1 PHRASAL VERB 为了…而受惩罚；为…付出代价 If you have to answer for something bad or wrong you have done, you are punished for it. 为了…而受惩罚；为…付出代价
SYN pay for, suffer for, atone for, make amends for
2 PHRASE （对问题）负有很大责任 If you say that someone has a lot to answer for, you are saying that their actions have led to problems which you think they are responsible for. （对问题）负有很大责任