answer to
US /ˈænsər tə/
UK /ˈænsər tə/
1.
向...負責, 聽命於
to be responsible or accountable to someone or something
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Every employee must answer to the department manager.
每位員工都必須向部門經理負責。
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Ultimately, we all answer to the law.
最終，我們都必須服從法律。
2.
響應, 符合
to be controlled or influenced by something
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The new system doesn't answer to the old commands.
新系統不響應舊命令。
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His behavior doesn't answer to any logical explanation.
他的行為不符合任何邏輯解釋。