answer

vt.

1. 回答；答覆
   Ann asked many questions and I did my best to answer them.

   安妮問了許多問題，我盡可能地回答。

2. 回答說；答道[+that]
   He answered that he knew nothing about it.

   他答道他不知道這件事。

3. 接（電話）；應（門）
   Who answered the telephone?

   誰接的電話？

4. 符合，與……相符
   Her qualifications answer the requirements of the job.

   她的資歷符合該項工作的要求。

5. 合乎；滿足
   The room will answer our needs well.

   這房間很適合我們的需要。

vi.

1. 回答；答覆
   I knocked at the door but no one answered.

   我敲了門，但無人應答。

2. 答辯
   How would you answer the criticism made of your work?

   你對針對你的工作提出的批評作何辯解？

3. 適用；符合
   He answers to your description.

   他與你的描述相符。