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phone

UK //fəʊn//US //foʊn//

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。)

同义词:mobile, cellphone, telephone, smartphone, handset

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。)

同义词:call, ring, telephone, dial, contact

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。)