answer to,符合；相符；一致;对…负责;对…做出反应；听从

We all hope that the result will answer to our expectation．我们都希望结果和我们预料的一样。

That answers precisely to our needs．那正符合我们的需要。

A man answering to the police description was arrested in London last night．那个与警察描述的特征相符的人，昨晚已在伦敦被捕。

You'll have to answer to me if any harm comes to these children．要是这些孩子受到什么伤害，我将唯你是问。

He said he was ready to answer to those who worked under his direction．他说他愿意对在他领导下工作的人负责。

The illness doesn't answer to medical treatment．这病治疗无效。

Young people should answer to the nation's call to go where they are most needed．青年人应该听从国家号召，到最需要的地方去。

answer up to   对…做出反应；响应;对…对答如流

We answered up to the appeal quickly．我们迅速响应了这个呼吁。

at the roll call，the men answered up to their names．点名时，士兵们应答迅速。

The little boy answered up to all the questions except two．除了两个问题外，这个孩子对答如流。

anxious about;担心；担忧

He is anxious about his daughter being out so late at night．他为女儿晚上这么晚在外面而担心。

anxious for 渴望

He is anxious for a better job．他渴望找到更好的工作。

anything but决不；并非

The task was anything but easy．这工作决不容易。

Many large cities are anything but beautiful．许多大城市一点也不美。

She will do anything but that．她决不做那件事。

apart from;除…以外;与…分开；离开;撇开

Apart from these two books，he has written some plays and film scripts，除了这两本书外，他还写了一些剧本和电影脚本。

Jack stood apart from his father．杰克不同他父亲站在一起。

There can be no knowledge apart from practice．离开了实践，就没有知识。

Apart from that，all goes well．撇开那一点，一切顺利。

Your composition is good， apart from some spelling mistakes．你的作文写得很好，只是有几处拼写错误。

appeal to  上诉;有感染力；有吸引力;求助于；诉诸于;向…提出恳求

He appealed to the Supreme Court．他向最高法院上诉。

Does this piece of music appeal to you？你喜欢这首乐曲吗？

Your argument appeals to us．你的论点使我们很感兴趣。

They appealed to arms to settle the disturbance in the city．他们诉诸武力来解决这个城市的动乱。

The government appealed to the people for support．政府呼吁人们给予支持。

They appealed to him to abandon the idea．他们请求他放弃这个想法。

The prisoner appealed to the judge for mercy．罪犯向法官恳求宽大处理。

apply for  请求；申请（工作等）

Many people have applied for the job．许多人都申请这项工作。

The local government a applied for immediate relief．地方政府请求紧急救济。

apply oneself to 致力于；努力于

You must apply yourself to the job you have to do．你务必要努力干好你份内的工作。

He applied himself to the study of American literature．他专心研究美国文学。

apply to 向某人或某机构提出请求;适用于；适合;实施；应用

I shall apply to the manager for an increase in pay．我将请求经理给我增加工资。

She has applied to the American Consulate for visa．她已向美国领事馆申请签证。

School regulations apply to every student．校规适用于每个学生。

We should apply theory to practice．我们应该把理论应用于实际。

approve of,允许;赞成

Father did not approve of his marriage to Mary．父亲不准他同玛丽结婚。

We cordially approved of this project．我们衷心赞成这项研究计划。

I approve of what he said and what he did．对于他的言行我表示赞成。?

approximate to,近似；接近

His account of what happened approximated to the truth though there were some small errors．虽然有些小的出入，他对这件事的叙述还是接近事实真相的。

The yearly output approximates to six hundred thousand tons．年产量接近 六十万吨。

argue about，  argue over.  discuss；quarrel about争论；争辩

They are always arguing about unimportant matters．他们总是为一些小事争论不休。

My students argued over the correctness of the answer．我的学生们互相争论着答案的正确性。

argue against   反驳

The next speaker will argue against this plan．下一个演讲者将会反驳这项计划。

argue away;连续争论;以似是而非的理由驳回；不考虑

They sometimes argue away for hours．他们有时一争论就是几小时。

He tried to argue the matter away．他想方设法要把这件事辩解过去。

You can't argue away this problem．你不能不考虑这个问题。