外国人常用的英语短语 第567期:give somebody an answer

释义：

give somebody an answer 给某人回复

表示向某人提供解决方法或解答，用 give somebody an answer,如果要指出给予解决方案的对象，就可以接介词 to。

例句：

I thought you could give me an answer to my question.
我觉得你能够回答我的问题。
I'd like to give you an answer after work.
等我下班了，会给你一个答复的。
I'll give you a firm answer by Friday.
我会在星期五之前给你一个准确的回复。

对话：

A: Could you give me an answer by tomorrow?
你能在明天之前给我个答复吗？
B: Sure, I'll let you know by tomorrow.
好的，明天就答复你。