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单词 telephone
释义
telephone
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈtel.ɪ.fəʊn/us
/ˈtel.ə.foʊn/
A2
aphone
（同 phone）
picture of telephone
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Examples
  • Shespendshoursandhourson the telephone.
  • Shehurriedtoanswerthe telephone.
  • I like to have a telephone at mybedside.
  • Hesoundedverydepressedwhen wespokeon the telephoneyesterday.
  • I was just getting into thebathwhen the telephonerang.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Communications - telephone equipment
  • answering machine
  • blower
  • brick
  • burner
  • call box
  • caller ID
  • cell phone
  • device
  • dumbphone
  • extension
  • phablet
  • platform
  • powerbank
  • sim
  • SIM card
  • smartphone
  • speakerphone
  • switchboard
  • telephone booth
  • telephone exchange
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Grammar

Telephoning
Here is the start of an informal telephone call between friends:…
telephone
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈtel.ɪ.fəʊn/us
/ˈtel.ə.foʊn/
A2
to use aphone
（给…）打电话
Synonyms
call
ring
Examples
  • Idecidedto telephone thedoctor.
  • She telephoned all themajordonorstoaskfor morecash.
  • He telephoned herregularlywithnewsfrom Cyprus.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Communications - by telephone
  • 3G
  • 4G
  • 5G
  • aeroplane mode
  • airplane mode
  • area code
  • autodial
  • dialling tone
  • Directory Enquiries
  • helpline
  • off the hookidiom
  • phone mast
  • pick
  • picksomeone/somethingup
  • pocket dial
  • prank caller
  • ring
  • roam
  • telecoms
  • transfer
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Grammar

Telephoning
Here is the start of an informal telephone call between friends:…
(Definition oftelephonefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

telephone| American Dictionary

telephone
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈtel·əˌfoʊn/
(alsophone)
adeviceforspeakingto someone in anotherplacebymeansofelectricalsignals:
[C]Yourtelephone isringing.
[U]Itriedtoreachher by telephone.

telephone

verb[T]us
/ˈtel·əˌfoʊn/
Palmertelephonedherattorney.
(Definition oftelephonefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

telephone| Business English

telephone
noun[C]
COMMUNICATIONS
uk
/ˈtelɪfəʊn/us
apieceofelectronicequipmentthat makes itpossiblefor you tospeakto someone in anotherplacewho hassimilarequipment, using eitherelectricalsignalssentalong asystemofwires, orradiosignals; aphone:
thetelephoneservice
atelephonecall/conversation/interview
atelephonecompany/network
atelephonenumber
You canredeemup to $50,000 ofyoursharesby telephone.
on/over the telephoneTheresearchaimstodescribehowpeoplesellon the telephone.

See also

fixed telephone
telephone
verb[IorT]
COMMUNICATIONS
uk
/ˈtelɪfəʊn/us
tocommunicatewith someone using aphone; tophonesomeone:
Before youinvest, telephone the ShareholderServiceCenter to get anaccountnumber.
Sometimes, it'squickerandeasierto telephone,ratherthansendinganemail.
For moreinformation,telephone thenumberat thebottomof thescreen.
(Definition oftelephonefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftelephone

telephone
Most contact with adult grandchildren tends to be bytelephoneor letter.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If they declined, families were offered a variety of other options, includingtelephonecontact.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Care managers communicated with treating psychiatrists and psychotherapists via printed reports, voice messages, electronic messages, livetelephonecalls, or in-person conversations depending on clinical urgency.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They encouraged patients to book appointments bytelephone.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the absence of reliable telephones, every step in the interview process requires physical contact with the respondent, to book, reschedule, and keep appointments.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In our study, potential controls were excluded if they could not be reached bytelephoneafter six attempts.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Increasing response rates in community health surveys administered bytelephone.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The tax system andtelephonenetwork have ready distribution and monitoring mechanisms that provided the institutional capacity necessary for implementation, program management, and expansion.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The follow-ups were in form of visits (50%),telephonecontact (45%), letters (3%), and other contact (1%).
From theCambridge English Corpus
To characterize patients' demographic characteristics, severity of illness, and history of travel before onset of symptoms, we conductedtelephoneinterviews using a standardized questionnaire.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In addition, there were periodictelephoneconversations between laboratory staff and parents, conversations in which the vocal development of the infant was discussed in detail.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To some extent, this may reflect the relative visibility of doorstep as opposed totelephonecanvassing.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These include, for example, a mixture of specialist on call clinics andtelephoneconsultation facilities at different venues with different opening times.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Evidence shows that the first customers to purchasetelephoneconnections were bankers, tradesmen, newspaper editors and industrialists.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The extent to which such strategic considerations might shape responses to atelephoneinterview is unclear.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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