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.一 compare other(I)     Another can be followed

by a singular noun, by of and a plural noun, or by a number and a plural noun. * another .可接单数名福、 of加复数名词或数字加复数名词2 different; a different person or thing 另一;不同的(人或事物 JLet’s do it another time.咱们其他时|'司再办这件事吧。◊ We need another computer (= a new one)我们还需要:电脑◊ VVe can t/y that—but whether it\l work is

another matter.我们可以试试看 但行不行则是另一

回事◊ TTie room’s too smaH. •LetS see i/ they*ve. got another one.这房间太小。咱们看看是否另给找一间I don't like this room. Vm going to ask for another. |lc yp喜欢这个房间。我打算另要一间3 a person or thing of a very similar type 类似的{:人或事物):She’s going to be another Madonna (= as famous as her).她就要变得 跟麦当娜一般出名了◊ There7i never be another Zffce him.    ^^ f象他那样的人物了。 see also one

another fTTOl of one kind, sort, etc. or a'nother used when you are referring to various types of a thing, without saying exactly what you mean 4种不词的We’ve aH got proWems /one (fnd or another•我们都有 这样那样的问题。一 more at one

A. N. Other /(ei en 'AQa(r)/ noun [sing.] a person whose name is not known or not yet decided, for example in a list of players in a team (名单中)未k名者,某人,待 定人选

ail-SWer <>w /'a:nsa(r); NAmE'sen-/ noun, verb

m noun ~ (to sth) 1 something that you say, write or do to react to a question or situation 答复;回答I can’t eosiiy give an answer to your question•■■:的.,问题我难以 面答◊ Have you had an answer to your etter?你那封.有回.音,''有? As if in answer to our prayers, she oJ5Fered to /end us 000.好像祈祷很灵验似的,她提出 會给我们.1.万英镑◊ I rang the beH, but there was no answer.我按亍门铃,但没有人应门◊ She had no answer to the accusations.她对控告无以为答2 some­thing that you write or say in reply to a question in a test, an exam, an exercise, etc.; the correct reply to a question in a test, etc.(试题、^习等的答案,正确答 秦Write your answers on the sheet provided•在所发的 _题纸上.写下,答案。!>〇 you fcnow the answer to question J2 (= the right one)?你知道第 12 题的答案吗?

3                  a solution to a problem (问题的)解决办法答案: There is no easy answer.没有容易的解决办法This couZd be the answer to aH our proWems.这可能就是我们 全部问题的解决办法◊ The obvious answer vvouW

to caned the party.日上摆着的解决方法是取消聚会。

4                  a person or thing from one place that may be thought to be as good as a famous person or thing from another place足以媲美的人;堪称;当的事物:T7ie new theme park will be Britain^ answer to Disneyland.英-国 新的主题乐_可与迪斯尼乐园媲美。EEIhave/know all the ansyvers (informal, often disapproving) to be confident that you know sth, especially when you actually do not (自以为)全懂,什么都精通He thfnfo he knows aH the answers他自以为什么都知道。more at no exclam.

verb 1 to say, write or do sth as a reaction to a ques- tion or situation 答复;回答 HTH reply [V] I repeated t/ie question, but she didn’t answer.我把问题重叙 T 一 遍,但是她仍没有回答。[VN]ybu haven’t answered my question.袜痠有回答我的问题to answer a Zetter/an advertisement 回命广告作出反应◊ to answer the phone (= to pick up the phone when it rings)接电话◊ to answer the door (= to open the door when sb knocks/rings)应门(:铃)声开门◊ My prayers have been answered (= I have got what I wanted). 我的祈祷应验了(指如i以偿◊ He re_/ii5ed to answer the charges against him拒绝对他的指控进行答辩◊ Come on, answer me/ Where were you?快点,回答我! 你到哪去了.V.”, answensd     a       他対S

沒以微笑◊ [V speech] ‘J’d pre/er to ’ she answered.

我宁意步行。她答道。[VN speech]‘J’dpre/er to waZfc/she answered ton. 我宁愿步行。她回答也道。

[V that] She answered that she would prefer to walk, ife 回答说宁愿步行◊ [VNN] Answer me t/iis: how dfd t/iey fcnow we were here?回答我这个问题他们怎么知道