a reaction to someone or something.
回答；答复
with direct speech ‘Of course I can,’ she answered
with clause she answered that she would take nothing but the ring
她回答说她除了戒指外什么都不会拿走。
with object she tried to answer his questions truthfully
她尽量坦诚地回答他的问题。
no object Steve was about to answer, but Hazel spoke first
史蒂夫正要回答，但黑兹尔抢先说了。
Example sentencesExamples
- That was a bit funny, and it was interesting to see people's reactions when she answered all the questions that were being thrown at her.
- Remember when we had to write an essay, answering that question-would you rather be blind or deaf?
- One of them is where I will drag and drop correspondence that I cannot answer right away.
- On the first few occasions, I had truthfully answered no.
- When asked why it didn't the company answered that it wrote to as many passengers as possible suggesting that they apply for a refund.
- We know that this Minister answered in writing - with the answer as at April - and now he refuses to give that answer to the House.
- At the meeting the Chairman (a director) presents a Statement of Affairs and answers questions regarding the company's affairs.
- She answers e-mails and writes a chatty, informative diary.
- I answered all who wrote to me and felt deeply humbled by their stories.
- And once you can answer that truthfully to yourself, the rest is easy.
- I blithely answered, ‘No, I plan to write two filmscripts and a novel.’
- I've still got a pile of e-mails to answer, a report to write, and a Master's course to work on.
- It is strange and paradoxical how our main problem has ended up being how to answer so many correspondences.
- I hoped for some reaction but instead she answered, ‘That's good,’ and pointed at my paper.
- I answered truthfully, and was not made to feel guilty at all.
- She answered in a fluently written letter about the death of her husband.
- I do have a tremendous correspondence, and I answer all the letters as soon as I can.
- ‘Well, Jason, it seems as if Miss Anders was one of the apartment owners,’ he answered, writing my name down on the pad of paper.
- When nobody answered, he wrote on the board ‘unfair treatment’.
- ‘I don't know,’ I answered truthfully, and the uncertainty changed to confusion.
Synonyms
reply, respond, speak/say in response, make a rejoinder, rejoin
retort, come back, fling back, hurl back
acknowledge, write back
informal get back to
rare riposte
1. 1.1with object Provide the required response to (a question in a test or quiz)
  （测试）答案
  answer the questions below for a chance to win a holiday
  回答以下问题以有机会赢得假期。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sometimes, we place people who are interviewed or who complete a questionnaire in the position of informants rather than as respondents answering questions about themselves.
  However, it is not clear why we found no evidence of response bias in answering multiple-choice questions as Walker et al. did.
  Such an strategy might work well for testing a thesis or answering a set of questions.
  I got exempted from a quiz just for answering a question and then in math, we were going to have a chapter test, but the teacher told us that she thought we were all ready to move on.
  An equally serious problem could arise if children had a prepotent response bias for answering multiple choice questions.
  I answered the question later in the essay.
  Its Colouring Book link has small pictures of the flags useful for answering the questions in this Quiz.
  Reading through the test, he answered each question in his head.
  Then he underwent a personality test where he had to answer questions about what was most like him and least like him.
  As well as being a fascinating read, it is also a fantastic source of general knowledge and a great help in answering quiz questions and solving crossword puzzles.
  Such exploration may be accomplished through a homework assignment in which both partners or an entire family answers the questions below.
  Test your knowledge about farm safety by answering the following questions.
  There is no harm, however, in being able to adapt parts of these answers to particular questions providing you are answering the question.
  Sample sizes varied across the questions tested, since all firms did not answer every question.
  Many arrested serial killers took part in the test and answered the question correctly.
  If you are interested in answering the questions or in providing feedback on them, please go over to the 20 Questions blog I set up for that purpose.
  I'm not going to credit the site I got this quiz from until all the questions are answered.
  All you have to do is answer the question below, indicating which game you would like to see.
  He was playing with them and answering the simple quiz questions that the girls are asking.
2. 1.2answer backno object Respond impudently or disrespectfully to someone, especially when being criticized or told to do something.
  顶嘴（尤指对批评或吩咐）
  I'd usually talk him round, but never answer back
  我通常会说服他，不过从不顶嘴。
  with object Mary resisted the temptation to answer her mother back
  玛丽强忍着不和她母亲顶嘴。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The perfect child who never misbehaves or answers back, never gets ill, is destined for a life of success and doesn't cost you a penny apart from the initial outlay on the Have A Cyber Baby software.
  They look sweet, they don't answer back, and their thought process is hidden behind gurgles and smiles.
  It wasn't enough that she almost charged out of here with out saying anything, but then she had the nerve to answer back like that?
  He was gone with a wink before Allison could open her mouth and answer back.
  She didn't look at him or answer back, just walked along, gradually responding to him, blushing a little.
  No swearing, no talking in class, no answering back, no criticising the town or anyone in the town, just behave, please, Tenni, would you?
  The nanny complains, Ollie answers back, and she carefully takes his hat off and smacks him over the head with the baby's bottle.
  They often come from cultures where answering back is unheard of and corporal punishment the norm and so they will be taught the differences in etiquette and teaching practices here.
  She claimed footballers were contributing to pupils swearing and answering back in class as they copy what happens on the football pitch.
  Why do they have to be sullen and snappish, answering back at the drop of a hat, locking themselves in the bathroom and spending hours texting their mates?
  But if you leave it until later when they're answering back and they're doing what they want it will be much harder.
  Ryan opened his mouth to answer back again, but was interrupted by the arrival of his brother, who motioned me to follow him into Ryan's bedroom.
  But it was the more common bad behaviour, such as answering back and swearing, which needed a new ‘zero tolerance’ approach, delegates said.
  She opened her mouth to answer back when a girl with dark brown hair popped her head out the kitchen door.
  That gets you starting to feel angry that she commented on you like that so openly, you open your mouth to answer back but then your parents come in.
  I was dux at school, but got the belt as much as anyone for fighting or answering back.
  He leaned closer until their faces were a centimetre apart. ‘Still answering back, Mr Potter!’
  And they have one great advantage - they don't answer back.
  If they start answering back then you may be in trouble.
  Synonyms
  respond cheekily to, be cheeky to, be impertinent to, talk back to
  contradict, argue with, disagree with
  retaliate, retort, counter
  informal cheek
  North American informal sass, be sassy to
2with object Act in reaction to (a sound such as a telephone ringing or a knock or ring on a door)
（对电话铃或敲门等）作出反应
Digby answered the door
迪格比应声开门。
no object she rang Edward's house, hoping the housekeeper would answer
她打电话去爱德华家，希望管家会接。
Example sentencesExamples
- I knocked and knocked, and nobody answered the door.
- He has not been returning calls or answering my knocks on his door.
- She answered the door before I could ring the doorbell.
- As she answered the front door she saw her son had opened her bedroom window and was leaning out for a closer look.
- Hope answered the door, her face grim when she saw him.
- She recovered from shock and answered the cell phone.
- The 83-year-old man answered a knock at the door of the house in Bag Lane, Atherton, without putting the security chain on because he thought it was a taxi they had ordered.
- The victim's five-year-old son answered a knock at the front door to a man who asked him to get his daddy, said police.
- Caroline seemed genuinely pleased to see him when she answered a knock on her back door.
- She answered the knock, peering through a crack in the door.
- Our friend took himself along to the address and, in truth, he didn't have to ask questions when the woman of the house answered his front door knock.
- After ringing and knocking for some time Sid finally answered the door.
- He then heard his bell ring several times but didn't answer the door.
- One word of advice suggests that if a householder answers a knock at their front door, they should first ensure that the back door is locked.
- He rang the bell, waiting only seconds before the housekeeper answered the door.
- When we rang the doorbell, Maggie answered the door.
- Over the two weeks, she will answer knocks to her door and allow people to handle the relic and pray in her house.
- She giggled, getting up to answer the patient knock at the door.
- A little old lady answers a knock at the door where she's accosted by a vacuum cleaner salesman.
- A few minutes later, the larger of the suspects answered a polite knock on the door.
3answer tono object Be responsible or report to (someone)
对（某人）负有责任；向（某人）报告
I answer to the Assistant Commissioner of Specialist Operations
我对特别行动助理长官负责。
Example sentencesExamples
- He answers to the attorney general, the panel of judges and ultimately the president.
- He answers directly to the vice president of operations or the general manager.
- Elected officials, denying with straight faces that they are bigots or denying that they are answering to bigots, choose brazenly bigoted and insulting comments in justifying the repulsion.
- I answer to the Chief of the Defence Staff and the Secretary of State.
Synonyms
report, be accountable, be answerable, be responsible
work for, work under, be subordinate to, be supervised by, be managed by
4with object Defend oneself against (a charge, accusation, or criticism)
（对指控、谴责或批评）作辩护，回应
he said he would return to Spain to answer all charges
他说他要返回西班牙去对所有的指控作辩护。
Example sentencesExamples
- He would simply decline to refute the evidence presented or answer in any way the charges against him.
- There is also that famous quote from Peter Cook answering the accusation that the 1960s satire boom was damaging to society.
- He was found to be unfit to answer charges because he was suffering from a brain-wasting disease.
- Fifteen Cardiff supporters appeared in court this week to answer charges of hooliganism.
- To pile stupidity on stupidity, none of the three bothered to turn up to answer the charge against them.
- He summoned Luther to Rome to answer charges of heresy and rebelling against church authority.
- My sister pointed out if she had made her horse wait 18 months she would have found herself in front of a judge, answering charges of cruelty to animals, and rightfully so.
- He summoned him before the royal court to answer trumped-up charges.
- A warrant for his arrest was issued yesterday after he failed to attend court on Friday to answer a new charge of shoplifting.
- In his Biographical Memoir he has ably answered the criticisms of his character.
- If you've got the evidence, put it into the process and let the people answer the charges - it's only natural justice.
- He was hauled before the Board of Control to answer charges over his behaviour.
- In this paper, I choose to answer the charge that I do not have an iota of proof.
- In the second week of August the government was obliged to answer accusations of negligence and indifference.
- He was adept at answering simplistic criticism with simplistic retorts.
- It will be his first chance to publicly answer the criticisms that have been levelled against him.
- As such, he is qualified to discuss the state of the industry and answer some criticisms.
- Marius Wilson has not been served legal documents to answer the case against him in court
- ‘At his trial, Ian was prevented by his deafness from answering the accusations against him,’ said Elspeth.
- Problems and setbacks had to be ridden out, attacks had to be answered, criticisms had to be parried, and Ministers had to be appeased and cajoled.
- But before he left to return to his Pembury estate, he delivered a letter to Elizabeth, answering her charges.
Synonyms
rebut, refute, defend oneself against
1. 4.1answer tono object Be required to explain or justify oneself to (someone)
  向（某人）作出交代；为自己辩解
  you will have the police to answer to
  你须对警察作出交代。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A pastor doesnt look to do the easy or popular thing, for he answers to God alone for his decisions and actions.
  I'm happy to say that I answer to you and not to the media.
  But the new leadership is based on choice, answering to nothing other than its own justification.
2. 4.2answer forno object Be responsible or to blame for.
  对…负责；因…受到谴责
  the dust mite has a lot to answer for, especially if you are asthmatic
  尘螨要负很大责任，特别是如果你有哮喘病的话。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I guess the lesson here is that if you really have integrity, and your opinion is truly your own, and you aren't trying to front or pander, then you wouldn't try to ditch the responsibility of answering for it later.
  And Europe, too, is plainly better off with Milosevic answering for his crimes, instead of committing more.
  If rules of behaviour are flouted, those responsible must answer for their actions.
  And people then say, you should have answered for this.
  Society has a lot to answer for, we all have a responsibility to children.
  The family have been at their wits' end trying to ensure somebody answers for this.
  Synonyms
  pay for, be punished for, suffer the consequences of, suffer for
  make amends for, make reparation for, atone for
  be accountable for, be responsible for, be liable for, take the blame for
  vouch for
  informal take the rap for
5with object Be suitable for fulfilling (a need); satisfy.
符合，适合，满足
entrepreneurship is necessary to answer the needs of national and international markets
满足国内和国际市场的需要必须要有企业开拓精神。
Example sentencesExamples
- Dr Lennon said the project would answer the demand for elderly housing and care in the Newport area for the next number of years.
- The response centre operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to answer any need.
- It answers their need for an excuse to go straight, while not at the same time surrendering to the morality of a society they believe has wronged them deeply.
- Indeed, throughout most of history, these crude forms of fuel answered the world's energy needs.
- The new park, established by presidential decree three years ago, answers a need for conservation areas.
- He believes the magazine is popular because it answers the needs of local readers.
- It has been established to answer a national need for more doctors and will take 130 students a year.
- Governments for the most part, even progressing democracies, are currently reacting as oppressors rather than public servants answering the needs of the people.
- So we've answered the need for computing 24 hours a day.
- Literary translation, especially of the great works of the past, never answers a pressing need, nor is it a competitive activity.
- Litigation answers a deep need in all of us for justice.
- Period rooms evolved gradually to answer the changing needs of the family.
- Freight transport by inland waterways is particularly suitable to answer Russia's needs.
- Now that's sensible, answering a distinct need.
- But the burden of answering the needs of some 500 families in Blackburn and Darwen, and many more across East Lancashire, has put the family on the bread line.
- The technology answers the needs of ever-changing political platforms and campaigns.
- It is possible that no single model will ever answer the clinical needs of all families.
- Yet it is as equally true to say that, in his later career, he answered a need created by a dangerous imbalance in the structure of the Stuart state.
- They are answering the demand with products streamlined for the male consumer.
- Of much more importance to a business owner is whether the replacement answers the needs of his business.
Synonyms
satisfy, meet, fulfil, fill, serve, suit, measure up to, match up to
fit/fill the bill

