外国人常用的英语短语 第566期:answer the phone

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。