
phone
词源
源自希腊语phōnē(声音),通过法语téléphone进入英语,最初指电话设备,后衍生出动词用法。
noun
❶ 指用于通话或发送信息的电子通讯设备,通常指智能手机或传统电话。
“I left my phone at home this morning.”
(我今天早上把手机忘在家里了。)
“She answered the phone after the third ring.”
(电话响了三声后她接了起来。)
❶ 指电话通讯系统或服务,包括设备、线路和相关技术。
“The phone lines were down after the storm.”
(暴风雨过后电话线路中断了。)
“We need to upgrade our office phone system.”
(我们需要升级办公室的电话系统。)
verb
❶ 通过电话与某人联系或交谈,通常指拨打电话的行为。
“I'll phone you when I arrive.”
(我到了会给你打电话。)
“She phoned the restaurant to make a reservation.”
(她打电话给餐厅预订位置。)
常见短语
on the phone — 表示正在使用电话进行通话的状态,或描述通过电话进行的活动。
“She's on the phone with her boss right now.”
(她正在和老板通电话。)
phone in — 通过电话参与某个活动或会议,通常指远程参与而非亲自到场。
“The CEO phoned in to the meeting from abroad.”
(CEO从国外打电话参加了会议。)
phone it in — 形容做事不认真、敷衍了事,尤指工作或表演中缺乏热情的表现。
“The actor seemed to be phoning it in during the performance.”
(那位演员在演出时似乎只是在敷衍了事。)