answerphone
UK ['ɑ:nt.sə.fəʊn] US ['ænt.sɚ.foʊn] mainly UK (mainly US answering machine)
noun countable
IMPROVER
■a device connected to a telephone which answers calls automatically and records messages from the people telephoning 电话答录机；（自动应答）录音电话机•She wasn't in so I left a message on her answerphone.她不在家，所以我在她的电话答录机上留了言。 •I rang several times last week, but I kept getting his answerphone.上周我给他打了几次电话，但总是听到电话答录机的声音。 |