Phrases

answer the description of

Correspond to a description, especially one of a suspect issued by the police.
（尤指警察对嫌疑犯的描述）描述相符
people reported seeing a man who answers the suspect's description behaving suspiciously
Example sentencesExamples
- One can postulate that a person who is born here, has lived here all their life, has parents who are citizens, may well be a person who could not possibly answer the description of an alien.
- He answers the description of the murder suspect.
- I have a number of documents in my possession which answer the description of the documents described in the subpoena.
- Beat officers were alerted, and asked to look out for any car answering the description of the one in the area at the times reported.
- Yes, but is there any finding at any stage that, as a matter of general law, Mr Downes' client answered the description of a person who had ‘the right to decide the possession, disposition and use of the vessel’ owned by her husband?
Synonyms
match, fit, correspond to, be similar to, conform to, correlate to

the answer to someone's prayers

The thing that someone really wants.
the opportunity for a commission in the army seemed an answer to their prayers
Example sentencesExamples
- This man Collins was the answer to her prayers where Elizabeth was concerned.
- A new imprint, launched last week, claims to be the answer to your prayers.
- Little that I know the Fauna Foundation was the answer to my prayers.
- A secure pension would seem to be the answer to our prayers.
- A controversial state bill could be the answer to his prayers.
- Fundraisers are hoping a grant from the Landfill Tax Credit will be the answer to their prayers.
- Well, allow me to present the answer to your prayers.
- Wahid is still far from being the answer to Indonesia's prayers.
- At long last, the answer to my prayers.
- A simple breathing exercise could be the answer to our prayers.

answer to (the name of)

humorous Be called.
〈常幽默〉名叫
a missing gent answering to the name of Bloom
Example sentencesExamples
- The parrot, which is still missing, has red tail feathers and a blue plastic ring on his foot and answers to the name of Monty.
- He is grey with a white nose and paws and was wearing a white collar, he answers to the name of Socks.
- Four years later she has left newspapers, written two novels and only answers to the name of Lennox.
- I've seen him and besides, there aren't many people answering to the name Quill.
- A nine-month-old black and white collie answering to the name of Muffy has gone missing.
- Appropriately enough, the victory came from the man who answers to the name of Craig Victory.
- There are children in London's better-to-do nurseries who answer to the name of Maximus.
- And not just Melissa but with a tall other guy who answered to the name of Greg.
- He answers to the name of Sam and was last seen on Sunday, September 22 in the Borris Road area.
- The owner's children were distraught, as they had travelled as far as Wexford in search of their pet that answers to the name of Prince.

have (or know) all the answers

informal Be overconfident about one's knowledge of something.
it was his air of knowing all the answers which riled Mrs Farrar
Example sentencesExamples
- When I was young I thought I knew all the answers, but as I get older I realise I can't even begin to formulate the questions.
- Once again, badly in need of a world view, senior management turned to the neocons - who again seemed to have all the answers.
- He doesn't know all the answers but says: ‘There are some things I've found helpful’.
- Obviously there are going to be people who know all the answers and others who don't know anything.
- Doctors are just as much in the dark as parents and often less wise because they think they know all the answers.
- Her article is more in the nature of sharing her problems and frustrations in trying to understand the complexities of rural poverty rather than an assertion that she knows all the answers.
- This was a report which, while by no means having all the answers, none the less contains some good information and unanimous cross-party recommendations.
- It doesn't set itself up as having all the answers, but is a constructive suggestion; a start.
- The Western world doesn't have all the answers.
- I have fears and insecurities, and I won't ever have all the answers.

Derivatives

answerer

noun ˈɑːns(ə)rəˈæns(ə)rər

There are some queries that we answerers of questions on the story of the English language get asked more often than others.
Example sentencesExamples
- Then you have technicians who get the problems that the phone answerers cannot solve.
- Unfortunately for the caller of this unsuspecting phone call, the answerer is far to busy to hear the phone ringing, and so the caller will try again in nine minutes time.
- If I were actually able to suggest to questioners and answerers that they keep their questions and answers succinct, question time would be over in about 20 minutes.
- With regards to the actual process of debate, well, you have two parties: a questioner and an answerer.

Origin

Old English andswaru (noun), andswarian (verb), of Germanic origin; from a base shared by swear.

swear from Old English:
This first meant ‘to make a solemn declaration’. The use of swear in connection with bad language came later, around the 15th century, as an extension of the idea of using a sacred name in an oath. Someone who swears a lot can be said to swear like a trooper. A trooper was originally a private soldier in a cavalry unit. By the 18th century these soldiers had developed a reputation for coarse behaviour and bad language. In his novel Pamela (1739–40), Samuel Richardson wrote: ‘She curses and storms at me like a Trooper.’ Answer (Old English) comes from the same root, and originally meant to rebut an accusation.

Rhymes

advancer, chancer, dancer, enhancer, lancer, prancer

Definition of answer in US English:

answer

nounˈænsərˈansər

1A thing said, written, or done to deal with or as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation.
回答；回复，答复；应答
he knocked and entered without waiting for an answer
他敲了门，没等回应就进去了。
Example sentencesExamples
- This is not a situation where a single answer is going to be completely correct.
- Basically, there are several situations and the answer would vary in each case.
- We have to research these questions and not give flippant answers.
- She skated across the rink and came back next to me waiting for an answer.
- What's more interesting is the questions my friends ask and their reactions to the answers.
- He was unprepared and without an answer, and the situation suddenly seemed awkward.
- Those are all questions deserving honest answers.
- How can these people give anything but the expected answers in such situations?
- Voltaire's answer was a classic statement of the atheist position.
- It's more that I found myself asking the same questions, hearing the same answers and writing the same stories.
- The ambulance came and took him away, asking questions, getting no answers in return.
- Consider the truth of the statement: if the answer is yes, then how do you feel about it.
- The short answer is that this situation really has nothing to do with you.
- When you get an answer, acknowledge it before asking additional probing questions.
- I was a little confused because his statements weren't really answers, but more like walks around an answer, like a politician would do.
- He disclosed that the matter had been forwarded to the Labour Courts, notifying it of the workers' situation and answers are expected soon.
- We will never know, since pollsters, like trial lawyers, always avoid questions whose answers might prove embarrassing or unforeseen.
- So I scurried up to my office, got the transcript of the questions and answers, came back to the House, and took a point of order.
- Janice was always asking too many questions while never waiting for an answer.
- He gave a flippant answer saying I should thank my lucky stars he had not billed me for it earlier.
Synonyms
reply, response, rejoinder, return, reaction
1. 1.1 A thing written or said in reaction to a question in a test or quiz.
  （测试）答案
  write your answers on a postcard
  把你的答案写在明信片上。
  Example sentencesExamples
  And this becomes your work for the rest of the year - to go over and over those three questions until the pupils could write the answers in their sleep.
  As their teacher rattled off numbers in Chinese, the duo listened, picked up their markers, wrote identical answers on whiteboards and held it up for the audience to see!
  You'll need a pen, to write down your answers, and at the end we'll tally up and see whether you've got em right or not.
  To make sure that the team was on the right track, and prevent people taking unauthorised short cuts, there were simple questions for which the team had to write down short answers.
  Dyslexic people get more time, as they find it more difficult to read the question and write the answer.
  You can write down the answers on a separate sheet or you can call in to the Sligo Weekender offices and pick up a special entry form.
  Anyway, when it came to the essay segments, I wrote my answers like a 4th grader.
  Constructed-response questions required the students to provide written responses explaining their answers.
  The students took the test, writing down the answers with feather pens as best as they could.
  Finally, after writing her last answer, she put her pencil down and massaged her temples.
  They have already, we note, calmly written their answer down some time before.
  Ponder each question and take your answers seriously.
  Sitting in Chemistry, Rachel beside me was working on our practical essay, and I was writing down the answers.
  In terms of being concise, plan your answer, write down key issues and words and build sentences and paragraphs around those.
  I eventually resorted to writing down the answers in Japanese.
  She peered at the test and hurriedly wrote down the answers as the bell rang for her to go to lunch.
  Each kid is asked the same three questions, and they write their answers down.
  You do not need to write out the answers, just do it using your mind.
  She wrote ridiculous answers on a history test so she would get an F.
  Just answer the following question and write your answer on a postcard.
2. 1.2 The correct solution to a question in a test or quiz.
  （测试）答案
  the answer is 280°
  正确答案是280°。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The audience loved the questions thrown open to them and many students and also some parents walked away with the prizes for the correct answers.
  All I needed was the answer to number thirty but she was selfish and didn't give me the answer.
  I loved the extra cross references, summaries, and test questions complete with the correct answers.
  We got close to 70 correct answers in fifteen minutes.
  The ex-Army major, 41, of High Street, Easterton, used coughs from an accomplice to steer him to the correct answers.
  Thanks to Maura for her questions and answers and the next quiz will be set by Therese Mc Kernan.
  I'll publish the correct answers when we resurface from under a pile of boxes.
  With only a handful of correct answers received for last week's quiz, there is still no third place winner.
  Players are then tasked to pick the correct answer from a list of four potential solutions.
  Maybe I don't have any answers, just questions.
  I remembered to put in the answer to last weeks puzzle but now I can't remember what the answer is!
  The teacher writes questions and answers on the blackboard - or the newer green, or white boards, and the students copy them down dutifully.
  But before we get onto the winners, here are the correct answers.
  He still came up with an impressive 7 correct answers.
  This test gives you the correct answers after each question and teaches the tricks for answering smarter on the next test!
  The answer to #2 is perhaps only obvious when you actually know the answer!
  Back in the famous Quiz Show Scandals, the horrifying revelation was that certain contestants had been given the questions and the answers in advance.
  Fortunately, Egg gives you the correct answers at the end of the test along with some pointers about which aspects of knowledge you need to mug up on.
  You have until lunchtime (UK time) on Christmas Eve, at which point I will reveal the answers, with accompanying explanations.
  The winning team managed to get a whopping 96 out of hundred correct answers and they won two All-Ireland tickets for their endeavours.
  Synonyms
  solution, explanation, resolution
3. 1.3 A solution to a problem or dilemma.
  解决办法
  the answer to poverty and unemployment is a properly funded range of services
  解决贫穷和失业的办法是有适当拨款的一系列服务。
  Example sentencesExamples
  You can understand why alcohol can often seem like the best answer in such situations.
  Again, somewhat like global expansion, there are no simple answers and the situation is changing with enormous speed.
  Departments with high rates of attrition among graduate students need to look to their own practices for answers and solutions.
  It is not a situation which permits easy answers in the short term.
  In all other situations the answer may well be for couples to file for divorce.
  If your inner geek needs a lift, International Rocket Week may be the answer, writes Rachel Devine
  Of course, satire is not about finding answers or solutions.
  But this is a situation with no easy answers, and there are real limits on what even a country as powerful as the United States can do about it.
  I wish I could conclude this column with a conclusion, but there are no easy answers or solutions.
  There are no all-encompassing answers, only local solutions, compromises, and on-going negotiations.
  Depression is a very complex topic, which affords no easy answers or solutions.
  The current situation poses many questions and few easy answers.
  Soft power is neither the problem nor the answer; the real solution is to get the policy right.
  The geriatric care manager must understand the people he or she is working with, what their values are, and come to each situation with no prescribed answers.
  Unfortunately, this theme does not carry the weight that it purports to carry, providing no resolution and no answers.
  There are no miracle solutions, no magical answers, no easy everybody-wins way out.
  This has to be handled VERY delicately, and there are no easy answers or obvious solutions.
  There may, of course, be situations where the answer may not be obvious and alternatives may have to be tried.
  If your sincerest desire is to avoid hurting anybody's feelings, the answer is never to write or say anything controversial.
  The smallpox dilemma has no simple answers, and making the correct decision may, literally, be a matter of life and death.
  Synonyms
  solution, remedy, way of solving the problem, way out
4. 1.4answer toin singular A thing or person that imitates or fulfills the same role as something or someone else.
  （地位、作用等方面的）对应物；相当的人
  the press called her Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe
  新闻界称她为英国的玛里莲·梦露。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Like the French Canadian answer to Sesame Street, Caillou intersperses animated stories with puppet shows and live-action shots of dancing kids.
  The film has an amazing amount of high gloss energy, and it feels like an early '80s answer to A Hard Day's Night.
  To me he is the British answer to Chekhov.
  Synonyms
  counterpart, parallel, alternative, match, complement, analogue, double, twin, opposite number
5. 1.5Law The defendant's reply to the plaintiff's charges.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Well, it means that the defendant to the suit is called on to make answer.
  Every day, proof of the collision is held to be sufficient to call on the two defendants for an answer.

