
好词典

源自希腊语 tele-(远距离)和 phone(声音),1830年代通过法语 téléphone 进入英语。
❶ 一种电子通讯设备,通过电线或无线电波传输声音,使人们能够远距离交谈。
“She picked up the telephone and dialed the number.”
(她拿起电话拨了号码。)
“The telephone rang loudly in the middle of the night.”
(半夜里电话铃声大作。)
❶ 通过电话与人联系或交谈,通常指拨打某个号码进行通话。
“I'll telephone you when I arrive at the station.”
(我到车站后会打电话给你。)
“She telephoned her parents every Sunday.”
(她每周日都给父母打电话。)
telephone call — 指通过电话进行的通话行为,强调通话的过程而非设备本身。
“I received an important telephone call from the head office.”
(我接到了总部打来的重要电话。)
telephone directory — 电话号码簿,记录个人或机构联系方式的印刷品或电子列表。
“Look up the address in the telephone directory.”
(在电话簿里查这个地址。)