answer
【回答、答复】
answer 既可以是名词,也可以是动词,其基本意思是“回答、答复、答案”。
1. 作为动词(V.)—— 回答、答复
answer (v.) 指 回答问题、回复消息、应答请求等。
📌 结构:answer + 人 / 物(不用加介词 "to")
🔹 常见用法:
- answer a question(回答问题)
- She answered my question correctly.(她正确地回答了我的问题。)
- answer the phone(接电话)
- Can you answer the phone, please?(你能接一下电话吗?)
- answer the door(开门)
- He answered the door when the bell rang.(门铃响了,他去开门。)
⚠ 注意:
❌ answer to the question(错误)
✅ answer the question(正确)
2. 作为名词(N.)—— 答案、回复
answer (n.) 指 对问题、信件、电话等的回应或解答。
🔹 常见用法:
- the answer to a question(问题的答案)
- I don’t know the answer to this question.(我不知道这个问题的答案。)
- give an answer(给出回答)
- He gave a vague answer.(他给了一个模糊的回答。)
- find an answer(找到答案)
- Scientists are trying to find an answer to climate change.(科学家们正试图找到应对气候变化的答案。)
3. 常见短语
- answer for(对……负责)
- You have to answer for your mistakes.(你必须为自己的错误负责。)
- answer back(顶嘴,回嘴)
- Don’t answer back to your parents!(不要跟父母顶嘴!)
- in answer to(作为对……的回答)
- In answer to your letter, we are happy to help.(作为对你来信的回复,我们很乐意提供帮助。)
4. 例句总结
✅ 动词:
- He didn't answer my email.(他没有回复我的邮件。)
- Please answer the question honestly.(请诚实地回答这个问题。)
✅ 名词:
- That’s the wrong answer!(那是错误的答案!)
- She is still waiting for an answer to her request.(她仍在等待请求的答复。)