answer for

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.
  1. He must be made to answer for his terrible crimes.
     他必须为他的严重罪行付出代价。
• （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
  1. I can't account for the missing money
  Synonym:account

双语例句

• This tool will answer for our needs.
  这工具将满足我们的需要。
• Finally, I must remind you that you have to answer for the truth of what you have said.
  最后，我必须提醒你，你必须对你所讲的话的真实性负责任。
• Can you answer for the correctness of all these figures?
  你能保证这些数字都是正确的吗？
• I can't answer for his honesty.
  我不能保证他是诚实的。
• That's a question damn near every woman who ever lived has had to answer for herself.
  那几乎是每个有过生活经历的女人都必须要自己回答的问题。
• I didn't have a ready answer for this dilemma
  我没有想出解决这个困境的现成答案。
• You must answer for her.
  你必须对她负责。
• 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 did not answer for a while.
  他并没有马上回答我的问题。
• All right. we'll have a definite answer for you monday.
  好吧，那么我们周一给你明确答复。