ANSWER1 to answer when someone asks you a question or speaks to you2 to answer a letter, invitation, e-mail etc3 to answer the telephone/the door4 to answer a teacher, parent etc in a rude way5 something you say as an answer6 something you write as an answer7 to not answer someone8 the answer to a question in a test, competition etc9 to give an answer to a question in a test, competition etc10 to find or calculate the answer to a questionRELATED WORDSto find the answer to a problem 找到问题的答案SOLVEsee alsoASKREACT1 to answer when someone asks you a question or speaks to you 回答问题或答话answer /ˈɑːnsəʳǁˈæn-/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to say something to someone when they have asked you a question or spoken to you 回答；答话 Julie thought for a long time before answering. 朱莉思考了很久才回答。 I said hello to her, but she didn't answer. 我跟她打招呼，可是她没有回话。 ‘Why don't you just leave?’ ‘I'd like to,’ she answered, ‘but I have nowhere else to go.’ “你为什么不一走了之呢？”“我也想这样做，”她答道，“可是我又没有别的地方可去。” How much did you spend? Come on, answer me! 你花了多少钱？来，回答我！answer a question You don't have to answer the question if you don't want to. 如果你不愿意回答这个问题，就不必回答。answer that When questioned about the robbery, Hughes answered that he knew nothing about it. 休斯接受审问的时候回答说，他对这宗劫案一无所知。reply /rɪˈplaɪ/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to answer someone when they have asked you a question or spoken to you - used especially in written English to report what someone said 答复，回答〔问题或言论，尤在书面英语中用于转述某人所说的话〕 I waited for Smith to reply, but he said nothing. 我等着史密斯回答，但他却什么也没说。 ‘I'm so sorry,’ he replied. “我很抱歉。”他回答道。reply to The jailers refused to reply to the prisoners’ questions about where they were being taken. 囚犯们问要把他们带往何处，狱卒拒绝回答。reply that We asked Jane to help, but she replied that she was too busy. 我们请简帮忙，但她回说她太忙了。respond /rɪˈspɒnd tuːǁ-ˈspɑːnd-/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to answer someone, especially someone who has criticized you or disagreed with you, in a clear and detailed way 对…作出回应〔尤指对批评自己的人或与自己意见不合的人〕 The waitress waited a moment and then responded. 那位女服务员等了一会儿才作出回应。 ‘I'd be there if I could,’ Bill responded. “我要是能去的话会去的。”比尔答道。respond to How do you respond to the allegation that you deliberately deceived your employers? 有人指控你蓄意欺骗雇主，你怎么回应？ The meeting will give administrators a chance to respond to the community's questions and concerns. 这次会议将给行政官员一个机会，让他们回应社区居民所提出的问题和关注的事。respond by saying/telling/asking etc His father usually responds by telling him to be quiet. 他父亲通常的反应是叫他不要说话。give somebody an answer /ˌgɪvsomebody ən ˈɑːnsəʳǁ-ˈæn-/ [verb phrase]to answer someone by telling them what you have decided or by providing them with the particular piece of information that they have asked for 给某人一个答复〔指告诉某人自己所作的决定或提供给他们所需要的信息〕 They're offering us a new contract and we have to give them a definite answer by the end of the month. 他们给我们一份新的合同，我们必须在月底前给他们一个明确的答复。 He didn't give me a very satisfactory answer 他没给我一个满意的答复。in reply (to)/in answer to/in response to /ɪn rɪˈplaɪ (tuː), ɪn ˈɑːnsəʳ tuːǁ-ˈæn-, ɪn rɪˈspɒns tuːǁ-rɪˈspɑːns-/ [adverb]if you say or do somethingin reply to what someone has said, you say or do it as a way of answering their question, request, remark etc 作为对〔问题、请求、言论等〕的答复〔回应〕 ‘Where are we going?’ Jill asked. The driver only lifted his hand in reply, as if to silence her. “我们要去哪里？”吉尔问道。司机只是抬起手算是回答，好像是叫她静下来。 ‘That won't be necessary,’ Wilson said in reply to the question. “那没有必要。”威尔逊回答道。 In response to your question, no, I don't think a meeting is necessary. 对于你的问题，我的答复是不，我觉得没有必要召开会议。get back to /ˌget ˈbæk tuː/ [transitive phrasal verb]to answer someone at a later time especially by telephoning them, usually because you need to think about their question or find out more information before you can give an answer 过一会再回答〔尤指用电话，通常因为需要考虑一下某人的问题或需要了解更多的信息再作回答〕 She's promised to get back to me as soon as she hears any more news from the hospital. 她答应过，她听到医院里再有什么消息就会马上告诉我。 Tell you what, let me talk it over with the guys and I'll get back to you. 我跟你说，先让我和这些家伙去谈谈，我再打电话给你。retort /rɪˈtɔːʳt/ [transitive verb not in progressive]writtento answer someone angrily, especially because they have annoyed you or criticized you 【书面】〔愤怒地〕反驳〔尤因某人烦扰或批评你〕 ‘You're not afraid?’ Brenda asked. ‘Of course not,’ he retorted angrily. “你不怕吗？”布伦达问道。“当然不怕。〕〕他气愤地回道。retort that Republicans retorted that the amendment is necessary to balance the budget. 共和党反驳说，作出修正是平衡预算所必需的。2 to answer a letter, invitation, e-mail etc 对信件、邀请、电子邮件等的回复reply /rɪˈplaɪ/ [intransitive verb]to write a letter to someone who has written to you, or to someone who has put an advertisement in a newspaper 写回信，回复〔信件或报纸上的广告〕 I wrote to Franca three weeks ago but she hasn't replied yet. 我三个星期前给弗兰卡写了信，但她现在还没有回信。reply to Becky hasn't replied to our invitation, so I assume she isn't coming. 贝姬没有回复我们的邀请，所以我认为她不来了。answer /ˈɑːnsəʳǁˈæn-/ [transitive verb]if youanswer a letter or advertisement, you write a letter to the person who has written it 答复〔信件或广告〕 I got the job by answering an advertisement in the paper. 我给报纸上的一个广告回信，就找到了这份工作。 Miss Millar hired a secretary to answer her mail while she was on vacation. 米勒小姐去休假的时候雇了个秘书替她回复信件。 Think carefully before answering that memo. 回复那封便笺前要好好考虑一下。write back /ˌraɪt ˈbæk/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb]to write a letter to someone who has written a letter to you 〔给…〕回信 Sara wrote asking if she could help, so I wrote back and said yes. 萨拉写信来问她是否帮得上忙，所以我就回信说要她帮忙。write back to Josh, have you written back to Grandma yet? 乔希，你给祖母回信了吗？write somebody backAmerican She didn't really expect him to write her back. 她并没有真的指望他会给她回信。acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒǁ-ˈnɑː-/ [transitive verb]formalto write a letter telling someone that you have received a letter, parcel etc that they have sent you 【正式】告知〔信件、邮包等〕收到，确认〔收悉〕 I have just sent off a letter acknowledging their message. 我刚寄了一封信告诉他们电报收悉。acknowledge receipt of somethingofficially acknowledge that you have received something 告知收到某物 Please acknowledge receipt of this document by signing and returning the enclosed form. 请在附表上签名寄回，以示贵方收到本文件。RSVP/R.S.V.P. /ˌɑːr es viː ˈpiː/writtenplease answer this invitation - used at the end of formal invitations when asking someone to say if they can definitely come to a wedding, formal dinner etc 【书面】敬请赐复〔用于正式邀请函末尾〕 Dr Fischer requests your company at a dinner to celebrate his retirement at the Dorchester Hotel on November 30th at 10 pm. RSVP. 11月30日下午10时，费希尔博士在多切斯特酒店设宴庆贺荣休，敬请光临。请赐复。