—
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
of jjp % « £ n & 9i ^ in M. m.£ n o 2 different; a different
person or thing 33“; ) :
let’s do it another
time. Pgfl]$3fifeBt0# A&ft^■*£ 0 <> We need
another computer (= a new one). Ic-*
n ft®c 0 We can try that—but
whether ifll work is another matter. l33KK1r
0
0 o The room’s too small.
Let’s see if they’ve got
another one. &J^0A/}vo
f 1 W # !J§'?? “0 0 0
1
don’t like this room. I’m
going to ask for another.
o fttTM^--IhJc 3 a person or thing of a
very similar type ( A^c^#J ) : She’s
going to
be another Madonna (= as famous as her), gl =5 M — £±5 & T o 0 There’ll never be
another like
him. 7 & # A
iff fife IP # W A $7
7 «, — see
also one another IT»TOI 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 # # 7 0 69 : We’ve
all got problems of one kind or another.
0 I'r] ££ o — more at one
A. N. Other /.eren 'A5a(r)/ noun [sing.]
a person whose name is not known or not yet decided, for example in a list of
players in a team ( £#-4* ) SA, #
£A&
an swer 0*w /'a:nsa(r); NAmE'aen-/ noun, verb
m noun ~ (to sth) 1 something
that you say, write or do to react to a question or situation ^ % ; 0 ^ : J can’t
easily give an answer to your question.
0^o o Have you had an answer
to your letter? ifo $($Ft fg Ft 0 # ? o As if in answer to our prayers, she
offered to lend us £10 000.
1 T)0
I rang the bell, but there was no answer. T fl # , ffi SSfcW A jSt H . 0 She had no answer to
the accusations. A;I33 2 some
thing 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. ( -0C@,
|j|: Write your answers on
the sheet provided. fEffi % W IS
US; ± ^
F;%£ Mo 0 Do you know the answer to question 12 (= the right one)? 12 fg#j4§r3gn%?
3
a solution to a problem ( |rJS£#J ) ffllkifriti;,
There is no easy answer. <> This
could be the answer to all
our problems. hj £ bP 0 M (Hj A A o 0 The obvious answer
would be to cancel the party. Bjj M if (ft ft? & A & fk
W. M &„
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 £ 133 M It (ft A;
igffc +1 § (ft ♦ : The new
theme park will be
ECU have/know
all the answers (informal, often disapproving) to be confident that you know sth,
especially when you actually do not ( ft!33A):£'ll, ffcfiMfil: He thinks he
knows all the answers, ifa {=! 133 Aft
£.1$ $011 o
— more at no exclam.
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verb 1 to say, write or do sth as a reaction
to a question or situation 0^ HTfl reply: [V] I repeated
the question, but she
didn’t answer, ft tE 0 @ It M T “ IS, 11. Jik M 0 » o [VN] You haven’t answered
my question. 0 ^ ft (ft 0 H „ 0 to answer a
letter/an advertisement 0 fif; Xt A It ft & lx 3S 0 to answer the phone (= to pick up the
phone when it rings) 0 to answer the door (= to open the door
when sb knocks/rings) jSH (
ft ) j^JF H o My prayers have been answered (= I have got what I wanted).
) o 0He refused to answer the charges against him. o
Come on, answer me! Where were you? ]£,&, 0 ?ic! #^JfPJLA7 ? 0 He answered me with a
smile, ftfe At FI 1331^^0 0 [V speech] ‘I’d prefer to
walk,’she answered. “fVrB'Pffo ” M^il0 o [VN speech] ‘I’d prefer to
walk,’she answered him. <, ” M0^ffe3lo
o [V that] She answered that she
would prefer to walk, itfc 0 ^ i£ M 7 M ff o 0 [VNN] Answer me this: how
did they know we were here? 03§:$c:&70^:
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