英语词汇“answer”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

answer

例句

verb | noun

answeranswer1 /ˈænsɚ/ verb ► answer

to say something after you have been asked a question:

“How was the movie?” “It was okay,” she answered.

The witness answered the lawyer’s questions with a quiet “yes” or “no.”

I asked him why he hadn’t told me, and he answered that he had not wanted to upset me.

► reply

to answer. You use reply more in writing than in speaking:

“I’m so sorry,” he replied.

She replied that she did not need any help.

They did not reply to his cheerful “hello.”

► respond AWL

to answer by saying or doing something:

His father responded by telling him to be quiet.

The congresswoman responded that she would look into the problem.

He paused to think before responding to my question.

GRAMMAR CHECK: answerReply and respond are followed by “to,” but answer is not. Don’t say: You haven’t answered to my question. Say: You haven’t answered my question.Don’t say: You haven’t replied my letter. Say: You haven’t replied to my letter.

verb | noun

answeranswer2 /ˈænsɚ/ noun 1 the answer to a question► answer

something that you say or write when someone asks you a question:

She refused to give me an answer to my question.

“What’s 49 minus 23?” “26.” “Yes, that’s the right answer.”

► reply

reply means the same as answer. You often use reply in written English to report what someone said:

When Katie asked how he was feeling, his reply was “awful.”

➔ You also use reply when saying that someone sends you a letter or email after you have sent one to him or her: I received a reply to my email the following day.

► response AWL

someone’s reaction, after another person has said or done something:

The boy’s first response was to deny that he knew anything about the money.

The government always gets an angry response when anyone mentions the idea of increasing taxes.

ANTONYMS ➔ see question12 the answer to a problem► answer

a way of dealing with a problem, especially one that has continued for a long time:

The crime rate keeps going up, but putting more people in prison is not the answer.

If you are worried about your weight, the answer is to exercise more.

► solution

a way of dealing with a problem:

They’ve been fighting a lot, and maybe the best solution is for them to separate.

► remedy

a successful way of dealing with a problem:

There are no easy remedies for the present economic situation.

ANTONYMS ➔ see problem

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