verbˈænsərˈansər

1reporting verb Say or write something to deal with or as a reaction to someone or something.
回答；答复
with direct speech “Of course I can,” she answered
with clause she answered that she would take nothing but the ring
她回答说她除了戒指外什么都不会拿走。
with object she tried to answer his questions truthfully
她尽量坦诚地回答他的问题。
no object Steve was about to answer, but Hazel spoke first
史蒂夫正要回答，但黑兹尔抢先说了。
I didn't answer him
Example sentencesExamples
- Remember when we had to write an essay, answering that question-would you rather be blind or deaf?
- I answered all who wrote to me and felt deeply humbled by their stories.
- I blithely answered, ‘No, I plan to write two filmscripts and a novel.’
- ‘I don't know,’ I answered truthfully, and the uncertainty changed to confusion.
- And once you can answer that truthfully to yourself, the rest is easy.
- It is strange and paradoxical how our main problem has ended up being how to answer so many correspondences.
- At the meeting the Chairman (a director) presents a Statement of Affairs and answers questions regarding the company's affairs.
- When asked why it didn't the company answered that it wrote to as many passengers as possible suggesting that they apply for a refund.
- When nobody answered, he wrote on the board ‘unfair treatment’.
- That was a bit funny, and it was interesting to see people's reactions when she answered all the questions that were being thrown at her.
- I do have a tremendous correspondence, and I answer all the letters as soon as I can.
- We know that this Minister answered in writing - with the answer as at April - and now he refuses to give that answer to the House.
- I've still got a pile of e-mails to answer, a report to write, and a Master's course to work on.
- She answers e-mails and writes a chatty, informative diary.
- I hoped for some reaction but instead she answered, ‘That's good,’ and pointed at my paper.
- She answered in a fluently written letter about the death of her husband.
- On the first few occasions, I had truthfully answered no.
- One of them is where I will drag and drop correspondence that I cannot answer right away.
- ‘Well, Jason, it seems as if Miss Anders was one of the apartment owners,’ he answered, writing my name down on the pad of paper.
- I answered truthfully, and was not made to feel guilty at all.
Synonyms
reply, respond, say in response, speak in response, make a rejoinder, rejoin
1. 1.1with object Provide the required responses to (a test or quiz)
  （对测试等）作答
  answer the questions below for a chance to win a vacation
  回答以下问题以有机会赢得假期。
  Example sentencesExamples
  However, it is not clear why we found no evidence of response bias in answering multiple-choice questions as Walker et al. did.
  If you are interested in answering the questions or in providing feedback on them, please go over to the 20 Questions blog I set up for that purpose.
  I answered the question later in the essay.
  Such exploration may be accomplished through a homework assignment in which both partners or an entire family answers the questions below.
  I got exempted from a quiz just for answering a question and then in math, we were going to have a chapter test, but the teacher told us that she thought we were all ready to move on.
  There is no harm, however, in being able to adapt parts of these answers to particular questions providing you are answering the question.
  Many arrested serial killers took part in the test and answered the question correctly.
  Then he underwent a personality test where he had to answer questions about what was most like him and least like him.
  Sometimes, we place people who are interviewed or who complete a questionnaire in the position of informants rather than as respondents answering questions about themselves.
  I'm not going to credit the site I got this quiz from until all the questions are answered.
  Reading through the test, he answered each question in his head.
  All you have to do is answer the question below, indicating which game you would like to see.
  Test your knowledge about farm safety by answering the following questions.
  He was playing with them and answering the simple quiz questions that the girls are asking.
  Sample sizes varied across the questions tested, since all firms did not answer every question.
  As well as being a fascinating read, it is also a fantastic source of general knowledge and a great help in answering quiz questions and solving crossword puzzles.
  An equally serious problem could arise if children had a prepotent response bias for answering multiple choice questions.
  Such an strategy might work well for testing a thesis or answering a set of questions.
  Its Colouring Book link has small pictures of the flags useful for answering the questions in this Quiz.
2. 1.2answer backno object Respond impudently or disrespectfully to someone, especially when being criticized or told to do something.
  顶嘴（尤指对批评或吩咐）
  with object Mary resisted the temptation to answer her mother back
  玛丽强忍着不和她母亲顶嘴。
  one couldn't argue with a parent; one couldn't answer back
  Example sentencesExamples
  She didn't look at him or answer back, just walked along, gradually responding to him, blushing a little.
  He leaned closer until their faces were a centimetre apart. ‘Still answering back, Mr Potter!’
  He was gone with a wink before Allison could open her mouth and answer back.
  Ryan opened his mouth to answer back again, but was interrupted by the arrival of his brother, who motioned me to follow him into Ryan's bedroom.
  No swearing, no talking in class, no answering back, no criticising the town or anyone in the town, just behave, please, Tenni, would you?
  That gets you starting to feel angry that she commented on you like that so openly, you open your mouth to answer back but then your parents come in.
  I was dux at school, but got the belt as much as anyone for fighting or answering back.
  The nanny complains, Ollie answers back, and she carefully takes his hat off and smacks him over the head with the baby's bottle.
  She claimed footballers were contributing to pupils swearing and answering back in class as they copy what happens on the football pitch.
  And they have one great advantage - they don't answer back.
  Why do they have to be sullen and snappish, answering back at the drop of a hat, locking themselves in the bathroom and spending hours texting their mates?
  The perfect child who never misbehaves or answers back, never gets ill, is destined for a life of success and doesn't cost you a penny apart from the initial outlay on the Have A Cyber Baby software.
  They often come from cultures where answering back is unheard of and corporal punishment the norm and so they will be taught the differences in etiquette and teaching practices here.
  If they start answering back then you may be in trouble.
  They look sweet, they don't answer back, and their thought process is hidden behind gurgles and smiles.
  It wasn't enough that she almost charged out of here with out saying anything, but then she had the nerve to answer back like that?
  But if you leave it until later when they're answering back and they're doing what they want it will be much harder.
  She opened her mouth to answer back when a girl with dark brown hair popped her head out the kitchen door.
  But it was the more common bad behaviour, such as answering back and swearing, which needed a new ‘zero tolerance’ approach, delegates said.
  Synonyms
  respond cheekily to, be cheeky to, be impertinent to, talk back to
2with object Act in reaction to (a sound such as a telephone ringing or a knock or ring on a door)
（对电话铃或敲门等）作出反应
David answered the door
迪格比应声开门。
no object she called Edward's house, hoping he would answer
她打电话去爱德华家，希望管家会接。
Example sentencesExamples
- Caroline seemed genuinely pleased to see him when she answered a knock on her back door.
- The victim's five-year-old son answered a knock at the front door to a man who asked him to get his daddy, said police.
- Over the two weeks, she will answer knocks to her door and allow people to handle the relic and pray in her house.
- Our friend took himself along to the address and, in truth, he didn't have to ask questions when the woman of the house answered his front door knock.
- He rang the bell, waiting only seconds before the housekeeper answered the door.
- He has not been returning calls or answering my knocks on his door.
- The 83-year-old man answered a knock at the door of the house in Bag Lane, Atherton, without putting the security chain on because he thought it was a taxi they had ordered.
- When we rang the doorbell, Maggie answered the door.
- A few minutes later, the larger of the suspects answered a polite knock on the door.
- She recovered from shock and answered the cell phone.
- After ringing and knocking for some time Sid finally answered the door.
- She answered the door before I could ring the doorbell.
- I knocked and knocked, and nobody answered the door.
- As she answered the front door she saw her son had opened her bedroom window and was leaning out for a closer look.
- He then heard his bell ring several times but didn't answer the door.
- She answered the knock, peering through a crack in the door.
- Hope answered the door, her face grim when she saw him.
- A little old lady answers a knock at the door where she's accosted by a vacuum cleaner salesman.
- One word of advice suggests that if a householder answers a knock at their front door, they should first ensure that the back door is locked.
- She giggled, getting up to answer the patient knock at the door.
3answer tono object Be responsible or report to (someone)
对（某人）负有责任；向（某人）报告
I answer to the assistant commissioner
我对特别行动助理长官负责。
Example sentencesExamples
- He answers directly to the vice president of operations or the general manager.
- I answer to the Chief of the Defence Staff and the Secretary of State.
- He answers to the attorney general, the panel of judges and ultimately the president.
- Elected officials, denying with straight faces that they are bigots or denying that they are answering to bigots, choose brazenly bigoted and insulting comments in justifying the repulsion.
Synonyms
report, be accountable, be answerable, be responsible
4with object Defend oneself against (a charge, accusation, or criticism)
（对指控、谴责或批评）作辩护，回应
he said he would return to Spain to answer all charges
他说他要返回西班牙去对所有的指控作辩护。
Example sentencesExamples
- As such, he is qualified to discuss the state of the industry and answer some criticisms.
- In this paper, I choose to answer the charge that I do not have an iota of proof.
- Problems and setbacks had to be ridden out, attacks had to be answered, criticisms had to be parried, and Ministers had to be appeased and cajoled.
- He was adept at answering simplistic criticism with simplistic retorts.
- Fifteen Cardiff supporters appeared in court this week to answer charges of hooliganism.
- If you've got the evidence, put it into the process and let the people answer the charges - it's only natural justice.
- In his Biographical Memoir he has ably answered the criticisms of his character.
- He was hauled before the Board of Control to answer charges over his behaviour.
- My sister pointed out if she had made her horse wait 18 months she would have found herself in front of a judge, answering charges of cruelty to animals, and rightfully so.
- He would simply decline to refute the evidence presented or answer in any way the charges against him.
- To pile stupidity on stupidity, none of the three bothered to turn up to answer the charge against them.
- ‘At his trial, Ian was prevented by his deafness from answering the accusations against him,’ said Elspeth.
- Marius Wilson has not been served legal documents to answer the case against him in court
- It will be his first chance to publicly answer the criticisms that have been levelled against him.
- He summoned him before the royal court to answer trumped-up charges.
- He was found to be unfit to answer charges because he was suffering from a brain-wasting disease.
- But before he left to return to his Pembury estate, he delivered a letter to Elizabeth, answering her charges.
- There is also that famous quote from Peter Cook answering the accusation that the 1960s satire boom was damaging to society.
- In the second week of August the government was obliged to answer accusations of negligence and indifference.
- A warrant for his arrest was issued yesterday after he failed to attend court on Friday to answer a new charge of shoplifting.
- He summoned Luther to Rome to answer charges of heresy and rebelling against church authority.
Synonyms
rebut, refute, defend oneself against
1. 4.1answer tono object Be required to explain or justify oneself to (someone)
  向（某人）作出交代；为自己辩解
  you will have the police to answer to
  你须对警察作出交代。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I'm happy to say that I answer to you and not to the media.
  A pastor doesnt look to do the easy or popular thing, for he answers to God alone for his decisions and actions.
  But the new leadership is based on choice, answering to nothing other than its own justification.
2. 4.2answer forno object Be responsible or to blame for.
  对…负责；因…受到谴责
  the dust mite has a lot to answer for, especially if you are asthmatic
  尘螨要负很大责任，特别是如果你有哮喘病的话。
  Example sentencesExamples
  And Europe, too, is plainly better off with Milosevic answering for his crimes, instead of committing more.
  The family have been at their wits' end trying to ensure somebody answers for this.
  I guess the lesson here is that if you really have integrity, and your opinion is truly your own, and you aren't trying to front or pander, then you wouldn't try to ditch the responsibility of answering for it later.
  And people then say, you should have answered for this.
  Society has a lot to answer for, we all have a responsibility to children.
  If rules of behaviour are flouted, those responsible must answer for their actions.
  Synonyms
  pay for, be punished for, suffer the consequences of, suffer for
  be accountable for, be responsible for, be liable for, take the blame for
5with object Be suitable for fulfilling (a need); satisfy.
符合，适合，满足
entrepreneurship is necessary to answer the needs of national and international markets
满足国内和国际市场的需要必须要有企业开拓精神。
no object nothing short of that would answer
Example sentencesExamples
- Governments for the most part, even progressing democracies, are currently reacting as oppressors rather than public servants answering the needs of the people.
- Period rooms evolved gradually to answer the changing needs of the family.
- Now that's sensible, answering a distinct need.
- He believes the magazine is popular because it answers the needs of local readers.
- Indeed, throughout most of history, these crude forms of fuel answered the world's energy needs.
- The new park, established by presidential decree three years ago, answers a need for conservation areas.
- Literary translation, especially of the great works of the past, never answers a pressing need, nor is it a competitive activity.
- But the burden of answering the needs of some 500 families in Blackburn and Darwen, and many more across East Lancashire, has put the family on the bread line.
- The response centre operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to answer any need.
- Dr Lennon said the project would answer the demand for elderly housing and care in the Newport area for the next number of years.
- The technology answers the needs of ever-changing political platforms and campaigns.
- Freight transport by inland waterways is particularly suitable to answer Russia's needs.
- So we've answered the need for computing 24 hours a day.
- It answers their need for an excuse to go straight, while not at the same time surrendering to the morality of a society they believe has wronged them deeply.
- Litigation answers a deep need in all of us for justice.
- Yet it is as equally true to say that, in his later career, he answered a need created by a dangerous imbalance in the structure of the Stuart state.
- It is possible that no single model will ever answer the clinical needs of all families.
- Of much more importance to a business owner is whether the replacement answers the needs of his business.
- It has been established to answer a national need for more doctors and will take 130 students a year.
- They are answering the demand with products streamlined for the male consumer.
Synonyms
satisfy, meet, fulfil, fill, serve, suit, measure up to, match up to

