/ˈtelɪfəʊn ||; ˈtɛləˌfon/(
informal 非正式
phone)
noun 1 [U] an electrical system for talking to sb in another place by speaking into a special piece of equipment 电话: Can I contact you by telephone ? 我打电话跟你联络好吗？to make a phone call 打电话What's your telephone number ? 你的电话号码是多少？
2 [C] the piece of equipment that you use when you talk to sb by telephone 电话机: Could I use your telephone? 我可以用你的电话吗？a mobile phone (= one that you can carry around) 移动电话a public telephone 公用电话 ☞It is more common to use phone rather than telephone, especially when you are speaking. phone较telephone常用，尤其是口语。
When you make a telephone call you first dial the number. The telephone rings and the person at the other end answers it. If he/she is already using the telephone, it is engaged. When you finish speaking you hang up or put the phone down. The number that you dial before the telephone number if you are telephoning a different area or country is called the code ‘What's the code for Spain?’ 打电话先要拨(dial)号码。电话铃响(ring)，对方接(answer)电话。对方的电话占线叫做engaged。说完话就挂断电话(hang up／put the phone down)。打外地或外国电话在拨电话号码之前先要拨地区代号，地区代号叫做code：What's the code for Spain?西班牙的地区代号是多少？
telephone(also
phone)
verb [I,T]
Sarah phoned. She's going to be late. 萨拉打电话来说会迟一点到。I'll phone you later. 我过一会儿给你打电话。 on the phone/telephone→
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