answering machine
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈanswering maˌchine (also answerphone British English /ˈɑːnsəfəʊn $ ˈænsərfoʊn/) noun [countable] TCTa machine that records your telephone calls when you cannot answer them 电话答录机
Examples from the Corpus
answering machine• Vegh was the whole staff, assisted by his answering machine and his MacIntosh computer in his University Heights studio apartment.• Did you leave a message on my answering machine?• Then I came into the office to check the answering machine.• I sat down in my swivel chair and propped my feet up, punching the replay button on the answering machine.• He was either out and hadn't switched on the answering machine or he was tormenting her by ignoring the telephone.From Longman Business Dictionaryanswering machineˈanswering maˌchineOFFICE a machine connected to a telephone which records your telephone messages when you are not able to answer the telephoneSYN ANSWERPHONEIf I’m not in, leave a message on my answering machine. → machineˈanswering maˌchine nounChineseSyllable
calls Corpus your Business that telephone a machine records
answering machine
ˈanswering maˌchine
(also an‧swer‧phone British English /ˈɑːnsəfəʊn $ ˈænsərfoʊn/) noun [countable]
a machine that records your telephone calls when you cannot answer them
ˈanswering maˌchine
(also an‧swer‧phone British English /ˈɑːnsəfəʊn $ ˈænsərfoʊn/) noun [countable]a machine that records your telephone calls when you cannot answer them
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Verbs 动词
Answer andreply are the most common verbs used for speaking or writing as a reaction to a question, letter, etc.* answer 和 reply 为口语或书面语中表示回答问题、复信等最通用的动词。 Note that you answer a person, question or letter, notanswer to them, but youreply to somebody or something.表示回答或回复时，answer 后不用 to，宾语可以是人，也可以是问题或信，而 reply 后要用 to ：◆ I'm writing to answer your questions. 特此函复贵方提问。 ◆ I'm writing to reply to your questions. 特此函复贵方提问。 ◆ I'm writing to answer to your questions. Answer can be used with or without an object.* answer 既可带宾语，也可不带宾语 ：◆ I haven't answered her email yet. 我还没有回复她的电邮。 ◆ I knocked on the door but nobody answered. 我敲了门，但无人应答。 Reply is often used with the actual words spoken.* reply 常带直接引语 ：◆ 'I won't let you down,' he replied. “我不会让你失望的。” 他回答说。 Respond is less common and more formal.* respond 较少用，且较正式 ：◆ The directors were unwilling to respond to questions.董事们不愿意回答问题。 You can only answer a door or a phone.应门或接电话只能用 answer。
Nouns 名词
Note the phrases in answer to andin reply to .注意 in answer to 和 in reply to 的用法 ：◆ I'm writing in answer to your letter. 特此函复。