n.[C][(+to)]

1. 回答；答复；复信
   I'm waiting for an answer to my letter.

   我正在等候回信。

2. 答案；解决办法
   What's the correct answer to this arithmetic question?

   这道算术难题的正确答案是什么？

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

   他向她道晚安，而她却毫无反应。

4. 对等的人；对应物
   He's said to be China's answer to Sherlock Holmes.

   他被认为是中国的福尔摩斯。

vt.

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

   安妮问了许多问题，我尽可能地回答。

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

   他答道他不知道这件事。

3. 接（电话）；应（门）
   Who answered the telephone?

   谁接的电话？

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

   她的资历符合该项工作的要求。

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

   这房间很适合我们的需要。

vi.

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

   我敲了门，但无人应答。

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

   对你的工作提出的批评，你会作何辩解？

3. 适用；符合
   He answers to your description.

   他与你的描述相符。

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.