复合形式：
phone | smartphone |
| answer the phone v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal, abbreviation (respond to a telephone call) | 接电话
jiē diàn huà |
| | Would you answer the phone for me, please? My hands are all greasy. |
call in,
also UK: ring in,
phone in vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (phone) | 打电话进去
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| | Radio listeners are encouraged to call in to make comments. |
call in sick,
phone in sick vi phrasal + adj | (notify boss you will be off sick) | 请病假
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cell phone (US),
mobile phone,
mobile telephone (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (portable telephone) | 手机
shǒu jī |
| | Cell phones are a lot smaller than they were 20 years ago. |
| cellular phone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (mobile telephone) | 手机
shǒu jī |
| | She always has her cellular phone with her, so I can reach her anywhere. |
| flip phone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | abbr (mobile telephone: clam-shell style) | 翻盖手机
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| hold the phone v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (not hang up) | 别挂电话
bié guà diàn huà |
| | The receptionist asked me to hold the phone while she spoke to Dr Simpson. |
| make phone calls v | (call people on the telephone) | 打电话
dǎ diàn huà |
| | I had to make several phone calls before I got a reply. |
| on the phone advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (having a telephone conversation) | 打电话
dǎ diàn huà |
| | | 讲电话
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| | I am on the phone with my mother. |
pay phone,
payphone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (public phone: takes coins, card) (非正式用语) | 投币式公用电话
tóu bì shì gōng yòng diàn huà |
| | I didn't have enough money to use the pay phone. |
| phone back vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (return a phone call) | 回电话
huí diàn huà |
phone [sb] back,
phone back [sb] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (return a phone call to [sb]) | 给…回电话
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| phone book nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (telephone directory) | 电话号码簿
diàn huà hào mǎ bù |
| | You'll find their number in the phone book. Our new local phone book's over three inches thick. |
| phone book nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (personal list of telephone numbers) | 通讯录
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| | Mrs. Johnson looked for her physician's number in her phonebook. |
| phone box nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK (public telephone booth) | 公用电话亭
gōng yòng diàn huà tíng |
| phone call nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | abbr (telephone call) (telephone call的缩写形式) | 电话
diàn huà |
| | I had a phone call from your mother today. |
phone card,
phonecard nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (for using public hones) (公用电话) | 电话卡
diàn huà kǎ |
| | He purchased a phone card before leaving the airport. |
phone [sth] in,
phone in [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (inform of [sth] by phone) | 打电话通知，打电话说明
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| phone in vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | chiefly UK (call to participate) | 打电话参与
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phone [sth] in,
phone in [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | US, informal (do [sth] half-heartedly) | 敷衍地做
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| phone line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (telephone connection) | 电话线路
diàn huà xiàn lù |
| | The phone line is dead, so there's no dial tone. |
| phone number nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (of individual, business) | 电话号码
diàn huà hào mǎ |
| | Phone numbers only had five digits when my mother was born. |
phone round,
phone around vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | UK (call people by phone) | 给…打电话
gěi dǎ diàn huà |
| | I need to borrow an electric drill, so I'm going to phone round my friends and see if anyone has one they can lend me. |
| phone up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (make a telephone call to) (非正式用语) | 给…电话，打电话给
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| | I'm going to phone up directory enquiries to get the number for the cinema. |
| pick up the phone v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (answer phone call) | 接电话
jiē diàn huà |
| | Fiona picked up the phone and began talking to someone on the other end. |
| smartphone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (high-end mobile phone) | 智能手机
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| tap [sb]'s phone⇒ v | (bug [sb]'s telephone) | 窃听某人的电话
qiè tīng mǒu rén de diàn huà |
| | I think someone might have tapped my phone – it's making a funny noise. |