telephone
(also phone) n
1 [U] system of transmitting the human voice to a distance by wire or radio 電話
You can always reach (ie contact) meby telephone. 你打電話隨時(shí)都能找到我.
2 [C] instrumentused for this, with a receiver and mouthpiece 電話機(jī)
answer the telephone, ie pick up the receiver to receivean incoming call 接電話.
3 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) on the `telephone
(a) connected to the telephone system 接上電話; 接通電話
They've just moved and they're not on the telephoneyet. 他們剛搬的家, 還沒(méi)接通電話.
(b) using the telephone在打電話
She's on the telephone at the moment. 她正在打電話.
You're wanted (ie Somebody wants to speak to you) on the telephone. 你的電話(有人打電話找你). telephone (also phone), v [I, Tn, Tn.pr]
send (a message) or speak to (sb) by telephone 以電話傳送(消息); 給(某人)打電話
Will you write or telephone? 你寫信還是打電話?
We must telephone our congratulations (to the happy couple). 我們得(給那對(duì)幸福的夫婦)打個(gè)電話表示祝賀.
He telephoned (his wife) to say he'd be late. 他(給妻子)打電話說(shuō)他要晚到.
*['telif?un]n. 電話, 電話機(jī)vt. 打電話vi. 打電話【電】 電路相關(guān)詞組: telephone a message to sb on the telephone by telephone call sb to the telephone telephone to sb