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

• The answer for me is always yes.
  我的回答永远是对。
• He did not answer for a while.
  他并没有马上回答我的问题。
• 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。
• He will have to answer for what he has done.
  他将对他的所作所为负责。
• This is your answer for everything.
  这是你对所有问题的答案。
• • what questions can I answer for you?
  •你有什么问题想问我？
• I need no one to answer for me, because I know I have done no offence.
  我不需要任何人为我担保，因为我知道我无罪。
• Prison is not the answer for most young offenders
  就大多数年轻的犯法者来说，把他们关进监狱不是解决问题的办法。
• You have created a monster, and someday you will answer for it.
  你造成了一个怪物，终有一天你会得到报应的。
• I can't answer for his honesty.
  我不能保证他是诚实的。