英语词汇“answer to”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

Idiom

answer toanswer to (someone)

to be responsible to someone else.

If you own your own company, you do not have to answer to stockholders.

Phr V

answer to

answers, answering, answered

answer to sb

slightly formal if you answer to someone in a higher position, they are the person you have to explain your actions or decisions to

We were living in a police state, where the police answered to no one.

answer to

1. verb To report to a superior. Now that I'm your boss, you answer to me in all matters.

2. verb To respond to a name. My daughter Margaret has decided that she only answers to "Calliope" now.

3. verb To explain one's actions, decisions, or misdeeds to a person in authority who may consider punishment. If you continue to neglect your schoolwork, you'll have to answer to the headmaster.

4. noun A person or thing that is intended to be the equivalent of something else. That style of dress is the American answer to French fashion.

answer to someone

1. Fig. to explain or justify one's actions to someone. (Usually with have to.) If John cannot behave properly, he'll have to answer to me. The car thief will have to answer to the judge.

2. Fig. [in the hierarchy of the workplace] to be under the supervision of someone; to report to someone. (See also (someone or something)">report to (someone or something).) You will answer directly to Mr. Wright. I answer only to the boss.

answer to

Explain or justify something to someone, as in If Mary doesn't help us finish this project, she'll have to answer to the boss. This expression was at first used mainly for replying to legal charges. [c. a.d. 950]

answer to

1. To be called some name: His real name is Edward, but he usually answers to Ted.

2. To be liable or accountable to someone or something: The treasurer answers directly to the vice president.

词汇	answer to
释义	Idiom answer toanswer to (someone) to be responsible to someone else. If you own your own company, you do not have to answer to stockholders. Phr V answer to answers, answering, answered answer to sb slightly formal if you answer to someone in a higher position, they are the person you have to explain your actions or decisions to We were living in a police state, where the police answered to no one. phraseanswer to1. answer to sb/sth if you answer to someone, you have to explain the reasons for your actions to them, and they can criticize or punish you if they disapprove: Politicians have to answer to the voters at the general election. When he dies he will have to answer to God, just like the rest of us. rich entrepreneurs who answered to nobody but themselves and could do whatever they pleased2. answer to the name of sth literary or humorous to be called a particular name, often a name that you think is unusual or humorous: They had two cats: one was called Treacle, and the other answered to the name of Faustina. an attractive well-dressed young woman answering to the name of Suzanne answer to 1. verb To report to a superior. Now that I'm your boss, you answer to me in all matters. 2. verb To respond to a name. My daughter Margaret has decided that she only answers to "Calliope" now. 3. verb To explain one's actions, decisions, or misdeeds to a person in authority who may consider punishment. If you continue to neglect your schoolwork, you'll have to answer to the headmaster. 4. noun A person or thing that is intended to be the equivalent of something else. That style of dress is the American answer to French fashion. answer to someone 1. Fig. to explain or justify one's actions to someone. (Usually with have to.) If John cannot behave properly, he'll have to answer to me. The car thief will have to answer to the judge. 2. Fig. [in the hierarchy of the workplace] to be under the supervision of someone; to report to someone. (See also (someone or something)">report to (someone or something).) You will answer directly to Mr. Wright. I answer only to the boss. answer to Explain or justify something to someone, as in If Mary doesn't help us finish this project, she'll have to answer to the boss. This expression was at first used mainly for replying to legal charges. [c. a.d. 950] answer to v. 1. To be called some name: His real name is Edward, but he usually answers to Ted. 2. To be liable or accountable to someone or something: The treasurer answers directly to the vice president.
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