Phrases

answer the description of

Correspond to a description, especially one of a suspect issued by the police.
（尤指警察对嫌疑犯的描述）描述相符
he answers the description of being slightly taller than his two supposed companions
Example sentencesExamples
- I have a number of documents in my possession which answer the description of the documents described in the subpoena.
- Beat officers were alerted, and asked to look out for any car answering the description of the one in the area at the times reported.
- One can postulate that a person who is born here, has lived here all their life, has parents who are citizens, may well be a person who could not possibly answer the description of an alien.
- He answers the description of the murder suspect.
- Yes, but is there any finding at any stage that, as a matter of general law, Mr Downes' client answered the description of a person who had ‘the right to decide the possession, disposition and use of the vessel’ owned by her husband?
Synonyms
match, fit, correspond to, be similar to, conform to, correlate to

answer to (the name of)

humorous Be called.
〈常幽默〉名叫
a missing gent answering to the name of Bloom
Example sentencesExamples
- And not just Melissa but with a tall other guy who answered to the name of Greg.
- The owner's children were distraught, as they had travelled as far as Wexford in search of their pet that answers to the name of Prince.
- I've seen him and besides, there aren't many people answering to the name Quill.
- Appropriately enough, the victory came from the man who answers to the name of Craig Victory.
- He is grey with a white nose and paws and was wearing a white collar, he answers to the name of Socks.
- There are children in London's better-to-do nurseries who answer to the name of Maximus.
- The parrot, which is still missing, has red tail feathers and a blue plastic ring on his foot and answers to the name of Monty.
- He answers to the name of Sam and was last seen on Sunday, September 22 in the Borris Road area.
- A nine-month-old black and white collie answering to the name of Muffy has gone missing.
- Four years later she has left newspapers, written two novels and only answers to the name of Lennox.

have (or know) all the answers

informal Be confident in one's knowledge of something, typically unjustifiably so.
〈非正式〉（自命）知晓一切
it was his air of knowing all the answers that riled Mrs. Farrar
Example sentencesExamples
- This was a report which, while by no means having all the answers, none the less contains some good information and unanimous cross-party recommendations.
- I have fears and insecurities, and I won't ever have all the answers.
- The Western world doesn't have all the answers.
- Once again, badly in need of a world view, senior management turned to the neocons - who again seemed to have all the answers.
- Obviously there are going to be people who know all the answers and others who don't know anything.
- When I was young I thought I knew all the answers, but as I get older I realise I can't even begin to formulate the questions.
- Her article is more in the nature of sharing her problems and frustrations in trying to understand the complexities of rural poverty rather than an assertion that she knows all the answers.
- It doesn't set itself up as having all the answers, but is a constructive suggestion; a start.
- He doesn't know all the answers but says: ‘There are some things I've found helpful’.
- Doctors are just as much in the dark as parents and often less wise because they think they know all the answers.

in answer to

As a response to or as a result of.
作为对…响应；须作交代
in answer to the stresses on modern woman, we have developed a range of beauty treatments
Example sentencesExamples
- As if in answer to her request, a pair of arms wrapped around her, holding her tight to a chest.
- For the millennium, Caroline launched a new collection called Studio, in answer to a call for more extravagant clothing.
- This futile exercise is in answer to the Burnley riots and will only force integration, which will breed contempt.
- As if in answer to her thought she heard low mocking male laughter in her ear.
- He launched his Back to Basics campaign in answer to the increasing tide of scandal which was damaging his government.
- Your Honour, I believe I have said what I can say in answer to the application.
- Amanda Fisk, director of operations at the trust, said the move was in answer to financial difficulties.
- He will be asked to utilise the pace of Michael Owen in answer to the ferocious, explosive bursts for which Argentina are renowned.
- Her head raised in answer to what I thought had been my silence but I had apparently spoken her name.
- Early illnesses, often erupting as if in answer to some other crisis, kept him out of school for years, and in the company of pious nannies.

Origin

Old English andswaru (noun), andswarian (verb), of Germanic origin; from a base shared by swear.

