telephone

Word family nountelephonertelephonisttelephonytelephone bankingtelephone booktelephone boxtelephone exchangetelephone numbertelephoneadjectivetelephonicadverbtelephonically

Related topics: Telephone, telegraph

tel·e·phone1 /ˈteləfəʊn $ -foʊn/ S1 W2 noun

1 the telephone TCTTELEPHONEthe system of communication that you use to have a conversation with someone in another place 电话 SYN phone

by telephone

Reservations can be made by telephone.

可以电话预订。

on the telephone

I’ve never met him, but I’ve spoken to him on the telephone.

我从来没见过他，但我和他通过电话。

over the telephone

I read the names out to him over the telephone.

我在电话里把名字读给他听。

down the telephone British EnglishBrE

He shouted at me down the telephone.

他在电话里对我大喊大叫。

In everyday English, people usually say phone rather than telephone: 在日常英语中，人们一般说 phone，而不说telephone

She’s been on the phone all evening.

她打了一整晚电话。

Examples from the Corpus

down the telephone• The days when he could demand the detail of everything he owned, barking down the telephone, have faded.• I may have cried down the telephone, but Mme Dragon wouldn't unbend.• She hunted down the telephone number through directory enquiries and then rang.• The latest news down the telephone line is that Madonna has just bought one.• Melissa murmured some banal phrases of encouragement and put down the telephone with a feeling of desolation.• Ron had just put down the telephone.• He wanted to rage and swear, to shout down the telephone and fire off angry memoranda.• It is a question of personality, or more precisely how this is projected in the voice down the telephone wires.

→4 See picture on 见图 Page A8 In the office 办公室里

2 [countableC]TCTTELEPHONE the piece of equipment that you use when you are talking to someone by telephone 电话机 SYN phone

The telephone rang just as I was leaving.

我正要走，电话铃响了。

She picked up the telephone and dialled a number.

她拿起电话，拨了个号码。

I said goodbye and put down the telephone.

我说了声再见就放下了电话。

3 be on the telephone

a) TCTTELEPHONEto be talking to someone, using the telephone 正在打电话

I was on the telephone when he came in.

他进来时我正在打电话。

b) TCTto have a telephone in your home, office etc 〔家里、办公室里等〕有电话

Examples from the Corpus

be on the telephone• From 6am Brown is on the telephone.• The Sheikh arrived while the doctor was on the telephone to the hospital.• I told him who I was on the telephone.• She loves to be on the telephone.• She must not ask who was on the telephone.

COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2

verbs

a telephone rings 电话铃响

The telephone rang, but Tom didn’t answer it.

电话铃响了，但汤姆没接。

answer the telephone 接电话

When I called the house, Mike answered the telephone.

我打电话到家里，迈克接的。

talk on the telephone 打电话

He was talking on the telephone when the doorbell rang.

门铃响时，他正在打电话。

use the telephone 用电话

May I use your telephone?

我可以用一下你的电话吗？

pick up the telephone 拿起电话

nAs soon as she got home, she picked up the telephone and dialled his number.

put down the telephone 放下电话

nBefore he could respond, she’d put down the telephone.

call somebody on the telephone 打电话给某人

nHer son doesn’t even call her on the telephone.

telephone + NOUN

a telephone call 电话

She got a telephone call from Joe last night.

昨晚她接到乔的电话。

a telephone conversation 电话交谈

We had a long telephone conversation.

我们在电话里谈了很长时间。

a telephone line 电话线

nThey didn’t even have a telephone line.

COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘get/have a telephone from somebody’. Say get/have a telephone call from somebody.

