answer for
[phrasal verb] 1 answer for (something)
a : to take responsibility for (something)对(某事)负责 : to be responsible for (something)为(某事)承担责任 b : to be punished for (something)因(某事)受惩罚 c US : to be used as (something) : to serve as (something)适合;符合需要 — see also 2answer 6 (above) 2
answer for (someone) : to say what someone else thinks : to give the opinion of (someone else)代表…讲话;代表…的意见