in response/answer/reply to something /ɪn rɪˈspɒns, ˈɑːnsəʳ, rɪˈplaɪ təsomething ǁ-rɪˈspɑːns-, -ˈæn-/ [adverb]if you say or do somethingin response to what someone has written, you say or do it as a way of answering their question, request, advertisement etc 作为对某事的答复〔回应〕 She said she'd come to the office in response to an ad she'd seen in the paper. 她说，她是看了报上的一则广告而来公司的。 In answer to recent criticism the President has issued a statement explaining his policies. 针对最近的一些批评，总统发表了一项声明解释他的政策。3 to answer the telephone/the door 接电话、应门answer /ˈɑːnsəʳǁˈæn-/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to pick up the telephone and speak when it rings, or go to the door and open it when someone knocks 接〔电话〕；应〔门〕 I knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered. 我敲了好一会儿门，但是没有人来应门。answer the telephone/a call/the door A strange man answered the door. 一个陌生男子出来应门。 She still isn't answering my calls. 她还是不接我的电话。get /get/ [transitive verb]to answer the telephone, or go to the door when someone knocks 接〔电话〕；应〔门〕get the phone/door I'll get the phone. I think it's for me. 我来接电话，我想是打给我的。 Can someone get the door - I'm in the shower! 谁去开下门一我在洗澡呢！get itspokenanswer the phone/door 【口】接电话；应门 The phone's ringing. Do you want me to get it? 电话铃响了，要我去接吗？take a call /ˌteɪk ə ˈkɔːl/ [verb phrase]to speak to someone on the telephone because the person that they want to speak to is not available 〔替人〕接电话 I was out that day, and my mother took the call. 那天我出去了，妈妈接了电话。 Do you want to take the call in your office? 你想接你办公室里的电话吗？take a call for Someone wants to speak to Professor Welch, but I can't find him. Would you take the call for him please. 有人打电话来要找韦尔奇教授，但我找不到他，你来替他接一下好吧。pick up /ˌpɪk ˈʌp/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb]spokento answer a phone and talk to the person who is calling 【口】接〔电话〕 Come on Bob, pick up! I know you're there. 行了鲍勃，接电话吧！我知道你在。pick up the phone Just pick up the phone and tell her to stop calling you here. 你就拿起电话叫她别再打电话到这里找你。pick it/the phone up After the phone had rung twice, Joyce picked it up and said hello. 电话响了两下，乔伊丝拿起电话，说了声“喂”。4 to answer a teacher, parent etc in a rude way 无礼地顶撞老师、父母等answer back/talk back /ˌɑːnsəʳ ˈbækÛ-ˌæn-, ˌtɔːk ˈbæk/ []to answer someone rudely, especially a teacher, parent etc when they criticize you or tell you to do something 〔尤对老师、父母等〕顶嘴，回嘴，顶撞 Don't talk back. It's rude. 不要顶嘴，这样是无礼的。answer somebody back We were all scared of Mr Williams, but here was a girl who actually answered him back. 我们都怕威廉斯先生，但这个女孩居然跟他顶嘴了。talk back to somebody Don't talk back to your mother like that! 不要那样顶撞你母亲！back talkalsoback chatBritish /ˈbæk tɔːk, ˈbæk tʃæt/ [uncountable noun]rude remarks that someone makes when they answer their teacher, parent etc 〔对老师、父母等的〕回嘴，顶嘴 I don't want any excuses, complaints, or back talk. 我不要任何借口、抱怨，也不要顶嘴。 Any more of your back chat and you'll have to stay behind after school. 你再回嘴的话，放学后你就给我留下来。5 something you say as an answer 回答的话answer /ˈɑːnsəʳǁˈæn-/ [countable noun]something you say when someone asks you a question or speaks to you 回答，答复 Each time I ask him when the work will be done, I get a different answer. 我每次问他工作什么时候做完，都得到不同的答复。 I've asked Yvonne to come on vacation with us, but I'm still waiting for her answer. 我已经邀请了伊冯娜和我们一起度假，但还在等她的答复。the answer is no/yes If you're asking me for money, the answer's no! 