telephone

noun

1. 电话；电话机
   a system for talking to sb else over long distances, using wires or radio; a machine used for this
   1. The telephone rang and Pat answered it.
      电话铃响了，帕特接了电话。
   2. You can reserve seats over the telephone .
      你可以打电话预订座位。
   3. I need to make a telephone call .
      我得打个电话。
   4. telephone lines/networks/services
      电话线路 / 网络 / 业务
2. （电话机的）话筒，受话器
   the part of the telephone that you hold in your hand and speak into

verb

1. 给某人打电话
   to speak to sb by telephone
   1. Please write or telephone for details.
      欲知详情，请来信或电话联系。
   2. He telephoned to say he'd be late.
      他来电话说要晚到一会儿。
   3. You can telephone your order 24 hours a day.
      一天24小时你都可以打电话订购。
   4. I was about to telephone the police.
      我正要给警察打电话。

1. N-UNCOUNT 电话
   The telephone is the electrical system of communication that you use to talk directly to someone else in a different place. You use the telephone by dialling a number on a piece of equipment and speaking into it.
   1. They usually exchanged messages by telephone...
      他们一般通过电话互通消息。
   2. I dread to think what our telephone bill is going to be...
      我不敢想象我们的电话费会有多少。
   3. She was wanted on the telephone.
      有人打电话找她。
2. N-COUNT 电话(机)
   A telephone is the piece of equipment that you use when you talk to someone by telephone.
   1. He got up and answered the telephone...
      他起身去接了电话。
   2. The telephone in Rizzoli's room rang.
      里佐利房间的电话响了。
3. VERB 给…打电话;打电话给
   If you telephone someone, you dial their telephone number and speak to them by telephone.
   1. I felt so badly I had to telephone Owen to say I was sorry...
      我心里实在难受，觉得必须给欧文打电话道个歉。
   2. They usually telephone first to see if she is at home.
      他们通常先打个电话，看看她在不在家。
4. PHRASE 正在打电话
   If you are on the telephone, you are speaking to someone by telephone.
   1. Linda remained on the telephone to the police for three hours...
      琳达在电话里和警察谈了 3 个小时。
   2. We talked on the telephone for quite a while.
      我们在电话里谈了好一阵子。
5. PHRASE 装有电话
   To be on the telephone means to have a telephone in your house or office which is connected to the rest of the telephone system.
   1. She wasn't on the telephone...
      她没装电话。
   2. Are you on the telephone at home?
      你家有没有电话？

1. The telephone booths accept 10 and 20 pence coins.
   电话亭可使用10便士和20便士的硬币。
2. Later, back at home, the telephone rang.
   随后，家里的电话响了。
3. A cellular telephone beeped
   有个手机响了。
4. His beeper sounded and he picked up the telephone.
   他的寻呼机响了，于是他拿起了电话。
5. Her telephone number differs from mine by one digit.
   她的电话号码和我的只差一个数字。
6. The government illegally eavesdropped on his telephone conversations
   政府非法窃听了他的电话。
7. Please God, let him telephone me now.
   拜托老天了，让他现在就给我来个电话吧。
8. I'll telephone you as soon as I get home
   我一到家就给你打电话。
9. Should I go back to the motel and wait for you to telephone?
   我要回汽车旅馆等你电话吗？
10. Clearly state your address and telephone number
    清楚地报上你的地址和电话号码。
11. I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999.
    我跌跌撞撞地进了电话亭拨了999。
12. We suspected the telephone line was tapped.
    我们怀疑电话遭人窃听了。
13. They usually exchanged messages by telephone
    他们一般通过电话互通消息。
14. I dread to think what our telephone bill is going to be
    我不敢想象我们的电话费会有多少。
15. She was wanted on the telephone.
    有人打电话找她。
16. He got up and answered the telephone
    他起身去接了电话。
17. The telephone in Rizzoli's room rang.
    里佐利房间的电话响了。
18. I felt so badly I had to telephone Owen to say I was sorry
    我心里实在难受，觉得必须给欧文打电话道个歉。
19. They usually telephone first to see if she is at home.
    他们通常先打个电话，看看她在不在家。
20. Linda remained on the telephone to the police for three hours
    琳达在电话里和警察谈了3个小时。
21. We talked on the telephone for quite a while.
    我们在电话里谈了好一阵子。
22. She wasn't on the telephone
    她没装电话。
23. Are you on the telephone at home?
    你家有没有电话？
24. This is what I will do. I will telephone Anna and explain.
    下面是我要做的：我要给安娜打电话解释清楚。
25. I ripped out the telephone wire that ran through to his office.
    我把通到他办公室的电话线拔掉了。
26. While I was working on my letter the telephone rang
    我正在写信，电话铃响了。
27. As I was sitting down to supper, the telephone just rang.
    正当我坐下来吃晚饭时，偏偏电话来了。
28. The telephone rang.
    电话铃响了。
29. I was about to go to bed when the telephone rang.
    我正待睡觉，电话响了。
30. She placed her sewing aside when the telephone rang.
    电话铃响了，她放下了针线活。

n.

be on the telephone

• 在打电话；在通电话
  to be using the telephone
  1. He's on the telephone at the moment.
     他正在打电话。
  2. You're wanted (= sb wants to speak to you) on the telephone.
     有人打电话找你。
• （在家里或工作单位）装有电话机的
  to have a telephone in your home or place of work
  1. We're not on the telephone at the cottage.
     我们的乡间别墅没有安装电话。

noun

1. electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
   1. I talked to him on the telephone

   Synonym:    phonetelephone set

2. transmitting speech at a distance

   Synonym:    telephony

verb

1. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
   1. I tried to call you all night
   2. Take two aspirin and call me in the morning

   Synonym:    callcall upphonering