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1.PHRASAL VERB 短语动词为了…而受惩罚；为…付出代价 If you have to answer for something bad or wrong you have done, you are punished for it.
【语法信息】：V P n
He must be made to answer for his terrible crimes.
他必须为他的严重罪行付出代价。
2.PHRASE 短语（对问题）负有很大责任 If you say that someone has a lot to answer for, you are saying that their actions have led to problems which you think they are responsible for.
【搭配模式】：have inflects
