✦ 會使用到 answer 搭配詞的 11 種常見時機 :
【當名詞】
1 某事物的答案:
the answer to sth 某事物的答案
- Education is often seen as the answer to poverty. (教育常被視為貧窮的解決之道。)
- Some believe they must answer to a higher power for their actions.(有些人相信他們的行為需要對更高的力量負責。)
【當動詞】
2 表達 或 回應:
answer in your own words 用自己的方式或用自己的話來回答問題(而不是直接引用或抄襲其他人的說法)
- Please answer in your own words, not by just copying from the textbook.(請用你自己的話回答,不要僅僅從教科書上抄寫。)
(I'm afraid) I can't answer that 無法回答某個問題或拒絕回答某件事情。
- Sorry, I can't answer that question, it's confidential.(抱歉,我無法回答那個問題,那是機密。)
3 接聽電話、回覆信件:
answer the phone / answer a call 接電話
- Please answer the phone; it might be important.(請接電話,這可能是重要的。)
- I can't talk right now; I need to answer this call.(我現在不能講話,我需要接這個電話。)
answer a letter / answer a Email 回覆信件
- I need to answer her email as soon as possible.(我需要盡快回覆她的電子郵件。)
4 開門 或 回應響鈴:
answer a/the door 應門
answer the bell 應門
- Can you please answer the door? I'm in the middle of something.(能請你開門嗎?我正忙著呢。)
- Could you please answer the bell? I think someone is at the door.(你可以去應門鈴嗎?我想有人在門口。)
5 回答問題:
answer a question 回答問題
answer the quiz 答題(測驗)
- Can you answer this question for me?(你能幫我回答這個問題嗎?)
- I was the first to answer the quiz correctly.(我是第一個正確回答測驗問題的人。)
answer with another question 意指用另一個問題回答(通常是為了迴避或拖延回答原本提出的問題。)
- She didn't directly respond to his query but answered with another question instead.(她沒有直接回答他的問題,而是用另一個問題來回應。)
6 實現、兌現:
answer a prayer 實現某人的祈願
answer an advertisement 回應廣告
- Her recovery was like an answer to our prayers.(她的康復就像是我們祈禱的答案。)
- He decided to answer the advertisement for the job vacancy.(他決定對那份職位空缺的廣告做出回應。)
7 對某事或某行為負責:
answer for something 為... 承擔責任
- He will have to answer for his actions in front of the committee.(他將需要在委員會前對自己的行為負責。)
- As the manager, you have to answer for the team's performance.(作為經理,你需要對團隊的表現負責。)
✦ 包含 answer 的有趣俚語用法 :
8 answer the call of nature 去上廁所
- I'll be right back, just need to answer the call of nature.(我馬上回來,只是需要上個廁所。)
英文小典故:「answer the call of nature」這個俚語來自於對人體自然生理需求的幽默描述,將這樣的需求比作 "大自然的召喚",但這個用法本身更著重於輕鬆、幽默的方式來描述這個生理需求,以免顯得尷尬或不禮貌。
9 表示出席:
answer the roll call 出席或現身
- The teacher called out our names one by one, and we had to answer the roll call to mark our attendance.(老師一一喊出我們的名字,我們得回答點名以表示出席。)
英文小典故:「answer the roll call」這個俚語源自於點名或點呼的情境,尤其是在學校、軍隊或其他組織中。在點名時,授課老師、上級或領導會依次喊出人名或名單上的名字,要求每個人回答以確認其出席。這種點名的方式被稱為 "roll call"。
10 answer back 辯護,答辯
- He never answers back when he's criticized. (當他受到批評時,他從不反駁。)
- When the teacher scolded him, she said, "Don't answer back!"(老師責罵他時說:“不要頂嘴!”)
11 就是...之所在(的答案):
answer to the name of 與某種特質相符
answer to one's own question 與某種特質相符
- He answers to the name of trouble.(他就是麻煩的來源。)
- The truth was staring at her; it was an answer to her own question.(事實就在她眼前,是她自問的答案。)
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I have the answer to this question.
我知道這個問題的答案。
Beethoven is seen as one of the greatest composers of the 18th century.
貝多芬被視為是十八世紀最偉大的作曲家之一。
I rang the doorbell, but no one answered the door.
我按了門鈴,但是沒有人應門。
Hal knew that he had to go to school right now.
海爾知道他得馬上去上學。
The boy cried as soon as he saw the stranger.
小男孩一看到那個陌生人就哭了。
I'm in the middle of something right now, but I'll reach out to you shortly.
我現在有點忙,但我很快就會聯繫你。
I asked Katie a math question and she responded to it quickly.
我問凱蒂一個數學問題,她很快便回答我。
The patient responded well to the new medicine.
病人對新藥的反應良好。
We’ve decided to change the plan.
我們已決定要改變計畫。
There was a long lineup in front of the stand.
攤位前方有一條很長的排隊隊伍。
Seeing the man trapped under a car, Katy called out for help.
看到男子被困在車底,凱蒂大聲呼叫救援。
At 6 p.m. every day, the streetlights in this park will light up one by one.
每天晚上六點,這座公園的街燈會一個接一個亮起來。
Why are you staring at me, John? Is there something wrong with me?
約翰,你為什麼這樣瞪著我?我有什麼不對勁嗎?