answer back

口答えする

親や先生、上司などに失礼な態度で言い返す。

やさしい英語で： If you reply rudely to someone who has authority over you, you are being disrespectful.

• Don't answer back.
• She answered back when her father told her to tidy up.
• Do your students ever answer back to you?

使い方： answer back to someone (The pupil answered back to his teacher.)

類義語： talk back

よく使う表現： answer back rudely, answer back to someone

返事する、返信する

時間がたってから相手に返事をする。

やさしい英語で： To give someone a reply after some time has passed.

• Please answer me back soon.
• She answered him back a week later.
• Will you answer back when you have the details?

使い方： answer someone back (I will answer you back tomorrow.)

類義語： reply, respond, get back to

よく使う表現： answer someone back, answer back later

点を取り返す

相手チームや選手の得点直後に、こちらも得点する。

やさしい英語で： To score after the other team or player has just scored.

• Our team answered back quickly.
• The visitors answered back with a touchdown.
• Can City answer back before the final whistle?

使い方： answer back with something (The visitors answered back with a goal.)

類義語： respond

よく使う表現： answer back quickly, answer back immediately

自動応答する

別のコンピューターや機器へ、自動で返答や対応する信号を送る。

やさしい英語で： To send an automatic reply or matching signal to another computer or device.

• The device answers back automatically.
• The terminal answered back with a short code.
• Does the modem answer back when it receives this signal?

使い方： answer back with something (The terminal answers back with its identification code.)

類義語： respond

よく使う表現： answer back automatically, answer back with something