01、The answer is zero是什么意思？
如果老外对你说这句话
想表达的意思是：事情“白忙一场、毫无结果”
例句：
①No matter what you have done, the answer is zero.
无论你做了什么，都是白忙一场。
②The answer is zero because of a small mistake in my work.
因为工作上除了一个小纰漏，所以白忙一场了。
“白忙一场，徒劳”其它英文表达
①in vain
徒劳的；枉然的；无用的
例句：
My efforts were not in vain.
我的气力没有白费。
②for nothing它有两层意思，1）免费2）徒然
例句：
All my trouble went for nothing.
我的一切辛苦都白费了。
其它跟 answer 相关的表达
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02、answer back
answer （sb.） back =顶嘴，回嘴
不是很礼貌的方式应对长辈，领导的批评
例句：
①Stop answering your mother back!
不准和你妈妈顶嘴！
② I'd generally talk my father round, but never answer back.
我会委婉地和父亲解释，从来不顶嘴。
(talk sb. round=委婉的表达；说服)
03、answer the door
意思是应声开门、听到铃声去开门
例句：
I'm on the phone. Could you answer the door for me?
我正在打电话，你能帮我开一下门吗？
04、answer the call of nature
answer the call of nature=上厕所
例句：
Just a moment. I have to go to answer the call of nature.
稍等一会，我想上厕所。
05、answer for / to
answer for=对…负责
例句：
Do you really think the company will be made to answer for the problems that their pollution causes among the local people?
你真的认为公司会负责他们在当地造成的污染问题？
answer to=答复
例句：
That is an indirect answer to the question.
那只是对这一问题的间接答复。
今日打卡金句
The lazier a man is, the more things he will have to do tomorrow.
一个人越懒，明天要做的事越多。
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