[also VN that] 2 [VN] (formal) to be suitable for sth; to match
sth ii o'; ft if; tt#±; ffijE: Does this answer your requirements? ik'h# o'^ ? IffiTCl answer to the name
of sth (especially of
a pet animal Xffi'MW to be called sth £nM; ntj# — more
at description IJililVI .answer 'back to defend yourself against
criticism A li B He was given the
chance to answer back in a radio interview. f£ —
.answer'back | .answer sb back to speak rudely to sb
in authority, especially when they are criticizing you or telling you to do sth ]M ^; mo*; : Don’t answer back! £i] HO P$! o Stop answering your mother back! 'answer
for sth 1 to accept
responsibility or blame for sth # ■ • • ft ta ; HI 3\ i* m : You will have to answer for your
behaviour one day. 0
This
government has a lot to answer for (= is responsible for a lot of bad
things).
jftjf o 2 to promise that
sb has a particular quality or can be relied on to do sth jg. {£, HE ( ^
A (ft pm M ^ ) : I can
answer for her honesty. f£gTWjfi$:jttkAA 'answer for sb (usually in negative
sentences 11 to say that sb else will do sth or have a particular opinion - W&jSL: I agree,
but I can’t answer for my colleagues. [fj
M, {! Ji ffo A fift^fSI^WllftlcJiLo ‘answer to sb (for
sthj to
have to explain your actions or decisions to sb fp]^A
(
# ) All sales clerks answer to the store manager.
an swer able /'ainsarabl; NAmE 'aen-/ adj. 1 [not before noun] ~
to sb (for
sth) having
to explain your actions to sb in authority over you (n] ^ A ( # ^ ijl ) A rM: She was a free agent, answerable to
no one for her behaviour. MJtA£fEb#A, 2 [not before
noun] ~ (for sth) responsible for sth
and ready to accept punishment or criticism for it (
jg JET ^ : Ministers must be made answerable for their
decisions. „ 3 (of a
question
|n]g£) that can be answered
answering machine (BrE also answer-phone /'ainsafaun; NAmE 'aensarfoun/) noun a machine which you
connect to your telephone to answer your calls and record any message left by
the person calling $fl: I called several times, but only
got the answering
machine.
answer-phone /'ainsafaun; NAmE 'aensarfoun/ noun {BrE) = answering machine : She left her name and
number on his answerphone. MJEI B
ant /aent/ noun a small insect that
lives in highly organized groups. There are many types of ant. 4*1 : an
ants’ nest O an ant colony —picture o page R29 —see
also anthill IT5TO1 have 'ants in your
pants (informal) to be very excited or
impatient about sth and unable to stay still
-ant,
-ent suffix 1 (in adjectives $3 # ia]) that is or
does sth H ••• ; ft ••• I# : significant fi M Xtf} 0
different A 1^1 2 (in nouns $3 ^ % -iSJ) a person or
thing that • A; • ■ • ^ : inhabitant Jg R, 0 deterrent
ant-acid /aent'aesid/ noun a medicine that
prevents or corrects acidity, especially
in the stomach MffltWy, t/C
antagonism /aen'taegamzam/ noun [U, pi.] ~ (to/
toward(s) sb/sth) | ~ (between A and B) feelings of
hatred and opposition
#£'fjNt; #irL‘lf£t; ft#; ft;§ HTO hostility: The antagonism he felt towards his
old enemy was still very strong. AlfrljM
£<[„ 0 the racial antagonisms in society
an tag on ist /aen'taegamst/ noun {formal) a person who strongly opposes sb/sth # tnl #; # A; A
tTOl OPPONENT
an-tag-on-is-tic /aen.taega'mstik/ adj. ~ (to/toward(s) sb/sth) (formal) showing or feeling
opposition #
W; #J/l$J; ft#ft); ft^