词汇	answer
释义	Definition of answer in English: answer noun ˈɑːnsəˈænsər 1A thing that is said, written, or done as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation. 回答；回复，答复；应答 he knocked and entered without waiting for an answer 他敲了门，没等回应就进去了。 I hurried along the passage in answer to the doorbell's ring 听到门铃响我匆匆穿过走道去开门。 Example sentencesExamples He gave a flippant answer saying I should thank my lucky stars he had not billed me for it earlier. Voltaire's answer was a classic statement of the atheist position. She skated across the rink and came back next to me waiting for an answer. Janice was always asking too many questions while never waiting for an answer. So I scurried up to my office, got the transcript of the questions and answers, came back to the House, and took a point of order. We will never know, since pollsters, like trial lawyers, always avoid questions whose answers might prove embarrassing or unforeseen. Those are all questions deserving honest answers. How can these people give anything but the expected answers in such situations? It's more that I found myself asking the same questions, hearing the same answers and writing the same stories. What's more interesting is the questions my friends ask and their reactions to the answers. When you get an answer, acknowledge it before asking additional probing questions. We have to research these questions and not give flippant answers. The ambulance came and took him away, asking questions, getting no answers in return. I was a little confused because his statements weren't really answers, but more like walks around an answer, like a politician would do. He was unprepared and without an answer, and the situation suddenly seemed awkward. He disclosed that the matter had been forwarded to the Labour Courts, notifying it of the workers' situation and answers are expected soon. Consider the truth of the statement: if the answer is yes, then how do you feel about it. The short answer is that this situation really has nothing to do with you. This is not a situation where a single answer is going to be completely correct. Basically, there are several situations and the answer would vary in each case. Synonyms reply, response, rejoinder, return, reaction acknowledgement retort, riposte informal comeback 1.1 A thing written or said in reaction to a question in a test or quiz. （测试）答案 write your answers on a postcard 把你的答案写在明信片上。 Example sentencesExamples As their teacher rattled off numbers in Chinese, the duo listened, picked up their markers, wrote identical answers on whiteboards and held it up for the audience to see! Ponder each question and take your answers seriously. Constructed-response questions required the students to provide written responses explaining their answers. She wrote ridiculous answers on a history test so she would get an F. She peered at the test and hurriedly wrote down the answers as the bell rang for her to go to lunch. You'll need a pen, to write down your answers, and at the end we'll tally up and see whether you've got em right or not. And this becomes your work for the rest of the year - to go over and over those three questions until the pupils could write the answers in their sleep. Finally, after writing her last answer, she put her pencil down and massaged her temples. In terms of being concise, plan your answer, write down key issues and words and build sentences and paragraphs around those. Each kid is asked the same three questions, and they write their answers down. Sitting in Chemistry, Rachel beside me was working on our practical essay, and I was writing down the answers. They have already, we note, calmly written their answer down some time before. The students took the test, writing down the answers with feather pens as best as they could. You can write down the answers on a separate sheet or you can call in to the Sligo Weekender offices and pick up a special entry form. Just answer the following question and write your answer on a postcard. To make sure that the team was on the right track, and prevent people taking unauthorised short cuts, there were simple questions for which the team had to write down short answers. I eventually resorted to writing down the answers in Japanese. You do not need to write out the answers, just do it using your mind. Anyway, when it came to the essay segments, I wrote my answers like a 4th grader. Dyslexic people get more time, as they find it more difficult to read the question and write the answer. 1.2 The correct solution to a question in a test or quiz. （测试）答案 the answer is 280° 正确答案是280°。 Example sentencesExamples The ex-Army major, 41, of High Street, Easterton, used coughs from an accomplice to steer him to the correct answers. I remembered to put in the answer to last weeks puzzle but now I can't remember what the answer is! The winning team managed to get a whopping 96 out of hundred correct answers and they won two All-Ireland tickets for their endeavours. All I needed was the answer to number thirty but she was selfish and didn't give me the answer. The teacher writes questions and answers on the blackboard - or the newer green, or white boards, and the students copy them down dutifully. With only a handful of correct answers received for last week's quiz, there is still no third place winner. Maybe I don't have any answers, just questions. We got close to 70 correct answers in fifteen minutes. You have until lunchtime (UK time) on Christmas Eve, at which point I will reveal the answers, with accompanying explanations. Back in the famous Quiz Show Scandals, the horrifying revelation was that certain contestants had been given the questions and the answers in advance. Fortunately, Egg gives you the correct answers at the end of the test along with some pointers about which aspects of knowledge you need to mug up on. I'll publish the correct answers when we resurface from under a pile of boxes. This test gives you the correct answers after each question and teaches the tricks for answering smarter on the next test! The answer to #2 is perhaps only obvious when you actually know the answer! He still came up with an impressive 7 correct answers. Players are then tasked to pick the correct answer from a list of four potential solutions. But before we get onto the winners, here are the correct answers. The audience loved the questions thrown open to them and many students and also some parents walked away with the prizes for the correct answers. Thanks to Maura for her questions and answers and the next quiz will be set by Therese Mc Kernan. I loved the extra cross references, summaries, and test questions complete with the correct answers. Synonyms solution, explanation, resolution key 2A solution to a problem or dilemma. 解决办法 the answer to poverty and unemployment is a properly funded range of services 解决贫穷和失业的办法是有适当拨款的一系列服务。 Example sentencesExamples In all other situations the answer may well be for couples to file for divorce. Soft power is neither the problem nor the answer; the real solution is to get the policy right. Of course, satire is not about finding answers or solutions. The smallpox dilemma has no simple answers, and making the correct decision may, literally, be a matter of life and death. I wish I could conclude this column with a conclusion, but there are no easy answers or solutions. If your inner geek needs a lift, International Rocket Week may be the answer, writes Rachel Devine There may, of course, be situations where the answer may not be obvious and alternatives may have to be tried. The current situation poses many questions and few easy answers. You can understand why alcohol can often seem like the best answer in such situations. Again, somewhat like global expansion, there are no simple answers and the situation is changing with enormous speed. But this is a situation with no easy answers, and there are real limits on what even a country as powerful as the United States can do about it. If your sincerest desire is to avoid hurting anybody's feelings, the answer is never to write or say anything controversial. There are no all-encompassing answers, only local solutions, compromises, and on-going negotiations. The geriatric care manager must understand the people he or she is working with, what their values are, and come to each situation with no prescribed answers. It is not a situation which permits easy answers in the short term. Unfortunately, this theme does not carry the weight that it purports to carry, providing no resolution and no answers. There are no miracle solutions, no magical answers, no easy everybody-wins way out. This has to be handled VERY delicately, and there are no easy answers or obvious solutions. Departments with high rates of attrition among graduate students need to look to their own practices for answers and solutions. Depression is a very complex topic, which affords no easy answers or solutions. Synonyms solution, remedy, way of solving the problem, way out informal quick fix 3answer toin singular A person or thing regarded as the equivalent to a better-known one from another place. the press called her Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe 新闻界称她为英国的玛里莲·梦露。 Example sentencesExamples Like the French Canadian answer to Sesame Street, Caillou intersperses animated stories with puppet shows and live-action shots of dancing kids. The film has an amazing amount of high gloss energy, and it feels like an early '80s answer to A Hard Day's Night. To me he is the British answer to Chekhov. Synonyms counterpart, parallel, alternative, match, complement, analogue, double, twin, opposite number verb ˈɑːnsəˈænsər 1reporting verb Say or write something as a reaction to someone or something. 回答；答复 with direct speech ‘Of course I can,’ she answered with clause she answered that she would take nothing but the ring 她回答说她除了戒指外什么都不会拿走。 with object she tried to answer his questions truthfully 她尽量坦诚地回答他的问题。 no object Steve was about to answer, but Hazel spoke first 史蒂夫正要回答，但黑兹尔抢先说了。 Example sentencesExamples That was a bit funny, and it was interesting to see people's reactions when she answered all the questions that were being thrown at her. Remember when we had to write an essay, answering that question-would you rather be blind or deaf? One of them is where I will drag and drop correspondence that I cannot answer right away. On the first few occasions, I had truthfully answered no. When asked why it didn't the company answered that it wrote to as many passengers as possible suggesting that they apply for a refund. We know that this Minister answered in writing - with the answer as at April - and now he refuses to give that answer to the House. At the meeting the Chairman (a director) presents a Statement of Affairs and answers questions regarding the company's affairs. She answers e-mails and writes a chatty, informative diary. I answered all who wrote to me and felt deeply humbled by their stories. And once you can answer that truthfully to yourself, the rest is easy. I blithely answered, ‘No, I plan to write two filmscripts and a novel.’ I've still got a pile of e-mails to answer, a report to write, and a Master's course to work on. It is strange and paradoxical how our main problem has ended up being how to answer so many correspondences. I hoped for some reaction but instead she answered, ‘That's good,’ and pointed at my paper. I answered truthfully, and was not made to feel guilty at all. She answered in a fluently written letter about the death of her husband. I do have a tremendous correspondence, and I answer all the letters as soon as I can. ‘Well, Jason, it seems as if Miss Anders was one of the apartment owners,’ he answered, writing my name down on the pad of paper. When nobody answered, he wrote on the board ‘unfair treatment’. ‘I don't know,’ I answered truthfully, and the uncertainty changed to confusion. Synonyms reply, respond, speak/say in response, make a rejoinder, rejoin retort, come back, fling back, hurl back acknowledge, write back informal get back to rare riposte 1.1with object Provide the required response to (a question in a test or quiz) （测试）答案 answer the questions below for a chance to win a holiday 回答以下问题以有机会赢得假期。 Example sentencesExamples Sometimes, we place people who are interviewed or who complete a questionnaire in the position of informants rather than as respondents answering questions about themselves. However, it is not clear why we found no evidence of response bias in answering multiple-choice questions as Walker et al. did. Such an strategy might work well for testing a thesis or answering a set of questions. I got exempted from a quiz just for answering a question and then in math, we were going to have a chapter test, but the teacher told us that she thought we were all ready to move on. An equally serious problem could arise if children had a prepotent response bias for answering multiple choice questions. I answered the question later in the essay. Its Colouring Book link has small pictures of the flags useful for answering the questions in this Quiz. Reading through the test, he answered each question in his head. Then he underwent a personality test where he had to answer questions about what was most like him and least like him. As well as being a fascinating read, it is also a fantastic source of general knowledge and a great help in answering quiz questions and solving crossword puzzles. Such exploration may be accomplished through a homework assignment in which both partners or an entire family answers the questions below. Test your knowledge about farm safety by answering the following questions. There is no harm, however, in being able to adapt parts of these answers to particular questions providing you are answering the question. Sample sizes varied across the questions tested, since all firms did not answer every question. Many arrested serial killers took part in the test and answered the question correctly. If you are interested in answering the questions or in providing feedback on them, please go over to the 20 Questions blog I set up for that purpose. I'm not going to credit the site I got this quiz from until all the questions are answered. All you have to do is answer the question below, indicating which game you would like to see. He was playing with them and answering the simple quiz questions that the girls are asking. 1.2answer backno object Respond impudently or disrespectfully to someone, especially when being criticized or told to do something. 顶嘴（尤指对批评或吩咐） I'd usually talk him round, but never answer back 我通常会说服他，不过从不顶嘴。 with object Mary resisted the temptation to answer her mother back 玛丽强忍着不和她母亲顶嘴。 