C a piece of electronic equipment that you use for speaking to someone in a different place . A telephone is often simply called a phone 电话；电话机 | They’ ve got a telephone next to their bed. 他们在床边安了部电话机。 |
| a mobile telephone 手机 |
| a telephone rings The telephone’ s been ringing all morning. 电话响了一上午。 |
| pick up/answer the telephone Pascoe picked up the telephone and said ‘Hello’ . 帕斯科拿起电话，说了声“你好”。 |
| use the telephone May I use your telephone? 我能用一下你的电话吗？ |
| | a | U the system of communicating using telephones 电话通讯系统；电话 | | The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. 电话是由亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔发明的。 | | over the telephone People are interviewed over the telephone. 人们通过电话接受了采访。 | | by telephone I placed my order by telephone two weeks ago. 我两周前打电话下了订单。 | | Computers send information by telephone using a modem. 计算机用调制解调器通过电话通讯系统发送信息。 | |
| | b | relating to or involving the telephone 电话的 | | a telephone line/dial/switchboard 电话线/拨号盘/总机 | | telephone communications/conversations/bookings 电话通讯/交谈/预约 | |