昂立外語【上海新概念培訓】分享answer這個小詞，新一新二的課文中answer都有哪些意思呢，讓我們一起來看看吧！
1. 新一Lesson71 (He’s awful!)—— My boss answered the telephone． (answer：v.接電話)
2. 新二Lesson48 (Did you want to tell me something?)—— Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. ( answer：v.回答)
3. 新二Lesson48 (Did you want to tell me something?)—— In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises. (in answer to：作為對……的回答 answer：n.回答)
那么answer有沒有其他用法呢？讓我們來總結一下吧~~
一：用作動詞 (v.)
1. The question is simple enough to answer.
這個問題很簡單，容易回答。
2.He answered that he knew nothing about it.
他答復說關于此事他一無所知。
3.I have to type letters and answer the phone.
我又得用打字機打信，又得接電話。
二：用作名詞 (n.)
1. If you think carefully, you will find the answer.
仔細考慮一下,你就會找到答案。
2. He knocked at the door but there was no answer.
他敲了門,但是沒有人回答。
3.You'd better talk it over with your wife and give me your answer tomorrow.
你最好和你的妻子商量一下,明天給我一個答復吧。
近義詞辨析：answer & reply
1. answer(to)the letter，answer(to)the question，answer(for)the purpose等常用格式中，習慣將to或for等介詞省略掉，但是注意reply to the letter中的to不可以省略；
2. (1) answer有時指“答復……的內容”。
e.g. I have your letter, but as I am very busy, I cannot answer it at present.
(2)有時，answer指“報告收到”，reply指“答復……的內容”。
e.g. I answered your letter by sending a postcard last Monday and have since been waiting for time to reply to it.
3. 同reply比較，answer有時指“中肯的答復”。
e.g. Your reply is not an answer.
你的回答不中肯。
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