Nghĩa là gì: answer

answer /'ɑ:nsə/

danh từ
- sự trả lời; câu trả lời; thư trả lời; lời đối đáp
  - to give an answer to somebody about something: trả lời ai về việc gì
  - in answer to someone's letter: để trả lời thư của ai
  - to know all the answers: đối đáp nhanh, lúc nào cũng sẵn câu đối đáp
- điều đáp lại, việc làm đáp lại
- lời biện bác, lời biện bạch
- (thể dục,thể thao) miếng đánh trả (đấu kiếm)
- (toán học) phép giải; lời giải

động từ
- trả lời, đáp lại; thưa
  - to answer [to] someone: trả lời ai
  - to answer [to] someone's question: trả lời câu hỏi của ai
  - to answer to the name of X: thưa khi gọi tên là X
  - to answer the door: ra mở cửa
- biện bác
  - to answer a charge: biện bác chống lại một sự tố cáo
- chịu trách nhiệm; đảm bảo, bảo lãnh
  - to answer for one's action: chịu trách nhiệm về những hành động của mình
  - to answer for someone: bảo đảm cho ai
- xứng với, đúng với, đáp ứng
  - to answer [to] one's hopes: đúng với (đáp ứng) nguyện vọng của mình
  - to answer [to] one's expectation: xứng với điều mong muốn của mình
- thành công có kết quả
  - his plan won't answer: kế hoạch của nó sẽ không thành
- to answer back
  - (thông tục) cãi lại

swe Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a new broom sweeps clean

an employee works hard on the first day or two, make a good impression "After my first day working for Grandfather, he said, ""A new broom sweeps clean."""

a pat answer

a planned or memorized answer, a canned answer You won't get the job if you give a pat answer to every question.

a sweet tooth

a need to eat candy, a craving for sugar After dinner we'll serve mints. Daddy has a sweet tooth, eh.

break a sweat

begin to sweat or perspire, work up a sweat For exercise to be beneficial, the athlete must break a sweat.

by the sweat of one

by hard work He managed to make enough money to buy the farm by the sweat of his brow.

don't sweat it

do not worry about it, you can't saw sawdust If you did your best but didn't win a medal, don't sweat it.

make a clean sweep

win all games in a series The Jets made a clean sweep of the series - won all four games.

new broom sweeps clean

a new person makes many changes We discovered the truth to the expression "a new broom sweeps clean" when our new boss changed everything in our organization.

no sweat

not a problem, no trouble, no prob """Thanks for the help, Ryan."" ""No sweat, man."""

pat answer

(See a pat answer)

short and sweet

brief and pleasant His visit with his parents was short and sweet.

swear by

use as the support or authority that what one is saying is truthful The accused criminal was asked to swear on a bible at the trial.

swear in

have a person promise to do his duty as a member of an organization or government dept. etc. The new Prime Minister was sworn in last night at the parliament.

swear off

decide to give up something that you are in the habit of using My friend swore off alcohol several years ago.

sweat bullets

worry, be very concerned or afraid or nervous I was sweating bullets when I heard your plane went down.

sweat bullets/blood

be nervous, be very worried I was sweating bullets during the interview but after it started I was able to calm down.

sweat it

(See don't sweat it)

sweat it out

wait and worry, on pins and needles While the jury discussed a verdict, the prisoner was sweating it out.

sweat out

wait anxiously, worry while waiting I spent the evening sweating out whether or not I would get the job or not.

sweater girl

girl with big breasts who wears a tight sweater Jody was the sweater girl in our class. She was sexy.

sweep off one

overcome with strong feelings We were swept off our feet over the excitement of the ceremony.

sweep under the carpet

hide problems, cover mistakes Don't sweep your problems under the carpet. Try to solve them.

sweep under the rug

hide or dismiss casually They always sweep their problems under the rug and never want to discuss them.

sweep you off your feet

impress you, cause you to love them quickly Andre is very charming. He will sweep you off your feet.

sweet on

in love with, very fond of He was sweet on his next door neighbor when he was a child.

sweet spot

(See the sweet spot)

sweet talk

praise or flatter someone to get what you want My sister tried to sweet talk our father into giving her the car but he said no.

sweet tooth

a need to eat candy, a craving for sweets A piece of dark chocolate will satisfy my sweet tooth. Yum!

sweeten the pot

add more good things, make it worth more If we sweeten the pot with a trip to Paris, we'll sell more tickets.

sweetheart deal

a deal made between friends so that both may make a big profit We were able to make a sweetheart deal with our landlord and got the rent greatly reduced.

sweetie pie

darling, sweetheart He always calls his wife sweetie pie. Even after they have been married for 30 years.

swelled head

a feeling that one is more important than one really is He has a swelled head since he got the new position in his company.

tell it to the marines (Sweeney)

I don

the sweet spot

the best spot to touch, the spot that feels good Keep rubbing. When you find my sweet spot, I'll purr like a kitten.

work up a sweat

work or exercise hard, perspire, break a sweat When I skip, it takes me ten minutes to work up a sweat.

