► 動詞
応える [(3)こたえる] [coll] meaning: difficult rank: 2
☆ 猛暑が体に応える ⇨ The heat wave is hard on my body (☛ Physically or mentally hard)
応える [(3)こたえる] meaning: respond rank: 2
☆ 彼は皆の期待に応えられなかった ⇨ He wasn’t able to live up to everybody’s expectations (☛ Respond in a satisfactory manner)
☆ 彼等は客の要望に応えて製品を改良した ⇨ They modified their product responding to the customer requests (☛ Respond in a satisfactory manner)