answer to

US /ˈænsər tə/
UK /ˈænsər tə/
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1.

向...负责, 听命于

to be responsible or accountable to someone or something

:
Every employee must answer to the department manager.
每位员工都必须部门经理负责
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

:
The new system doesn't answer to the old commands.
新系统不响应旧命令。
His behavior doesn't answer to any logical explanation.
他的行为不符合任何逻辑解释。