Street Sweeper

a machine gun

sweat

1. to over-patronize
2. to worry, as in "don't sweat it"
3. to harrass or scrutinize

sweet

cool, dope, fresh

swerver

a car

to get your swerve on

a compliment of skill. If you are about to get your swerve on then you are confidently preparing to enter the conflict. If you got your swerve on it means you accomplished something skillfully

answer back

reply rudely回嘴；顶嘴
Don't answer back like that．别那样顶嘴！
The child often answered his grandmother back．这孩子经常与祖母顶嘴。

answer for

1． be responsible for；take the responsibility for对…负责
You must answer for any missing articles after the party．你必须对聚会后遗失的任何物品负责。
Parents should answer for their children's behaviour．父母应对自己孩子的行为负责。
2．guarantee 保证；担保
I can answer for his honesty．我可以保证他是诚实的。
I will answer for the truth of his statements．我担保他说的话是真实的。
3．be punished or blamed for因…而受罚；因…而受责备
He will have to answer for his crimes．他必须因他的罪行而受到惩罚。
Someday you will answer for your foolish behaviour．总有一天你将因你的愚蠢行为而受到惩罚。
4．serve for起…作用
That night the table answered for a bed for me．那天晚上那张桌子成了我的床。
5．speak for代表…讲话
Stop answering for John，let him speak．不要替约翰说，让他自己讲。
I can't answer for the other members of the committee．我不能代表其他委员的意见。

answer to

1．correspond to；be in accordance with符合；相符；一致
We all hope that the result will answer to our expectation．我们都希望结果和我们预料的一样。
That answers precisely to our needs．那正符合我们的需要。
A man answering to the police description was arrested in London last night．那个与警察描述的特征相符的人，昨晚已在伦敦被捕。
2．be responsible to对…负责
You'll have to answer to me if any harm comes to these children．要是这些孩子受到什么伤害，我将唯你是问。
He said he was ready to answer to those who worked under his direction．他说他愿意对在他领导下工作的人负责。
3．respond to；reply to对…做出反应；听从
The illness doesn't answer to medical treatment．这病治疗无效。
Young people should answer to the nation's call to go where they are most needed．青年人应该听从国家号召，到最需要的地方去。

answer up to

1．respond to对…做出反应；响应
We answered up to the appeal quickly．我们迅速响应了这个呼吁。
At the roll call，the men answered up to their names．点名时，士兵们应答迅速。
2．have a ready reply to对…对答如流
The little boy answered up to all the questions except two．除了两个问题外，这个孩子对答如流。

in answer/response to

in reply to应…而；响应；回答
He only shrugged his shoulders in answer to the question．他对问题的回答只是耸了耸肩而已。
The doctor came at once in answer to my telephone．医生接了我的电话立即就来了。
In answer to her shouts people ran out to help．人们一听到她的叫喊声都跑出来帮忙了。

in answer to

swear at

curse咒骂
Mind your language！Don't swear at him．说话要小心，不要恶语伤人。
He resented being sworn at．他憎恨别人骂他。

swear to

assert with great conviction 断言；发誓肯定
I can't swear to it，but I don't think he would lie to me．我不敢断言，但我认为他不会对我撒谎的。
I was sure I locked the door when I left the room，but I can't really swear to it．我离开房间时肯定是锁了门的，但我不能把话说死。

take the bitter with the sweet

Idiom(s): take the bitter with the sweet

Theme: ACCEPTANCE

to accept the bad things along with the good things.
• We all have disappointments. You have to learn to take the bitter with the sweet.
• There are good days and bad days, but every day you take the bitter with the sweet. That's life.

sweet-talk

Idiom(s): sweet-talk sb

Theme: PERSUASION

to talk convincingly to someone with much flattery. (Folksy.)
• I didn't want to help her, but she sweet-talked me into it.
• He sweet-talked her for a while, and she finally agreed to go to the dance with him.