n.[C][(+to)]

1. 回答；答覆；覆信
   I'm waiting for an answer to my letter.

   我正在等候回信。

2. 答案；解決辦法
   What's the correct answer to this arithmetic question?

   這道算術問題的正確答案是什麼？

3. 反應
   He said good night to her but she gave no answer.

   他向她道晚安，而她卻毫無反應。

4. 對等的人；對應物
   He's said to be China's answer to Sherlock Holmes.

   他被認為是中國的福爾摩斯。

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。

n.

1. something said, written, or done as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation.
2. the solution to a problem.
3. (answer to) a person or thing regarded as the equivalent to a better-known one from another place:
   she's Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe.

v.

1. respond with an answer.
   ▸ (answer back) respond impudently.
2. defend oneself against (a charge or accusation).
   ▸ (answer for) be responsible or to blame for.
3. (answer to) be responsible or report to.
4. be suitable for fulfilling (a need); satisfy.