不要说 ‘get/have a telephone from somebody’。而要说 get/have a telephone call from somebody。

Examples from the Corpus

telephone• a telephone conversation• a cordless telephone• Recreation areas have telephones and pool tables.• White-bead chains that held dosimeters, radiation-sensing devices resembling large telephone pagers, were looped around their necks.• Is that my telephone ringing?• Others support the current regulated telephone system model.• The naval attaché's telephone in London was also intercepted.• And he's fond of Jean-Claude, he's always on the telephone ...• Fran hung up the telephone and looked out the window.• Members based outside of London used the telephone service or wrote to the library for answers to 1,465 queries about banking practice.• He said the campaign had identified Gramm supporters and worked the telephones to get them to the polls.

put down the telephone• Melissa murmured some banal phrases of encouragement and put down the telephone with a feeling of desolation.• Ron had just put down the telephone.

Related topics: Telephone, telegraph

telephone2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

British EnglishBrE formalTCTTELEPHONE to talk to someone by telephone （给…）打电话 SYN phone, call

Sammy telephoned to say that he would be late.

萨米打电话来说他要晚到。

I’ll telephone you later.

我过后给你打电话。

► see thesaurus at phone

Examples from the Corpus

telephone• For details of your nearest tourist office telephone 4127.• He would have to telephone around and see if anyone else had any titbits to add to the mystery.• About five o'clock, a woman telephoned Bernstein.• Write or telephone for more information.• He had tried to telephone his wife once, but without success: the line was engaged.• Advertisements are placed in the press, and potential purchasers are invited to telephone or fill in a coupon for further details.• At 4:45 a.m., neighbors telephoned police to report a man firing shots.• I telephoned Sophie and arranged to have dinner with her the following night.• Police take violators to a special detention center and telephone their homes.• Mr Dodd telephoned this morning.• He wanted me to telephone you at once and ask you to come to Danzig.

From Longman Business Dictionary

telephonetel·e·phone1 /ˈteləfəʊn-foʊn/ noun [countableC]

a piece of equipment you use to talk to someone who is in another placeSYN phone

telephonetelephone2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

to talk to someone by telephoneSYN call, phone

She telephoned to say that he would be late.

I’ll telephone you later.

Origin telephone1

(1800-1900) tele- + Greek phone “sound, voice”

