/ˈɑ:nsəfəʊn ||; ˈænsɚˌfon/(brit also 英亦作 answerphone) noun [C] a machine that answers the telephone and records messages from the people who call 电话录音机: I rang him and left a message on his answering machine. 我给他打了电话，并在他的电话录音机上留了个口信。