如果你向我要钱，我的回答是没有！answer to a question The answer to your question is very simple: you failed the exam because you didn't do any work. 你的问题答案很简单：你考试不及格是因为你不做功课。the answer is (that) Why don't people complain? The answer is that they are frightened of losing their jobs. 人们为什么不抱怨？答案是他们怕失去工作。reply /rɪˈplaɪ/ [countable noun]something you say when someone asks you a question or speaks to you - use this especially in written English to report what someone has said 回答，答复〔尤用于书面英语中转述某人的话〕 Dr Kleinert murmured a reply, but I couldn't hear what it was. 科莱纳特博士咕咕哝哝地答了一句，但我听不清他说了些什么。 ‘I'm just borrowing your black dress, OK?’ said Maxine, without waiting for a reply. “我就借一下你的黑裙子，行吗？”玛克辛说道，也不等对方的回答。reply to Railway officials say it isn't their fault - which is their standard reply to customers’ complaints. 铁路局官员说这不是他们的错—他们一向都是这样回复顾客投诉的。response /rɪˈspɒnsǁrɪˈspɑːns/ [countable noun]an answer that clearly shows your reaction to a question, suggestion etc 〔对问题、建议等的〕反应；回答 Wagner's responses showed that he had thought carefully about the issues. 瓦格纳的回答说明他是仔细思考过这些问题的。response to ‘Sure. Why not?’ was his response to most of Billie's suggestions. “行啊，为什么不呢？”对于比利的大多数建议，他都是这样回答的。retort /rɪˈtɔːʳt/ [countable noun]writtenan angry or cleverly humorous answer, especially to someone who has made you angry 【书面】〔气愤或巧妙的〕回嘴，反驳〔尤指对使你生气的人〕 Ellie's angry retort surprised Max. 埃莉的怒言反驳使马克斯吃了一惊。 She could never think of a clever retort to counter Ben's string of jokes and witticisms. 本笑话不断，妙语连珠，而她却想不出一句俏皮的话来反击他。6 something you write as an answer 书面回复reply /rɪˈplaɪ/ [countable noun]a written answer to a letter, invitation, or advertisement 回信，回函 We advertised for a secretary in the local paper and got 24 replies. 我们在当地的报纸上登了招聘秘书的广告，收到了24封应聘信。 I wrote to them three weeks ago and I haven't had a reply back yet. 我三个星期前给他们写了信，现在还没有得到回音。reply to It is usual to send a formal reply to a wedding invitation. 收到婚礼请柬后一般要寄一封正式的回函。answer /ˈɑːnsəʳǁˈæn-/ [countable noun]a letter that you write back to someone who has asked you for something 回信，复信〔尤指对提出要求的信作出的回复〕 We've written to the bank requesting a loan, and we're expecting an answer in this morning's mail. 我们写信给银行要求贷款，期望今天早上能收到书面回复。answer to Did you ever get an answer to your last letter? 你上封信有回音了吗？acknowledgement /əkˈnɒlɪdʒməntǁ-ˈnɑː-/ [countable noun]a formal letter or note stating that a letter, parcel etc has been received 〔对收到来信、邮包等的〕收悉通知，回执 I received an acknowledgement from Toshiba yesterday telling me that they were considering my application for the job. 我昨天收到东芝公司的收函通知，信上说他们在考虑我的求职申请。letter of acknowledgement He's still waiting for a letter of acknowledgement of the last cheque he sent them. 他还在等待他所寄的上一张支票的确认函。response /rɪˈspɒnsǁrɪˈspɑːns/ [countable noun]an answer that clearly shows your reaction to a question, suggestion etc 〔对问题、建议等的〕反应；答复 I mailed the letter on Monday and had a response already on Friday. 我星期一把信寄出，星期五就收到了答复。response to Write your responses to the questions on the back of the sheet. 把问题的答案写在纸的背面。7 to not answer someone 不回答某人not answer /nɒt ˈɑːnsəʳǁ-ˈæn-/ [verb phrase] ‘What are you doing here?’ The child's mouth trembled a little, but he did not answer. “你在这儿干什么？”小孩嘴巴微微颤了一下，但他没有回答。not answer somebody/something I'm afraid I can't answer that question. 恐怕我不能回答那个问题。 I knew there was something wrong when she didn't answer me. 