telephonetel•e•phone /'telɪfəʊn/

n

1. U 电话

• make a telephone call 打电话

• I can always reach him by telephone. 我随时都能打电话找到他。

2. C 电话机

• The telephone hasn’t stopped ringing all day. 电话铃声一整天都没停过。

词组on the telephone

1. 接上电话

• We've just moved and we're not on the telephone yet. 我们刚搬家，还没接通电话。

2. 在打电话

• She is on the telephone at the moment. 她正在打电话。

over the telephone 用电话

• talk to sb. over the telephone 与某人通电话

–telephonic /ˌtelɪ'fɒnɪk/ adj