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 did not answer for a while.
  他并没有马上回答我的问题。
• You should answer for what you said.
  你应该对你所说的话负责。
• It seems to be what we should answer for.
  好像这就是我们要负责人的事。
• I will tell you the answer for once and for all.
  那个答案，我只告诉你这一次。
• He must be made to answer for his terrible crimes.
  他必须为他的严重罪行付出代价。
• 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。
• Can you correct the wrong answer for me?
  你可以帮我把错的答按变成吗？
• This is your answer for everything.
  这是你对所有问题的答案。
• 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。
• Can you answer for the correctness of all these figures?
  你能保证这些数字都是正确的吗？