answer back

英 [ˈɑːnsə(r) bæk]

美 [ˈænsər bæk]

（尤指小孩）回嘴，顶嘴

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柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （尤指小孩）回嘴，顶嘴
  If someone, especially a child,answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
  1. She was punished by teachers for answering back...
     她由于顶嘴而受到了老师的惩罚。
  2. I always answered him back when I thought he was wrong.
     我觉得他说得不对时总是要顶他几句。

双语例句

• The company criticized in the documentary were given the opportunity to answer back.
  在这部纪录片中受指责的那家公司被给予一个作公开答复的机会。
• The child would answer back to all she said.
  她说什么这孩子都要还嘴。
• He tried to answer back whenever he was criticized.
  每当他挨批评时他都要为自己辩护。
• He told me all about it, though I did not answer back.
  他告诉我有关西瓜酒的一切，尽管我没有回答。
• I'll try my best to get an answer back to you before Friday.
  我会尽量在星期五之前给你答复。
• The sisters, in a sort of crude seance, would ask questions of the spirit, who would answer back with mysterious knocks or raps.
  这对姐妹，利用一种拙劣的降神会，向灵魂问问题，而灵魂会利用神秘的敲击声或叩击来回答。
• If you can overcome your doubt that you can communicate with Her, byfirmly assuming the truth of it, by calling Her and expecting Her answer,-SheWILL answer back to you!
  如果你们可以通过坚定地确认这个事实，克服你们疑虑并且和她交流–她将会对你们做出回应！
• She surrounded herself with underlings who were too afraid of her to ever answer back.
  她找了一些对她害怕得从不敢回嘴的下属围在自己身边。
• When they scolded him, he would answer back.
  他们说他，他就顶。
• Someone will sorely try your patience, but you won't want to answer back.
  人有会惹你发火，可你是不会搭理他的。