answer to
US /ˈænsər tə/
UK /ˈænsər tə/
短语动词
1.
向...负责, 听命于
to be responsible or accountable to someone or something
示例:
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Every employee must answer to the department manager.
每位员工都必须向部门经理负责。
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Ultimately, we all answer to the law.
最终，我们都必须服从法律。
2.
响应, 符合
to be controlled or influenced by something
示例:
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The new system doesn't answer to the old commands.
新系统不响应旧命令。
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His behavior doesn't answer to any logical explanation.
他的行为不符合任何逻辑解释。
在 Lingoland 学习这个单词