单词	telephone
释义	telephone Word family nountelephonertelephonisttelephonytelephone bankingtelephone booktelephone boxtelephone exchangetelephone numbertelephoneadjectivetelephonicadverbtelephonically Related topics: Telephone, telegraph tel·e·phone1 /ˈteləfəʊn $ -foʊn/ ●●● S1 W2 noun 1 the telephone TCTTELEPHONEthe system of communication that you use to have a conversation with someone in another place 电话 SYN phone by telephone Reservations can be made by telephone. 可以电话预订。 on the telephone I’ve never met him, but I’ve spoken to him on the telephone. 我从来没见过他，但我和他通过电话。 over the telephone I read the names out to him over the telephone. 我在电话里把名字读给他听。 down the telephone British EnglishBrE He shouted at me down the telephone. 他在电话里对我大喊大叫。 Register In everyday English, people usually say phone rather than telephone: 在日常英语中，人们一般说 phone，而不说telephone She’s been on the phone all evening. 她打了一整晚电话。 Examples from the Corpus down the telephone• The days when he could demand the detail of everything he owned, barking down the telephone, have faded.• I may have cried down the telephone, but Mme Dragon wouldn't unbend.• She hunted down the telephone number through directory enquiries and then rang.• The latest news down the telephone line is that Madonna has just bought one.• Melissa murmured some banal phrases of encouragement and put down the telephone with a feeling of desolation.• Ron had just put down the telephone.• He wanted to rage and swear, to shout down the telephone and fire off angry memoranda.• It is a question of personality, or more precisely how this is projected in the voice down the telephone wires. →4 See picture on 见图 Page A8 In the office 办公室里 2 [countableC]TCTTELEPHONE the piece of equipment that you use when you are talking to someone by telephone 电话机 SYN phone The telephone rang just as I was leaving. 我正要走，电话铃响了。 She picked up the telephone and dialled a number. 她拿起电话，拨了个号码。 I said goodbye and put down the telephone. 我说了声再见就放下了电话。 3 be on the telephone a) TCTTELEPHONEto be talking to someone, using the telephone 正在打电话 I was on the telephone when he came in. 他进来时我正在打电话。 b) TCTto have a telephone in your home, office etc 〔家里、办公室里等〕有电话 Examples from the Corpus be on the telephone• From 6am Brown is on the telephone.• The Sheikh arrived while the doctor was on the telephone to the hospital.• I told him who I was on the telephone.• She loves to be on the telephone.• She must not ask who was on the telephone. COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2 verbs a telephone rings 电话铃响 The telephone rang, but Tom didn’t answer it. 电话铃响了，但汤姆没接。 answer the telephone 接电话 When I called the house, Mike answered the telephone. 我打电话到家里，迈克接的。 talk on the telephone 打电话 He was talking on the telephone when the doorbell rang. 门铃响时，他正在打电话。 use the telephone 用电话 May I use your telephone? 我可以用一下你的电话吗？ pick up the telephone 拿起电话 nAs soon as she got home, she picked up the telephone and dialled his number. put down the telephone 放下电话 nBefore he could respond, she’d put down the telephone. call somebody on the telephone 打电话给某人 nHer son doesn’t even call her on the telephone. telephone + NOUN a telephone call 电话 She got a telephone call from Joe last night. 昨晚她接到乔的电话。 a telephone conversation 电话交谈 We had a long telephone conversation. 我们在电话里谈了很长时间。 a telephone line 电话线 nThey didn’t even have a telephone line. COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘get/have a telephone from somebody’. Say get/have a telephone call from somebody. 不要说 ‘get/have a telephone from somebody’。而要说 get/have a telephone call from somebody。 Examples from the Corpus telephone• a telephone conversation• a cordless telephone• Recreation areas have telephones and pool tables.• White-bead chains that held dosimeters, radiation-sensing devices resembling large telephone pagers, were looped around their necks.• Is that my telephone ringing?• Others support the current regulated telephone system model.• The naval attaché's telephone in London was also intercepted.• And he's fond of Jean-Claude, he's always on the telephone ...• Fran hung up the telephone and looked out the window.• Members based outside of London used the telephone service or wrote to the library for answers to 1,465 queries about banking practice.• He said the campaign had identified Gramm supporters and worked the telephones to get them to the polls. put down the telephone• Melissa murmured some banal phrases of encouragement and put down the telephone with a feeling of desolation.• Ron had just put down the telephone. Related topics: Telephone, telegraph telephone2 ●●○ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] British EnglishBrE formalTCTTELEPHONE to talk to someone by telephone （给…）打电话 SYN phone, call Sammy telephoned to say that he would be late. 萨米打电话来说他要晚到。 I’ll telephone you later. 我过后给你打电话。 ► see thesaurus at phone Examples from the Corpus telephone• For details of your nearest tourist office telephone 4127.• He would have to telephone around and see if anyone else had any titbits to add to the mystery.• About five o'clock, a woman telephoned Bernstein.• Write or telephone for more information.• He had tried to telephone his wife once, but without success: the line was engaged.• Advertisements are placed in the press, and potential purchasers are invited to telephone or fill in a coupon for further details.• At 4:45 a.m., neighbors telephoned police to report a man firing shots.• I telephoned Sophie and arranged to have dinner with her the following night.• Police take violators to a special detention center and telephone their homes.• Mr Dodd telephoned this morning.• He wanted me to telephone you at once and ask you to come to Danzig. From Longman Business Dictionary telephonetel·e·phone1 /ˈteləfəʊn-foʊn/ noun [countableC] a piece of equipment you use to talk to someone who is in another placeSYN phone telephonetelephone2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to talk to someone by telephoneSYN call, phone She telephoned to say that he would be late. I’ll telephone you later. Origin telephone1 (1800-1900) tele- + Greek phone “sound, voice”
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