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

• He must be made to answer for his terrible crimes.
  他必须为他的严重罪行付出代价。
• 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 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。
• I will tell you the answer for once and for all.
  那个答案，我只告诉你这一次。
• I can answer for his loyalty.
  我能为他的忠诚担保。
• My father is the one I love most, which is a definite answer for me.
  我的父亲是我最喜欢的歌，这是一个明确的答复。
• One should answer for what he does.
  一人做事一人当。
• 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。
• Quite frankly, I do not have a direct answer for you.
  相当坦率地说，我没有一个直接的答案给你。
• 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。