她没有理我，我就知道出了什么事了。no answer/reply/response /nəʊ ˈɑːnsəʳ, rɪˈplaɪ, rɪˈspɒnsǁ-ˈæn-, rɪˈspɑːns/ [noun phrase]there is no answer/reply/response I called Stevie's name but there was no answer. 我喊史蒂维的名字，但是他没有回答。get no answer/reply/response He's written three letters to the mayor, but he's gotten no response. 他给市长写了三封信，但是没有回音。make no reply/response/answer /meɪk ˌnəʊ rɪˈplaɪ, rɪˈspɒns, ˈɑːnsəʳǁ-rɪˈspɑːns, -ˈæn-/ [verb phrase]to deliberately remain silent when someone asks you a question or talks to you 〔故意〕不作回答；不作反应 I greeted Minna, but she made no reply. 我和明娜打招呼，可是她不理睬我。 Alan tried to start a conversation, but when Lockwood made no response, he gave up. 艾伦想说说话，但洛克伍德没有回应，他只得作罢。8 the answer to a question in a test, competition etc 考试、竞赛等题目的答案answer /ˈɑːnsəʳǁˈæn-/ [countable noun]ananswer to a question in a test or competition 〔考试、竞赛等题目的〕答案 Write your answers on the form and send it to this address. 把答案写在表上，寄到这个地址。the answerthe correct answer 〔正确〕答案 And the answer is ... Budapest! 正确答案是——布达佩斯！answer to What's the answer to question 4? 第四道题的答案是什么?give your answer Think carefully before you give the answer. 仔细想好了再回答。the right/wrong answer The first person to call with the right answer will win 10 CDs of their choice. 第一个打电话来答对的人可以任选十张CD唱片。result /rɪˈzʌlt/ [countable noun]an answer that you have found after calculating or doing tests 〔计算或测试的〕结果，答案 I've tried three different ways of adding these figures and each time I get a different result. 我用了三种不同的方法把这些数字相加，每次得到的答案都不同。 We have completed our experiments and we are now analyzing the results. 我们已经做完了实验，现正在分析结果。 The results of our accountant's calculations show that we are on the verge of bankruptcy. 我们的会计师算出的结果显示我们已几近破产。solution /səˈluːʃən/ [countable noun]the correct answer to a complicated problem in a test or competition 〔复杂的考试题或竞赛题的〕解答，答案 It was a difficult equation, but it took her only five minutes to work out the solution. 这是个很难解的方程式，但她只花了五分钟就解出来了。solution to The solution to this week's puzzle will be published in next week's magazine. 本周的谜底将在下周的杂志上公布。9 to give an answer to a question in a test, competition etc 解答试题、竞赛题等answer /ˈɑːnsəʳǁˈæn-/ [intransitive/transitive verb]answer a question You have 20 minutes to answer all the questions. 你有20分钟时间回答所有问题。answer correctly If you answer correctly, you could win a video camera. 如果回答正确，可以赢得一台摄像机。10 to find or calculate the answer to a question 解答或计算出问题的答案solve /sɒlvǁsɑːlv, sɔːlv/ [transitive verb]to find the correct answer to a question, problem, or sum by thinking about it carefully or doing calculations 〔通过仔细思考或计算〕解决，解答〔问题、习题或算术〕 I'm never going to solve this puzzle - it's impossible. 这个谜我永远也解不了一它是不可能解开的。 According to Greek legend, it was Oedipus who solved the riddle of the Sphinx. 古希腊神话中说，是俄狄浦斯解开了斯芬克斯之谜。work out/figure out /ˌwɜːʳk ˈaʊt, ˌfɪgər ˈaʊtǁˌfɪgjər-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to find the answer, usually a number or amount, to a calculation 计算出〔答案〕work/figure something out It's all right, I don't need a calculator. I can work it out in my head. 没关系，我不需要计算器，我能心算出来。 I'm sure they owe me more money than that - I'll have to sit down and figure it out. 我肯定他们欠我的钱不止这些—我得坐下来算一算。work out/figure out something Using a calculator, work out the answers to the following questions. 用计算器算出下列问题的答案。