释义:
answer the phone (call,door) 接电话,帮人开门
answer 的宾语为 the phone, call, door 等,表示回应电话,敲门声等。如果自己没办法应付,拜托别人时,可以直接对了解情况的人说“answer it”。
例句:
He's not answering his cell phone.
他不接手机。
Will you please answer the phone?
你能帮我接个电话吗?
Please answer the door.
帮忙开下门。
Could you answer it for me?
(电话铃响时)你能帮我接一下吗?(门铃响时)你能帮我开个门吗?
对话:
A: Did you answer the phone?
你接电话没?
B: I did, but they hung up as soon as I answered.
接了,不过我刚接起来,对方就挂电话了。