動詞 answer:

1. reply or respond to
   同義詞：answer, reply, respond
2. give the correct answer or solution to
   同義詞：answer
3. respond to a signal
   同義詞：answer
4. understand the meaning of
   同義詞：answer, resolve
5. give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
   同義詞：answer
6. be liable or accountable
   同義詞：answer
7. be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
   同義詞：suffice, do, answer, serve
8. match or correspond
   同義詞：answer
9. be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
   同義詞：answer
10. react to a stimulus or command
    同義詞：answer

形容詞 answering:

1. replying
   同義詞：respondent

1. She managed to wriggle out of answering all the questions.
   她支吾其詞避免回答一切問題。
2. It was several weeks before I eventually came round to answering her letter.
   過了幾星期之後我才終於給她回信。
3. She is not sure of his answering her letter.
   她無法確定他是否會回信給她。
4. He is answering the test paper busily.
   他正忙著答考試卷。
5. She tried to avoid answering my questions.
   她試圖避而不答我的問題。
6. She showed her cunning in the way she avoided answering the question.
   她對問題避而不答，顯示出她很狡猾。
7. He is always prompt in answering letters.
   他總是迅速回復(fù)來信。
8. He let a week go by before answering the letter.
   他一周以后才回信。