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柯林斯詞典

answer for (answering,answered,answers)

• 1. PHRASAL VERB If you have to answer for something bad or wrong you have done, you are punished for it. (爲(wèi)所做的不好或錯(cuò)誤的事) 付出代價(jià)

  He must be made to answer for his terrible crimes. 必須讓他爲(wèi)他的深重罪行付出代價(jià)。

• 2. PHRASE If you say that someone has a lot to answer for, you are saying that their actions have led to problems which you think they are responsible for. 負(fù)有很大責(zé)任['have' inflects]

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