Example sentencesExamples The perfect child who never misbehaves or answers back, never gets ill, is destined for a life of success and doesn't cost you a penny apart from the initial outlay on the Have A Cyber Baby software. They look sweet, they don't answer back, and their thought process is hidden behind gurgles and smiles. It wasn't enough that she almost charged out of here with out saying anything, but then she had the nerve to answer back like that? He was gone with a wink before Allison could open her mouth and answer back. She didn't look at him or answer back, just walked along, gradually responding to him, blushing a little. No swearing, no talking in class, no answering back, no criticising the town or anyone in the town, just behave, please, Tenni, would you? The nanny complains, Ollie answers back, and she carefully takes his hat off and smacks him over the head with the baby's bottle. They often come from cultures where answering back is unheard of and corporal punishment the norm and so they will be taught the differences in etiquette and teaching practices here. She claimed footballers were contributing to pupils swearing and answering back in class as they copy what happens on the football pitch. Why do they have to be sullen and snappish, answering back at the drop of a hat, locking themselves in the bathroom and spending hours texting their mates? But if you leave it until later when they're answering back and they're doing what they want it will be much harder. Ryan opened his mouth to answer back again, but was interrupted by the arrival of his brother, who motioned me to follow him into Ryan's bedroom. But it was the more common bad behaviour, such as answering back and swearing, which needed a new ‘zero tolerance’ approach, delegates said. She opened her mouth to answer back when a girl with dark brown hair popped her head out the kitchen door. That gets you starting to feel angry that she commented on you like that so openly, you open your mouth to answer back but then your parents come in. I was dux at school, but got the belt as much as anyone for fighting or answering back. He leaned closer until their faces were a centimetre apart. ‘Still answering back, Mr Potter!’ And they have one great advantage - they don't answer back. If they start answering back then you may be in trouble. Synonyms respond cheekily to, be cheeky to, be impertinent to, talk back to contradict, argue with, disagree with retaliate, retort, counter informal cheek North American informal sass, be sassy to 2with object Act in reaction to (a sound such as a telephone ringing or a knock or ring on a door) （对电话铃或敲门等）作出反应 Digby answered the door 迪格比应声开门。 no object she rang Edward's house, hoping the housekeeper would answer 她打电话去爱德华家，希望管家会接。 Example sentencesExamples I knocked and knocked, and nobody answered the door. He has not been returning calls or answering my knocks on his door. She answered the door before I could ring the doorbell. As she answered the front door she saw her son had opened her bedroom window and was leaning out for a closer look. Hope answered the door, her face grim when she saw him. She recovered from shock and answered the cell phone. The 83-year-old man answered a knock at the door of the house in Bag Lane, Atherton, without putting the security chain on because he thought it was a taxi they had ordered. The victim's five-year-old son answered a knock at the front door to a man who asked him to get his daddy, said police. Caroline seemed genuinely pleased to see him when she answered a knock on her back door. She answered the knock, peering through a crack in the door. Our friend took himself along to the address and, in truth, he didn't have to ask questions when the woman of the house answered his front door knock. After ringing and knocking for some time Sid finally answered the door. He then heard his bell ring several times but didn't answer the door. One word of advice suggests that if a householder answers a knock at their front door, they should first ensure that the back door is locked. He rang the bell, waiting only seconds before the housekeeper answered the door. When we rang the doorbell, Maggie answered the door. Over the two weeks, she will answer knocks to her door and allow people to handle the relic and pray in her house. She giggled, getting up to answer the patient knock at the door. A little old lady answers a knock at the door where she's accosted by a vacuum cleaner salesman. A few minutes later, the larger of the suspects answered a polite knock on the door. 3answer tono object Be responsible or report to (someone) 对（某人）负有责任；向（某人）报告 I answer to the Assistant Commissioner of Specialist Operations 我对特别行动助理长官负责。 Example sentencesExamples He answers to the attorney general, the panel of judges and ultimately the president. He answers directly to the vice president of operations or the general manager. Elected officials, denying with straight faces that they are bigots or denying that they are answering to bigots, choose brazenly bigoted and insulting comments in justifying the repulsion. I answer to the Chief of the Defence Staff and the Secretary of State. Synonyms report, be accountable, be answerable, be responsible work for, work under, be subordinate to, be supervised by, be managed by 4with object Defend oneself against (a charge, accusation, or criticism) （对指控、谴责或批评）作辩护，回应 he said he would return to Spain to answer all charges 他说他要返回西班牙去对所有的指控作辩护。 Example sentencesExamples He would simply decline to refute the evidence presented or answer in any way the charges against him. There is also that famous quote from Peter Cook answering the accusation that the 1960s satire boom was damaging to society. He was found to be unfit to answer charges because he was suffering from a brain-wasting disease. Fifteen Cardiff supporters appeared in court this week to answer charges of hooliganism. To pile stupidity on stupidity, none of the three bothered to turn up to answer the charge against them. He summoned Luther to Rome to answer charges of heresy and rebelling against church authority. My sister pointed out if she had made her horse wait 18 months she would have found herself in front of a judge, answering charges of cruelty to animals, and rightfully so. He summoned him before the royal court to answer trumped-up charges. A warrant for his arrest was issued yesterday after he failed to attend court on Friday to answer a new charge of shoplifting. In his Biographical Memoir he has ably answered the criticisms of his character. If you've got the evidence, put it into the process and let the people answer the charges - it's only natural justice. He was hauled before the Board of Control to answer charges over his behaviour. In this paper, I choose to answer the charge that I do not have an iota of proof. In the second week of August the government was obliged to answer accusations of negligence and indifference. He was adept at answering simplistic criticism with simplistic retorts. It will be his first chance to publicly answer the criticisms that have been levelled against him. As such, he is qualified to discuss the state of the industry and answer some criticisms. Marius Wilson has not been served legal documents to answer the case against him in court ‘At his trial, Ian was prevented by his deafness from answering the accusations against him,’ said Elspeth. Problems and setbacks had to be ridden out, attacks had to be answered, criticisms had to be parried, and Ministers had to be appeased and cajoled. But before he left to return to his Pembury estate, he delivered a letter to Elizabeth, answering her charges. Synonyms rebut, refute, defend oneself against 4.1answer tono object Be required to explain or justify oneself to (someone) 向（某人）作出交代；为自己辩解 you will have the police to answer to 你须对警察作出交代。 Example sentencesExamples A pastor doesnt look to do the easy or popular thing, for he answers to God alone for his decisions and actions. I'm happy to say that I answer to you and not to the media. But the new leadership is based on choice, answering to nothing other than its own justification. 4.2answer forno object Be responsible or to blame for. 对…负责；因…受到谴责 the dust mite has a lot to answer for, especially if you are asthmatic 尘螨要负很大责任，特别是如果你有哮喘病的话。 Example sentencesExamples I guess the lesson here is that if you really have integrity, and your opinion is truly your own, and you aren't trying to front or pander, then you wouldn't try to ditch the responsibility of answering for it later. And Europe, too, is plainly better off with Milosevic answering for his crimes, instead of committing more. If rules of behaviour are flouted, those responsible must answer for their actions. And people then say, you should have answered for this. Society has a lot to answer for, we all have a responsibility to children. The family have been at their wits' end trying to ensure somebody answers for this. Synonyms pay for, be punished for, suffer the consequences of, suffer for make amends for, make reparation for, atone for be accountable for, be responsible for, be liable for, take the blame for vouch for informal take the rap for 5with object Be suitable for fulfilling (a need); satisfy. 符合，适合，满足 entrepreneurship is necessary to answer the needs of national and international markets 满足国内和国际市场的需要必须要有企业开拓精神。 Example sentencesExamples Dr Lennon said the project would answer the demand for elderly housing and care in the Newport area for the next number of years. The response centre operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to answer any need. It answers their need for an excuse to go straight, while not at the same time surrendering to the morality of a society they believe has wronged them deeply. Indeed, throughout most of history, these crude forms of fuel answered the world's energy needs. The new park, established by presidential decree three years ago, answers a need for conservation areas. He believes the magazine is popular because it answers the needs of local readers. It has been established to answer a national need for more doctors and will take 130 students a year. Governments for the most part, even progressing democracies, are currently reacting as oppressors rather than public servants answering the needs of the people. So we've answered the need for computing 24 hours a day. Literary translation, especially of the great works of the past, never answers a pressing need, nor is it a competitive activity. Litigation answers a deep need in all of us for justice. Period rooms evolved gradually to answer the changing needs of the family. Freight transport by inland waterways is particularly suitable to answer Russia's needs. Now that's sensible, answering a distinct need. But the burden of answering the needs of some 500 families in Blackburn and Darwen, and many more across East Lancashire, has put the family on the bread line. The technology answers the needs of ever-changing political platforms and campaigns. It is possible that no single model will ever answer the clinical needs of all families. Yet it is as equally true to say that, in his later career, he answered a need created by a dangerous imbalance in the structure of the Stuart state. They are answering the demand with products streamlined for the male consumer. Of much more importance to a business owner is whether the replacement answers the needs of his business. Synonyms satisfy, meet, fulfil, fill, serve, suit, measure up to, match up to fit/fill the bill Phrases answer the description of Correspond to a description, especially one of a suspect issued by the police. （尤指警察对嫌疑犯的描述）描述相符 people reported seeing a man who answers the suspect's description behaving suspiciously Example sentencesExamples One can postulate that a person who is born here, has lived here all their life, has parents who are citizens, may well be a person who could not possibly answer the description of an alien. He answers the description of the murder suspect. I have a number of documents in my possession which answer the description of the documents described in the subpoena. Beat officers were alerted, and asked to look out for any car answering the description of the one in the area at the times reported. Yes, but is there any finding at any stage that, as a matter of general law, Mr Downes' client answered the description of a person who had ‘the right to decide the possession, disposition and use of the vessel’ owned by her husband? Synonyms match, fit, correspond to, be similar to, conform to, correlate to the answer to someone's prayers The thing that someone really wants. the opportunity for a commission in the army seemed an answer to their prayers Example sentencesExamples This man Collins was the answer to her prayers where Elizabeth was concerned. A new imprint, launched last week, claims to be the answer to your prayers. Little that I know the Fauna Foundation was the answer to my prayers. A secure pension would seem to be the answer to our prayers. A controversial state bill could be the answer to his prayers. Fundraisers are hoping a grant from the Landfill Tax Credit will be the answer to their prayers. Well, allow me to present the answer to your prayers. Wahid is still far from being the answer to Indonesia's prayers. At long last, the answer to my prayers. A simple breathing exercise could be the answer to our prayers. answer to (the name of) humorous Be called. 〈常幽默〉名叫 a missing gent answering to the name of Bloom Example sentencesExamples The parrot, which is still missing, has red tail feathers and a blue plastic ring on his foot and answers to the name of Monty. He is grey with a white nose and paws and was wearing a white collar, he answers to the name of Socks. Four years later she has left newspapers, written two novels and only answers to the name of Lennox. I've seen him and besides, there aren't many people answering to the name Quill. A nine-month-old black and white collie answering to the name of Muffy has gone missing. Appropriately enough, the victory came from the man who answers to the name of Craig Victory. There are children in London's better-to-do nurseries who answer to the name of Maximus. And not just Melissa but with a tall other guy who answered to the name of Greg. He answers to the name of Sam and was last seen on Sunday, September 22 in the Borris Road area. The owner's children were distraught, as they had travelled as far as Wexford in search of their pet that answers to the name of Prince. have (or know) all the answers informal Be overconfident about one's knowledge of something. it was his air of knowing all the answers which riled Mrs Farrar Example sentencesExamples When I was young I thought I knew all the answers, but as I get older I realise I can't even begin to formulate the questions. Once again, badly in need of a world view, senior management turned to the neocons - who again seemed to have all the answers. He doesn't know all the answers but says: ‘There are some things I've found helpful’. Obviously there are going to be people who know all the answers and others who don't know anything. Doctors are just as much in the dark as parents and often less wise because they think they know all the answers. Her article is more in the nature of sharing her problems and frustrations in trying to understand the complexities of rural poverty rather than an assertion that she knows all the answers. This was a report which, while by no means having all the answers, none the less contains some good information and unanimous cross-party recommendations. It doesn't set itself up as having all the answers, but is a constructive suggestion; a start. The Western world doesn't have all the answers. I have fears and insecurities, and I won't ever have all the answers. Derivatives answerer noun ˈɑːns(ə)rəˈæns(ə)rər There are some queries that we answerers of questions on the story of the English language get asked more often than others. Example sentencesExamples Then you have technicians who get the problems that the phone answerers cannot solve. Unfortunately for the caller of this unsuspecting phone call, the answerer is far to busy to hear the phone ringing, and so the caller will try again in nine minutes time. If I were actually able to suggest to questioners and answerers that they keep their questions and answers succinct, question time would be over in about 20 minutes. With regards to the actual process of debate, well, you have two parties: a questioner and an answerer. Origin Old English andswaru (noun), andswarian (verb), of Germanic origin; from a base shared by swear. swear from Old English: This first meant ‘to make a solemn declaration’. The use of swear in connection with bad language came later, around the 15th century, as an extension of the idea of using a sacred name in an oath. Someone who swears a lot can be said to swear like a trooper. A trooper was originally a private soldier in a cavalry unit. By the 18th century these soldiers had developed a reputation for coarse behaviour and bad language. In his novel Pamela (1739–40), Samuel Richardson wrote: ‘She curses and storms at me like a Trooper.’ Answer (Old English) comes from the same root, and originally meant to rebut an accusation. Rhymes advancer, chancer, dancer, enhancer, lancer, prancer noun.1 phr. Definition of answer in US English: answer nounˈænsərˈansər 1A thing said, written, or done to deal with or as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation. 回答；回复，答复；应答 he knocked and entered without waiting for an answer 他敲了门，没等回应就进去了。 Example sentencesExamples This is not a situation where a single answer is going to be completely correct. Basically, there are several situations and the answer would vary in each case. We have to research these questions and not give flippant answers. She skated across the rink and came back next to me waiting for an answer. What's more interesting is the questions my friends ask and their reactions to the answers. He was unprepared and without an answer, and the situation suddenly seemed awkward. Those are all questions deserving honest answers. How can these people give anything but the expected answers in such situations? Voltaire's answer was a classic statement of the atheist position. It's more that I found myself asking the same questions, hearing the same answers and writing the same stories. The ambulance came and took him away, asking questions, getting no answers in return. Consider the truth of the statement: if the answer is yes, then how do you feel about it. The short answer is that this situation really has nothing to do with you. When you get an answer, acknowledge it before asking additional probing questions. I was a little confused because his statements weren't really answers, but more like walks around an answer, like a politician would do. He disclosed that the matter had been forwarded to the Labour Courts, notifying it of the workers' situation and answers are expected soon. We will never know, since pollsters, like trial lawyers, always avoid questions whose answers might prove embarrassing or unforeseen. So I scurried up to my office, got the transcript of the questions and answers, came back to the House, and took a point of order. Janice was always asking too many questions while never waiting for an answer. He gave a flippant answer saying I should thank my lucky stars he had not billed me for it earlier. Synonyms reply, response, rejoinder, return, reaction 1.1 A thing written or said in reaction to a question in a test or quiz. （测试）答案 write your answers on a postcard 把你的答案写在明信片上。 Example sentencesExamples And this becomes your work for the rest of the year - to go over and over those three questions until the pupils could write the answers in their sleep. As their teacher rattled off numbers in Chinese, the duo listened, picked up their markers, wrote identical answers on whiteboards and held it up for the audience to see! You'll need a pen, to write down your answers, and at the end we'll tally up and see whether you've got em right or not. To make sure that the team was on the right track, and prevent people taking unauthorised short cuts, there were simple questions for which the team had to write down short answers. Dyslexic people get more time, as they find it more difficult to read the question and write the answer. You can write down the answers on a separate sheet or you can call in to the Sligo Weekender offices and pick up a special entry form. Anyway, when it came to the essay segments, I wrote my answers like a 4th grader. Constructed-response questions required the students to provide written responses explaining their answers. The students took the test, writing down the answers with feather pens as best as they could. Finally, after writing her last answer, she put her pencil down and massaged her temples. They have already, we note, calmly written their answer down some time before. Ponder each question and take your answers seriously. Sitting in Chemistry, Rachel beside me was working on our practical essay, and I was writing down the answers. In terms of being concise, plan your answer, write down key issues and words and build sentences and paragraphs around those. I eventually resorted to writing down the answers in Japanese. She peered at the test and hurriedly wrote down the answers as the bell rang for her to go to lunch. Each kid is asked the same three questions, and they write their answers down. You do not need to write out the answers, just do it using your mind. She wrote ridiculous answers on a history test so she would get an F. Just answer the following question and write your answer on a postcard. 1.2 The correct solution to a question in a test or quiz. （测试）答案 the answer is 280° 正确答案是280°。 Example sentencesExamples The audience loved the questions thrown open to them and many students and also some parents walked away with the prizes for the correct answers. All I needed was the answer to number thirty but she was selfish and didn't give me the answer. I loved the extra cross references, summaries, and test questions complete with the correct answers. We got close to 70 correct answers in fifteen minutes. The ex-Army major, 41, of High Street, Easterton, used coughs from an accomplice to steer him to the correct answers. Thanks to Maura for her questions and answers and the next quiz will be set by Therese Mc Kernan. I'll publish the correct answers when we resurface from under a pile of boxes. With only a handful of correct answers received for last week's quiz, there is still no third place winner. Players are then tasked to pick the correct answer from a list of four potential solutions. Maybe I don't have any answers, just questions. I remembered to put in the answer to last weeks puzzle but now I can't remember what the answer is! The teacher writes questions and answers on the blackboard - or the newer green, or white boards, and the students copy them down dutifully. But before we get onto the winners, here are the correct answers. He still came up with an impressive 7 correct answers. This test gives you the correct answers after each question and teaches the tricks for answering smarter on the next test! The answer to #2 is perhaps only obvious when you actually know the answer! Back in the famous Quiz Show Scandals, the horrifying revelation was that certain contestants had been given the questions and the answers in advance. Fortunately, Egg gives you the correct answers at the end of the test along with some pointers about which aspects of knowledge you need to mug up on. You have until lunchtime (UK time) on Christmas Eve, at which point I will reveal the answers, with accompanying explanations. The winning team managed to get a whopping 96 out of hundred correct answers and they won two All-Ireland tickets for their endeavours. Synonyms solution, explanation, resolution 1.3 A solution to a problem or dilemma. 解决办法 the answer to poverty and unemployment is a properly funded range of services 解决贫穷和失业的办法是有适当拨款的一系列服务。 Example sentencesExamples You can understand why alcohol can often seem like the best answer in such situations. Again, somewhat like global expansion, there are no simple answers and the situation is changing with enormous speed. Departments with high rates of attrition among graduate students need to look to their own practices for answers and solutions. It is not a situation which permits easy answers in the short term. In all other situations the answer may well be for couples to file for divorce. If your inner geek needs a lift, International Rocket Week may be the answer, writes Rachel Devine Of course, satire is not about finding answers or solutions. But this is a situation with no easy answers, and there are real limits on what even a country as powerful as the United States can do about it. I wish I could conclude this column with a conclusion, but there are no easy answers or solutions. There are no all-encompassing answers, only local solutions, compromises, and on-going negotiations. Depression is a very complex topic, which affords no easy answers or solutions. The current situation poses many questions and few easy answers. Soft power is neither the problem nor the answer; the real solution is to get the policy right. The geriatric care manager must understand the people he or she is working with, what their values are, and come to each situation with no prescribed answers. Unfortunately, this theme does not carry the weight that it purports to carry, providing no resolution and no answers. There are no miracle solutions, no magical answers, no easy everybody-wins way out. This has to be handled VERY delicately, and there are no easy answers or obvious solutions. There may, of course, be situations where the answer may not be obvious and alternatives may have to be tried. If your sincerest desire is to avoid hurting anybody's feelings, the answer is never to write or say anything controversial. The smallpox dilemma has no simple answers, and making the correct decision may, literally, be a matter of life and death. Synonyms solution, remedy, way of solving the problem, way out 1.4answer toin singular A thing or person that imitates or fulfills the same role as something or someone else. （地位、作用等方面的）对应物；相当的人 the press called her Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe 新闻界称她为英国的玛里莲·梦露。 Example sentencesExamples Like the French Canadian answer to Sesame Street, Caillou intersperses animated stories with puppet shows and live-action shots of dancing kids. The film has an amazing amount of high gloss energy, and it feels like an early '80s answer to A Hard Day's Night. To me he is the British answer to Chekhov. Synonyms counterpart, parallel, alternative, match, complement, analogue, double, twin, opposite number 1.5Law The defendant's reply to the plaintiff's charges. Example sentencesExamples Well, it means that the defendant to the suit is called on to make answer. Every day, proof of the collision is held to be sufficient to call on the two defendants for an answer. verbˈænsərˈansər 1reporting verb Say or write something to deal with or as a reaction to someone or something. 回答；答复 with direct speech “Of course I can,” she answered with clause she answered that she would take nothing but the ring 她回答说她除了戒指外什么都不会拿走。 with object she tried to answer his questions truthfully 她尽量坦诚地回答他的问题。 no object Steve was about to answer, but Hazel spoke first 史蒂夫正要回答，但黑兹尔抢先说了。 I didn't answer him Example sentencesExamples Remember when we had to write an essay, answering that question-would you rather be blind or deaf? I answered all who wrote to me and felt deeply humbled by their stories. I blithely answered, ‘No, I plan to write two filmscripts and a novel.’ ‘I don't know,’ I answered truthfully, and the uncertainty changed to confusion. And once you can answer that truthfully to yourself, the rest is easy. It is strange and paradoxical how our main problem has ended up being how to answer so many correspondences. At the meeting the Chairman (a director) presents a Statement of Affairs and answers questions regarding the company's affairs. When asked why it didn't the company answered that it wrote to as many passengers as possible suggesting that they apply for a refund. When nobody answered, he wrote on the board ‘unfair treatment’. That was a bit funny, and it was interesting to see people's reactions when she answered all the questions that were being thrown at her. I do have a tremendous correspondence, and I answer all the letters as soon as I can. We know that this Minister answered in writing - with the answer as at April - and now he refuses to give that answer to the House. I've still got a pile of e-mails to answer, a report to write, and a Master's course to work on. She answers e-mails and writes a chatty, informative diary. I hoped for some reaction but instead she answered, ‘That's good,’ and pointed at my paper. She answered in a fluently written letter about the death of her husband. On the first few occasions, I had truthfully answered no. One of them is where I will drag and drop correspondence that I cannot answer right away. ‘Well, Jason, it seems as if Miss Anders was one of the apartment owners,’ he answered, writing my name down on the pad of paper. I answered truthfully, and was not made to feel guilty at all. Synonyms reply, respond, say in response, speak in response, make a rejoinder, rejoin 1.1with object Provide the required responses to (a test or quiz) （对测试等）作答 answer the questions below for a chance to win a vacation 回答以下问题以有机会赢得假期。 Example sentencesExamples However, it is not clear why we found no evidence of response bias in answering multiple-choice questions as Walker et al. did. If you are interested in answering the questions or in providing feedback on them, please go over to the 20 Questions blog I set up for that purpose. I answered the question later in the essay. Such exploration may be accomplished through a homework assignment in which both partners or an entire family answers the questions below. I got exempted from a quiz just for answering a question and then in math, we were going to have a chapter test, but the teacher told us that she thought we were all ready to move on. There is no harm, however, in being able to adapt parts of these answers to particular questions providing you are answering the question. Many arrested serial killers took part in the test and answered the question correctly. Then he underwent a personality test where he had to answer questions about what was most like him and least like him. Sometimes, we place people who are interviewed or who complete a questionnaire in the position of informants rather than as respondents answering questions about themselves. I'm not going to credit the site I got this quiz from until all the questions are answered. Reading through the test, he answered each question in his head. All you have to do is answer the question below, indicating which game you would like to see. Test your knowledge about farm safety by answering the following questions. He was playing with them and answering the simple quiz questions that the girls are asking. Sample sizes varied across the questions tested, since all firms did not answer every question. As well as being a fascinating read, it is also a fantastic source of general knowledge and a great help in answering quiz questions and solving crossword puzzles. An equally serious problem could arise if children had a prepotent response bias for answering multiple choice questions. Such an strategy might work well for testing a thesis or answering a set of questions. Its Colouring Book link has small pictures of the flags useful for answering the questions in this Quiz. 1.2answer backno object Respond impudently or disrespectfully to someone, especially when being criticized or told to do something. 顶嘴（尤指对批评或吩咐） with object Mary resisted the temptation to answer her mother back 玛丽强忍着不和她母亲顶嘴。 one couldn't argue with a parent; one couldn't answer back Example sentencesExamples She didn't look at him or answer back, just walked along, gradually responding to him, blushing a little. He leaned closer until their faces were a centimetre apart. ‘Still answering back, Mr Potter!’ He was gone with a wink before Allison could open her mouth and answer back. Ryan opened his mouth to answer back again, but was interrupted by the arrival of his brother, who motioned me to follow him into Ryan's bedroom. No swearing, no talking in class, no answering back, no criticising the town or anyone in the town, just behave, please, Tenni, would you? That gets you starting to feel angry that she commented on you like that so openly, you open your mouth to answer back but then your parents come in. I was dux at school, but got the belt as much as anyone for fighting or answering back. The nanny complains, Ollie answers back, and she carefully takes his hat off and smacks him over the head with the baby's bottle. She claimed footballers were contributing to pupils swearing and answering back in class as they copy what happens on the football pitch. And they have one great advantage - they don't answer back. Why do they have to be sullen and snappish, answering back at the drop of a hat, locking themselves in the bathroom and spending hours texting their mates? The perfect child who never misbehaves or answers back, never gets ill, is destined for a life of success and doesn't cost you a penny apart from the initial outlay on the Have A Cyber Baby software. They often come from cultures where answering back is unheard of and corporal punishment the norm and so they will be taught the differences in etiquette and teaching practices here. If they start answering back then you may be in trouble. They look sweet, they don't answer back, and their thought process is hidden behind gurgles and smiles. It wasn't enough that she almost charged out of here with out saying anything, but then she had the nerve to answer back like that? But if you leave it until later when they're answering back and they're doing what they want it will be much harder. She opened her mouth to answer back when a girl with dark brown hair popped her head out the kitchen door. But it was the more common bad behaviour, such as answering back and swearing, which needed a new ‘zero tolerance’ approach, delegates said. Synonyms respond cheekily to, be cheeky to, be impertinent to, talk back to 2with object Act in reaction to (a sound such as a telephone ringing or a knock or ring on a door) （对电话铃或敲门等）作出反应 David answered the door 迪格比应声开门。 no object she called Edward's house, hoping he would answer 她打电话去爱德华家，希望管家会接。 Example sentencesExamples Caroline seemed genuinely pleased to see him when she answered a knock on her back door. The victim's five-year-old son answered a knock at the front door to a man who asked him to get his daddy, said police. Over the two weeks, she will answer knocks to her door and allow people to handle the relic and pray in her house. Our friend took himself along to the address and, in truth, he didn't have to ask questions when the woman of the house answered his front door knock. He rang the bell, waiting only seconds before the housekeeper answered the door. He has not been returning calls or answering my knocks on his door. The 83-year-old man answered a knock at the door of the house in Bag Lane, Atherton, without putting the security chain on because he thought it was a taxi they had ordered. When we rang the doorbell, Maggie answered the door. A few minutes later, the larger of the suspects answered a polite knock on the door. She recovered from shock and answered the cell phone. After ringing and knocking for some time Sid finally answered the door. She answered the door before I could ring the doorbell. I knocked and knocked, and nobody answered the door. As she answered the front door she saw her son had opened her bedroom window and was leaning out for a closer look. He then heard his bell ring several times but didn't answer the door. She answered the knock, peering through a crack in the door. Hope answered the door, her face grim when she saw him. A little old lady answers a knock at the door where she's accosted by a vacuum cleaner salesman. One word of advice suggests that if a householder answers a knock at their front door, they should first ensure that the back door is locked. She giggled, getting up to answer the patient knock at the door. 3answer tono object Be responsible or report to (someone) 对（某人）负有责任；向（某人）报告 I answer to the assistant commissioner 我对特别行动助理长官负责。 Example sentencesExamples He answers directly to the vice president of operations or the general manager. I answer to the Chief of the Defence Staff and the Secretary of State. He answers to the attorney general, the panel of judges and ultimately the president. Elected officials, denying with straight faces that they are bigots or denying that they are answering to bigots, choose brazenly bigoted and insulting comments in justifying the repulsion. Synonyms report, be accountable, be answerable, be responsible 4with object Defend oneself against (a charge, accusation, or criticism) （对指控、谴责或批评）作辩护，回应 he said he would return to Spain to answer all charges 他说他要返回西班牙去对所有的指控作辩护。 Example sentencesExamples As such, he is qualified to discuss the state of the industry and answer some criticisms. In this paper, I choose to answer the charge that I do not have an iota of proof. Problems and setbacks had to be ridden out, attacks had to be answered, criticisms had to be parried, and Ministers had to be appeased and cajoled. He was adept at answering simplistic criticism with simplistic retorts. Fifteen Cardiff supporters appeared in court this week to answer charges of hooliganism. If you've got the evidence, put it into the process and let the people answer the charges - it's only natural justice. In his Biographical Memoir he has ably answered the criticisms of his character. He was hauled before the Board of Control to answer charges over his behaviour. My sister pointed out if she had made her horse wait 18 months she would have found herself in front of a judge, answering charges of cruelty to animals, and rightfully so. He would simply decline to refute the evidence presented or answer in any way the charges against him. To pile stupidity on stupidity, none of the three bothered to turn up to answer the charge against them. ‘At his trial, Ian was prevented by his deafness from answering the accusations against him,’ said Elspeth. Marius Wilson has not been served legal documents to answer the case against him in court It will be his first chance to publicly answer the criticisms that have been levelled against him. He summoned him before the royal court to answer trumped-up charges. He was found to be unfit to answer charges because he was suffering from a brain-wasting disease. But before he left to return to his Pembury estate, he delivered a letter to Elizabeth, answering her charges. There is also that famous quote from Peter Cook answering the accusation that the 1960s satire boom was damaging to society. In the second week of August the government was obliged to answer accusations of negligence and indifference. A warrant for his arrest was issued yesterday after he failed to attend court on Friday to answer a new charge of shoplifting. He summoned Luther to Rome to answer charges of heresy and rebelling against church authority. Synonyms rebut, refute, defend oneself against 4.1answer tono object Be required to explain or justify oneself to (someone) 向（某人）作出交代；为自己辩解 you will have the police to answer to 你须对警察作出交代。 Example sentencesExamples I'm happy to say that I answer to you and not to the media. A pastor doesnt look to do the easy or popular thing, for he answers to God alone for his decisions and actions. But the new leadership is based on choice, answering to nothing other than its own justification. 4.2answer forno object Be responsible or to blame for. 对…负责；因…受到谴责 the dust mite has a lot to answer for, especially if you are asthmatic 尘螨要负很大责任，特别是如果你有哮喘病的话。 Example sentencesExamples And Europe, too, is plainly better off with Milosevic answering for his crimes, instead of committing more. The family have been at their wits' end trying to ensure somebody answers for this. I guess the lesson here is that if you really have integrity, and your opinion is truly your own, and you aren't trying to front or pander, then you wouldn't try to ditch the responsibility of answering for it later. And people then say, you should have answered for this. Society has a lot to answer for, we all have a responsibility to children. If rules of behaviour are flouted, those responsible must answer for their actions. Synonyms pay for, be punished for, suffer the consequences of, suffer for be accountable for, be responsible for, be liable for, take the blame for 5with object Be suitable for fulfilling (a need); satisfy. 符合，适合，满足 entrepreneurship is necessary to answer the needs of national and international markets 满足国内和国际市场的需要必须要有企业开拓精神。 no object nothing short of that would answer Example sentencesExamples Governments for the most part, even progressing democracies, are currently reacting as oppressors rather than public servants answering the needs of the people. Period rooms evolved gradually to answer the changing needs of the family. Now that's sensible, answering a distinct need. He believes the magazine is popular because it answers the needs of local readers. Indeed, throughout most of history, these crude forms of fuel answered the world's energy needs. The new park, established by presidential decree three years ago, answers a need for conservation areas. Literary translation, especially of the great works of the past, never answers a pressing need, nor is it a competitive activity. But the burden of answering the needs of some 500 families in Blackburn and Darwen, and many more across East Lancashire, has put the family on the bread line. The response centre operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to answer any need. Dr Lennon said the project would answer the demand for elderly housing and care in the Newport area for the next number of years. The technology answers the needs of ever-changing political platforms and campaigns. Freight transport by inland waterways is particularly suitable to answer Russia's needs. So we've answered the need for computing 24 hours a day. It answers their need for an excuse to go straight, while not at the same time surrendering to the morality of a society they believe has wronged them deeply. Litigation answers a deep need in all of us for justice. Yet it is as equally true to say that, in his later career, he answered a need created by a dangerous imbalance in the structure of the Stuart state. It is possible that no single model will ever answer the clinical needs of all families. Of much more importance to a business owner is whether the replacement answers the needs of his business. It has been established to answer a national need for more doctors and will take 130 students a year. They are answering the demand with products streamlined for the male consumer. Synonyms satisfy, meet, fulfil, fill, serve, suit, measure up to, match up to Phrases answer the description of Correspond to a description, especially one of a suspect issued by the police. （尤指警察对嫌疑犯的描述）描述相符 he answers the description of being slightly taller than his two supposed companions Example sentencesExamples I have a number of documents in my possession which answer the description of the documents described in the subpoena. Beat officers were alerted, and asked to look out for any car answering the description of the one in the area at the times reported. One can postulate that a person who is born here, has lived here all their life, has parents who are citizens, may well be a person who could not possibly answer the description of an alien. He answers the description of the murder suspect. Yes, but is there any finding at any stage that, as a matter of general law, Mr Downes' client answered the description of a person who had ‘the right to decide the possession, disposition and use of the vessel’ owned by her husband? Synonyms match, fit, correspond to, be similar to, conform to, correlate to answer to (the name of) humorous Be called. 〈常幽默〉名叫 a missing gent answering to the name of Bloom Example sentencesExamples And not just Melissa but with a tall other guy who answered to the name of Greg. The owner's children were distraught, as they had travelled as far as Wexford in search of their pet that answers to the name of Prince. I've seen him and besides, there aren't many people answering to the name Quill. Appropriately enough, the victory came from the man who answers to the name of Craig Victory. He is grey with a white nose and paws and was wearing a white collar, he answers to the name of Socks. There are children in London's better-to-do nurseries who answer to the name of Maximus. The parrot, which is still missing, has red tail feathers and a blue plastic ring on his foot and answers to the name of Monty. He answers to the name of Sam and was last seen on Sunday, September 22 in the Borris Road area. A nine-month-old black and white collie answering to the name of Muffy has gone missing. Four years later she has left newspapers, written two novels and only answers to the name of Lennox. have (or know) all the answers informal Be confident in one's knowledge of something, typically unjustifiably so. 〈非正式〉（自命）知晓一切 it was his air of knowing all the answers that riled Mrs. Farrar Example sentencesExamples This was a report which, while by no means having all the answers, none the less contains some good information and unanimous cross-party recommendations. I have fears and insecurities, and I won't ever have all the answers. The Western world doesn't have all the answers. Once again, badly in need of a world view, senior management turned to the neocons - who again seemed to have all the answers. Obviously there are going to be people who know all the answers and others who don't know anything. When I was young I thought I knew all the answers, but as I get older I realise I can't even begin to formulate the questions. Her article is more in the nature of sharing her problems and frustrations in trying to understand the complexities of rural poverty rather than an assertion that she knows all the answers. It doesn't set itself up as having all the answers, but is a constructive suggestion; a start. He doesn't know all the answers but says: ‘There are some things I've found helpful’. Doctors are just as much in the dark as parents and often less wise because they think they know all the answers. in answer to As a response to or as a result of. 作为对…响应；须作交代 in answer to the stresses on modern woman, we have developed a range of beauty treatments Example sentencesExamples As if in answer to her request, a pair of arms wrapped around her, holding her tight to a chest. For the millennium, Caroline launched a new collection called Studio, in answer to a call for more extravagant clothing. This futile exercise is in answer to the Burnley riots and will only force integration, which will breed contempt. As if in answer to her thought she heard low mocking male laughter in her ear. He launched his Back to Basics campaign in answer to the increasing tide of scandal which was damaging his government. Your Honour, I believe I have said what I can say in answer to the application. Amanda Fisk, director of operations at the trust, said the move was in answer to financial difficulties. He will be asked to utilise the pace of Michael Owen in answer to the ferocious, explosive bursts for which Argentina are renowned. Her head raised in answer to what I thought had been my silence but I had apparently spoken her name. Early illnesses, often erupting as if in answer to some other crisis, kept him out of school for years, and in the company of pious nannies. Origin Old English andswaru (noun), andswarian (verb), of Germanic origin; from a base shared by swear. noun.1 phr.
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