answer for

短语

符合（…需要）; 对…负责; 充当…; 许诺

词形变化

answered for answering for answers for 三单 answers for answering for 现在分词 answered for 过去式 answered for 过去分词

1.

To be held responsible for; to take the blame for something.

及物/不及物

The mayor will be answering for his crimes for many years.
2.

To guarantee.

及物

I will answer for his debt, if he can't pay on the day.
3.

To vouch for (someone); to attest to the character of (someone).

及物

She's known me for years, and she's always answered for me!
4.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see answer, for.

I don't know the answer to that, so I'm going to let my lawyer answer for me.

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