telephone

noun

/ˈtelɪfəʊn/

(rather formal)

(also phone)

Idioms

[countable, uncountable] a system for talking to somebody else over long distances, using wires or radio; a machine used for this电话；电话机
- The telephone rang and Pat answered it.电话响起，帕特接了。
- I need to make a telephone call.我得打个电话。
- over the telephone You can reserve seats over the telephone.你可以打电话预订座位。
- by telephone Can I get in touch by telephone?我能用电话取得联系吗？
- on the telephone They talk on the telephone much more often than they meet.他们打电话的次数比见面的次数多得多。
- She spoke by telephone to the French President.她和法国总统通过电话。
- a telephone conversation/interview电话交谈/采访
- telephone lines/services电话线/服务
Collocations Phones
Phones电话Making and receiving phone calls打／接电话
- the phone/telephone rings电话铃响了
- answer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephone接／挂电话
- lift/pick up/hold/replace the receiver拿起／拿着／放回听筒
- dial a (phone/extension/wrong) number/an area code
- call somebody/talk (to somebody)/speak (to somebody) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the office给某人打电话；从家里／工作地点／办公室给某人打电话
- make/get/receive a phone call打／接电话
- take the phone off the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)摘下电话听筒
- the line is (British English) engaged/ (especially North American English) busy
- the phones have been (North American English) ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)
- put somebody through/get through to the person you want to speak to给某人接通另一人的电话；打通电话
- put somebody on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to)让某人不要挂上电话（以便等想找的人接电话）
- call from/use a landline用座机打电话
Mobile/cell phones手机
- be/talk on a (both British English) mobile phone/mobile/(especially North American English) cell phone/(informal, especially North American English) cell用手机讲电话
- use/answer/call (somebody on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell使用／接听／拨打某人的手机；用手机接收信息
- switch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell开启／关闭手机
- charge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell给手机充电
- a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off
- (British English) top up your mobile/cell (phone)
- send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a fax发送／接收信息／短信／传真
- insert/remove/change a SIM card插入／取出／更换 SIM 卡
see also radio-telephone
- All letters should include an address and a daytime telephone number.所有信件中均应包括一个地址和一个白天可用的电话号码。
- Can I use your telephone?我能用一下你的电话吗？
- Excuse me, do you have a telephone?打扰一下，你有电话吗？
- Hang on—I'll just get the telephone.别挂电话－我就来接。
- He was called to the telephone just as he was leaving.他刚要走，这时有人叫他接电话。
- She is in telephone contact with headquarters.她与总部保持电话联系。
- The charity has set up a 24-hour telephone helpline.这个慈善组织设立了一条24 小时电话求助热线。
- The office telephones were all out of order.办公电话都出了故障。
- The telephone was ringing furiously.电话铃声大作。
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Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- public
- office
- cellular
- …
verb + telephone
- use
- be on
- have
- …
telephone + verb
- ring
telephone + noun
- number
- book
- directory
- …
preposition
- by telephone
- on the telephone
- over the telephone
- …
[countable] the part of the phone that you hold in your hand and speak into（电话机的）受话器，听筒
- I picked up the telephone and called some people I knew.我拿起电话，给一些我认识的人打了电话。
- She put down the telephone and burst into tears.她放下电话，痛哭流涕。
- I've been trying to phone him all day—he must have left his telephone off the hook.一整天我都在给他打电话——他一定没把电话听筒挂好。
synonym handset, receiverTopics Houses and homesa1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- public
- office
- cellular
- …
verb + telephone
- use
- be on
- have
- …
telephone + verb
- ring
telephone + noun
- number
- book
- directory
- …
preposition
- by telephone
- on the telephone
- over the telephone
- …

Idioms

be on the telephone

to be using the phone在打电话；在通电话
- He's on the telephone at the moment.他正在打电话。
- You're wanted (= somebody wants to speak to you) on the telephone.有人打电话找你。
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(British English, old-fashioned) to have a phone in your home or place of work（在家里或工作单位）装有电话机的
- We were not on the telephone at the cottage.我们没有在小屋打电话。
This expression became old-fashioned when mobile phones came into use. These days we would say: ‘We don't have a landline at the cottage.’Topics Phones, email and the internetc2

telephone

verb

/ˈtelɪfəʊn/

(especially British English, formal)

(also phone especially in British English)

(also call British and North American English)

[intransitive, transitive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they telephone	/ˈtelɪfəʊn/ /ˈtelɪfəʊn/
he / she / it telephones	/ˈtelɪfəʊnz/ /ˈtelɪfəʊnz/
past simple telephoned	/ˈtelɪfəʊnd/ /ˈtelɪfəʊnd/
past participle telephoned	/ˈtelɪfəʊnd/ /ˈtelɪfəʊnd/
-ing form telephoning	/ˈtelɪfəʊnɪŋ/ /ˈtelɪfəʊnɪŋ/

to speak to somebody by phone给某人打电话
- Please write or telephone for details.欲知详情，请来信或电话联系。
- He telephoned to say he'd be late.他来电话说要晚到一会儿。
- telephone somebody/something I was about to telephone the police.我正要给警察打电话。
- You can telephone your order 24 hours a day.一天 24 小时你都可以打电话订购。
- telephone (somebody/something) on/at something For tickets telephone the box office on 4121211. 要订票，请打4121211电话到售票处。
British/American phone / call / ring
phone / call / ringverbs
- In British English, to phone, to ring and to call are the usual ways of saying to telephone. In North American English the most common word is call, but phone is also used. Speakers of North American English do not say ring. Telephone is very formal and is used mainly in British English.
Nouns名词
- You can use call or phone call (more formal) in both British English and North American English:
  Were there any phone calls for me?有我的电话吗？
  How do I make a local call?本地电话怎么打？
  The idiom give somebody a call is also common:习语 give sb a call 亦常用：
  I’ll give you a call tonight.我今晚会给你打电话。
  In informal British English you could also say:
  I’ll give you a ring tonight.我今晚会给你打电话。
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