词组 | telephone |
释义 | telephone /ˈteləfəʊn, ˈtelɪfəʊn $ -foʊn/ noun the system or piece of equipment that you use to have a conversation with someone in another placeverbsthe telephone rings The telephone rang, but Tom didn’t answer it.answer the telephone When I called, Mike answered the telephone.use the telephone May I use your telephone?talk on the telephone He was talking on the telephone when the doorbell rang.pick up the telephone As soon as she got home, she picked up the telephone and dialled his number.put down the telephone Before he could answer, she put down the telephone.call sb on the telephone Her son doesn’t even call her on the telephone.telephone + nounsa telephone call She got a telephone call from Joe last night.a telephone conversation We had a long telephone conversation.a telephone interview (=when a journalist asks someone questions using a telephone) In a telephone interview, he said that at least 200 people had been killed.a telephone line They didn’t even have a telephone line.sb’s telephone number He gave me his address and telephone number.a telephone bill I need to pay my telephone bill.the telephone system/service/network The country is planning to modernize its telephone system.a telephone company Complaints against telephone companies have increased.a telephone message When she got home, there was a telephone message for her to call George.a telephone helpline/hotline (=a number that you can phone for information or help) The government has set up a telephone helpline for people who are concerned about relatives in the earthquake area. Don’t say I had a telephone from him. Say I had a telephone call from him.prepositionsby telephone Reservations can be made by telephone.on the telephone (=talking to someone using a telephone) She’s been on the telephone all evening.down the telephone BrE He shouted at me down the telephone.over the telephone I read the names out to him over the telephone.Telephone or phone?Telephone sounds formal. In everyday English, people usually say phone. |
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