answer ['Q:ns[] v.  (常用词;指用口说或者写来回答问题)回答;答复;回复
—You still haven't answered my question.    你还没有回答我的问题。
* answer  n.  回答
—Facts are the best answers.    事实是最好的回答。
* to give sb. an answer [5gIv]   回答;回复;答复
—You don't have to give them an answer straight away.    你不必要马上给他答复。
* in answer to one's question [5kwestF[n]   回答问题
—In answer to your question,I think you can go.    我来回答你的问题,我想你应该走了。
这些词汇应该记住：
1. to field a question ['fi:ld 5kwestF[n]  回答难题
—The senator had to field some tricky question from reporters.   
     参议员不得不巧妙的回答记者们提出的一些刁钻的问题。
2. rejoin [ri'dVCin] v.  (指尖锐愤怒;直接了当地）回答
—She rejoined quickly to his criticism.    她立即直接了当的回答了他的批评。
* rejoinder [ri'dVCnd[] n.  (尤指粗鲁的）回答
—A smart rejoinder only occured to me later.    我只是在后来才想到一个巧妙的回答。
3. reply [ri'plai] v.  (比answer更为正式）回答;答复
—I asked Clive where he was going but he didn't reply.
    我问克莱夫他到哪去,但他没有回答。
* reply  n.  回答;答复
—We've had 60 replies to out advertisment so far.   
     到目前为止,我们已经收到60份的广告答复。
* to make no reply [5meik]  不回答
—I asked him if i could help, bue he made no reply.    我要他要不要帮忙,但他没回答。
* in reply to sb.  答复某人
—I'm writing in reply to your letter of 1st June.    我写信回复你6月1日来信。
4. respond [ri'spCnd] v.  (比answer更为正式)回答;答复
—He responded that he would be pleased to attend.    他回答说,他很高兴出席。
—Why did not you respond to my question?    你为什么不回答我的问题?
* response ['ri'spCns] n.  回答
—His question failed to get a response from any of the students.
    没有学生回答他提出的问题。
5. riposte  [ri'p[Ust] n.  迅速而又巧妙的回答
—Americans have 'a strong taste for slapstick in various forms, and substitute riposte and
     banter for irony or whimsy, which they tend not. to understand. 
     美国人对各种形式的闹剧非常感兴趣，用机敏的回答和玩笑来代替他们所不懂的
     讽刺和诙谐。