“接电话”常见的英语表达是 answer the phone 或 pick up the phone,二者意思相近,在日常交流中都很常用:
answer the phone:侧重于“回应电话铃声,接起电话并开始通话”这一动作。例如:I was in the shower when the phone rang, but I quickly dried off and answered the phone.(电话响的时候我正在洗澡,但我赶紧擦干身体接了电话。)
pick up the phone:更强调“拿起听筒”这个物理动作,不过在实际使用中,它也经常用来表示接电话这个整体行为。例如:He didn't pick up the phone even though it rang several times.(尽管电话响了好几次,他还是没接。)