to answer; to respond · to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise

dā ying

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If you don't make the promise, then I'll just stand by and watch.

你要是不答应的话，我就袖手旁观。

Thanks for agreeing to come.

谢谢你答应到来。

I promised Tom I'd eat with him.

我答应汤姆会与他吃饭。

I'll ask Tom and Mary why they agreed to do that.

我会问汤姆和玛丽他们为什么答应做。

I promised Tom and Mary I'd help them.

我答应帮助汤姆和玛丽。

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