【answer音标】 英[ˈɑ:nsə(r)] 美[ˈænsər]
【单词释义】 answer是什么意思：
n.回答；答案；反应；足以媲美的人
vt.& vi.答复；解答；答辩；适应
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] answers
[单词现在分词] answering
[单词过去式] answered
[单词过去分词] answered
【answer形近词/近似词】
ewer n.大口水壶，水罐
drawer n.抽屉；开票人
sewer n.阴沟，污水管，下水道；裁缝师
skewer n.串肉杆；烤肉叉子；叉状物 vt.用串肉扦串起来；刺穿；串住
【常用短语】
answer for 因……而受罚；对……负责
【近义词解析】
◇ 回答
answer (v. 回答，答复)：普通用词，指通过文字、言语或行动作出回答，一般不后接介词 to。
reply (v. 回答，答复)：比较正式，多指经过考虑后给出答案，一般不用于口语，常后接介词 to。
respond (v. 回答，响应)：较正式用词，指以言语或行动作出回应，常后接介词 to/with。
◇ 答案
answer (n. 答案)：指试题、竞赛题等的答案，也可指某一问题的解决办法。What is the answer to question 5?
key (n. 答案，题解)：主要指习题、难题等的答案。I don't know the key to the puzzle.
solution (n. 解决方法)：指解决问题、难题的办法，也可指练习题、竞赛题等的答案，常可与 answer 换用。
【单词例句】
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The little panda answers proudly, “I can’t lift it, but I can roll it.”
小熊猫自豪地说：“我拎不动它，可是我能滚动它啊!”
---- A Clever Panda
◇ "It is yours," answered the devil, "if for two years you will give me one half of everything your field produces. I have enough money, but I have a desire for the fruits of the earth."
“就归你吧！”魔鬼说，“只要你肯将两年内一半的收成给我就行了。钱，我有的是，但我更喜欢地上的果实。”
---- The Peasant and the Devil
◇ He answered, "It comes from an strange man whom I met in the woods and who promised me great treasures if I would but sign over to him that which stands behind the mill. We can give up the large apple tree for all this."
磨房主回答说：“是我在森林里碰到的一个陌生人给的。他只要我们磨房后的东西作为回报。我们把那棵大苹果树给他不就得了。”
---- The Girl without Hands (I)
◇ When the king read this letter he was frightened and saddened, but nevertheless he wrote an answer that they should take good care of the queen until his return.
国王收到信后十分震惊，而且百思不得其解。他回信要大家仍悉心照料王后，一切等他回来再说。
---- The Girl without Hands (II)
◇ She called them by name, one after the other, but no one answered.
它一个个地叫它们的名字，可是没有一个出来答应它。
---- The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids
◇ Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe there’s still a chance, but the wife was frowning when she answer. “This is always the problem, you always think so highly of yourself, never thought about how I feel, don’t you know that I hate drumsticks?”
见到这种情景，律师心想，他们相亲相爱到这个地步本不应该提出离婚的。然而，出奇意料的是，当老夫人接过丈夫所夹的菜时，眉毛却很不自然地皱了一下答道：“这就是问题所在，你总是自以为是，从来没有顾及过我的感受，难道你就不知道我很讨厌吃鸡腿吗？”
---- Life Together
◇ Fast food companies all use the color red heavily in their logos, why? The answer goes back thousands of years.
快餐公司都喜欢在标志上使用大面积的红色，为什么呢？答案要追溯到几千年前了。
---- Why so many fast food logos are red
◇ An answer that shows a desire to improve behavior and continuously learn and grow is important.
求职者流露出提升自己和不断学习成长的意愿是很重要的。
---- Five most common questions asked at a job interview
◇ Do you really need to worry about this? The short answer is, not really. Injuries from microwave radiation are very rare, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. However, there are certain precautions you can take to keep yourself safe when using a microwave oven.
你真的需要担心这个吗？简短的答案是，并不需要。美国食品和药物管理局（FDA）称，微波辐射造成的伤害非常罕见。不过，使用微波炉时，你可以采取一些预防措施来保证自己的安全。
---- Is It Safe to Stand in Front of Microwave Ovens?
◇ "I am quite ready," answered the Emperor. "Do my new clothes fit well?" asked he, turning himself round again before the looking glass, in order that he might appear to be examining his handsome suit.
“对，我已经穿好了，”皇帝说，“这衣服合我的身么？”于是他又在镜子面前把身子转动了一下，因为他要叫大家看出他在认真地欣赏他美丽的服装。