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英 [ˈɑːnsə(r) fɔː(r)]
美 [ˈænsər fɔːr]
为…受惩罚; 为…付出代价; (对问题)负有很大责任
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 为了…而受惩罚;为…付出代价
If you have toanswer forsomething bad or wrong you have done, you are punished for it.- He must be made to answer for his terrible crimes.
他必须为他的严重罪行付出代价。
- He must be made to answer for his terrible crimes.
- (对问题)负有很大责任
If you say that someonehas a lot to answer for, you are saying that their actions have led to problems which you think they are responsible for.
英英释义
verb
- furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
- I can't account for the missing money
双语例句
- One should answer for what he does.
一人做事一人当。 - He had no solace to give, no answer for her pain.
面对她的哀痛,他觉得自己无法给予任何的安慰或者回答。 - He must be made to answer for his terrible crimes.
他必须为他的严重罪行付出代价。 - There are many questions that you need to answer for your enterprise before handing over control of your data.
在移交对数据的控制之前,有很多问题您需要为您的企业回答。 - He did not answer for a while.
他并没有马上回答我的问题。 - You must answer for her.
你必须对她负责。 - You have created a monster, and someday you will answer for it.
你造成了一个怪物,终有一天你会得到报应的。 - Can you correct the wrong answer for me?
你可以帮我把错的答按变成吗? - Quite frankly, I do not have a direct answer for you.
相当坦率地说,我没有一个直接的答案给你。 - I think that would be an answer for everyone.
我想这是个给大家的答案。