telephones

英 [ˈtelɪfəʊnz]

美 [ˈtelɪfoʊnz]

n.  电话; 电话机; (电话机的)话筒，受话器
v.  给某人打电话
telephone的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 电话
  Thetelephoneis 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。
• N-COUNT 电话(机)
  Atelephoneis 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。
• VERB 给…打电话;打电话给
  If youtelephonesomeone, 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。
• PHRASE 正在打电话
  If you areon 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。
• PHRASE 装有电话
  To beon the telephonemeans 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？

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