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I asked him a simple question and he gave me a long and confusing answer.我只问了他一个简单问题，他却给了我一个冗长费解的回答。

I didn't believe her answer.我不相信她的回答。

They wouldn't give me a straight answer to my question.他们没有直截了当地回答我的问题。

There will be a question and answer session [=a period of time when people can have their questions answered] following the speech.演讲结束后是现场提问时间。

I didn't know the right/correct answer.我不知道正确答案。

That is the wrong/incorrect answer.那个答案是错误的。

Do you know the answer to this question?你知道这个问题的正确答案吗？

He knew the answers to only 3 of the 10 questions.这10个问题中他只知道其中3个的正确答案。

The answers are listed in the back of the book.答案附在书的后面。

I sent a letter of complaint but I never got an answer. [=response]我寄了一封投诉信，但一直没得到回复。

I finally received an answer [=reply] to my letter.我终于收到了回信。

When I say something to you I expect an answer. [=response]我跟你说话时，希望你能有反应。

I called out her name but I got no answer. [=reply]我喊了她一声，但没得到回应。

In answer [=in response] to your request we are sending a catalog.应你的要求，我们寄去目录一份。

I called several times but there was no answer. [=no one answered the phone when I called]我打了几次电话，但一直都没人接。

I got no answer when I called.我打电话时没有人接。

I knocked on the door but there was no answer. [=no one opened the door when I knocked on it]我敲了门，但没人开门。

More money is not the answer (to our problems).钱再多也解决不了问题。

It's a very difficult problem, and I don't know what the answer is.这是个很大的难题，我不知该怎么解决。

They don't have answers for everything. = They don't have an answer for everything.他们并不是事事都能解决。

The program is television's answer to news magazines. [=the program is similar to a news magazine]这个电视节目与新闻杂志很相似。

She answered all my questions.她回答了我所有的问题。

He answered only three of the test questions correctly.他只答对了三道试题。

When the police asked him his name, he refused to answer.警察问他姓名，他拒绝回答。

She answered correctly/incorrectly.她答对/错了。

When asked if she would run for office, she answered that she hadn't decided. = When asked if she would run for office, she answered “I haven't decided.”当被问及是否要参选时，她回答说还没决定。

When I ask you a question I expect you to answer me!我向你提问时，希望你能回答我！

Answer me this: where have you put my money?回答我：你把我的钱放到哪儿去了？

I sent her a letter asking for her help, but she never answered.我写了封信向她求助，但她一直没有回复。

She never answered my letter. = She never answered me.她从不给我回信。

The phone rang repeatedly, but no one answered.电话不停地响，但没人接。

Would somebody please answer the phone?麻烦你们谁去接一下电话好吗？

answer a phone call接电话

I knocked on the door but no one answered.我敲了门，但没人开门。

No one answered the door.没人来开门。

I got the job by answering a “help wanted” ad in the newspaper.我通过报纸上的招工广告得到了这份工作。

When the war began, thousands of young men answered the call to arms. [=thousands of young men joined the armed forces]战争爆发后，成千上万的年轻人应征入伍。

He answered her anger with indifference. [=he responded to her anger by acting indifferent]对于她的愤怒他无动于衷。

The home team scored first but the visiting team answered quickly. [=the visiting team also scored soon after the home team scored]主队率先进球得分，但客队很快也回敬一球。

The police chief will appear in court today to answer charges of corruption.警察局长今天将出庭就多项腐败指控进行答辩。

answer criticism对批评进行反驳

The suspect answered [=matched] the description that had been given by the witness.这名嫌疑犯与目击者的描述相符。

We don't have a sink, but this bucket will answer [=(more commonly) serve] the purpose. [=we can use this bucket as a sink]我们没有水槽，但这个水桶也可以满足需要。