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/wrong) number/an extension number/an area code 拨打（电话）号码；拨错号码；拨打分机号码；拨打区号
• call sb/talk (to sb)/speak (to sb) 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 (BrE) engaged/ (especially NAmE) busy 占线
• the phones have been (NAmE) ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently) 电话铃声不断
• put sb 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 sb 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 BrE) mobile phone/mobile/ (especially NAmE) cell phone/ (informal, especially NAmE) cell 用手机讲电话
• use/answer/call (sb 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 手机开机/关机/响铃/没电关机
• (BrE) top up your mobile (phone) 给手机充值
• 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