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

• 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 think that would be an answer for everyone.
  我想这是个给大家的答案。
• There are many questions that you need to answer for your enterprise before handing over control of your data.
  在移交对数据的控制之前，有很多问题您需要为您的企业回答。
• This box will answer for a chair.
  这个箱子可以当椅子用。
• 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。
• 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？
• He had no solace to give, no answer for her pain.
  面对她的哀痛，他觉得自己无法给予任何的安慰或者回答。
• That's a question damn near every woman who ever lived has had to answer for herself.
  那几乎是每个有过生活经历的女人都必须要自己回答的问题。
• 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。