phone

noun

1. 电话；电话系统；电话机
   a system for talking to sb else over long distances using wires or radio; a machine used for this; a telephone
   1. I have to make a phone call .
      我得打个电话。
   2. The phone rang and Pat answered it.
      电话一响帕特便接了。
   3. They like to do business by phone/over the phone .
      他们喜欢用电话 / 在电话上谈生意。
   4. His phone must be switched off.
      他的电话一定是关机了。
   5. I hadn't got my phone with me.
      我没有带手机。
   6. a phone bill
      电话费单
2. 电话听筒；电话
   the part of a phone that you hold in your hand and speak into; a telephone
   1. to pick up the phone
      拿起电话
   2. to put the phone down
      放下电话
   3. He left the phone off the hook as he didn't want to be disturbed.
      他不想被电话打扰，就把电话听筒摘下来了。
3. （发声或使用声音的）工具，仪器
   an instrument that uses or makes sound
   1. dictaphone
      口述录音机
   2. xylophone
      木琴
4. 说某种语言的；讲某种语言的人
   speaking a particular language; a person who does this
   1. anglophone
      讲英语的（人）
   2. francophone
      讲法语的（人）
5. 音子；音素
   a sound made in speech, especially when not considered as part of the sound system of a particular language

verb

1. 打电话
   to make a telephone call to sb
   1. I was just phoning up for a chat.
      我只是打电话聊聊天。
   2. He phoned to invite me out for dinner.
      他打电话请我外出吃饭。
   3. Someone phone for an ambulance!
      谁打电话叫辆救护车！
   4. Could you phone back later?
      您过一会儿再打电话来好吗？
   5. He phoned home , but there was no reply.
      他往家里打电话，但没有人接。
   6. Don't forget to phone New York.
      别忘了往纽约打电话。
   7. For reservations, phone 0171 281 3964.
      预订请拨打0171 281 3964。
   8. Phone them up and find out when they are coming.
      给他们打个电话，问问他们什么时候来。

1. N-SING 电话
   The phone is an electrical system that you use to talk to someone else in another place, by dialling a number on a piece of equipment and speaking into it.
   1. You can buy insurance over the phone...
      你可以通过电话购买保险。
   2. She looked forward to talking to her daughter by phone...
      她盼望着能打电话和女儿交谈。
   3. Do you have an address and phone number for him?
      你有他的地址和电话号码么？
2. See also: Two minutes later the phone rang... Doug's 14-year-old son Jamie answered the phone. cellular phone mobile phone
3. N-SING 电话听筒
   If you say that someone picks up or puts down the phone, you mean that they lift or replace the receiver.
   1. She picked up the phone, and began to dial Maurice Campbell's number...
      她拿起电话听筒，开始拨打莫里斯·坎贝尔的号码。
   2. Trembling, she put the phone down. It rang again almost immediately.
      她颤抖着放下电话听筒，电话几乎立刻又响了起来。
4. VERB 给…打电话
   When you phone someone, you dial their phone number and speak to them by phone.
   1. He'd phoned Laura to see if she was better...
      他打电话给劳拉看她是不是好些了。
   2. I got more and more angry as I waited for her to phone.
      我等她电话的时候，越等越生气。
5. PHRASE 在通话
   If you say that someone is on the phone, you mean that they are speaking to someone else by phone.
   1. She's always on the phone, wanting to know what I've been up to.
      她老来电话，想知道我在做什么。
6. PHRASE 装了电话的；可用电话联系的
   If you are on the phone, you have a phone in your home or place of work, so that you can be contacted by phone.
   1. The Frosts were not on the phone.
      福罗斯特家没装电话。

1. A typical PDA can function as a mobile phone, fax sender, and personal organizer.
   典型的掌上电脑具有移动电话、传真发送机和个人文件夹的功能。
2. I found out my phone was bugged.
   我发现我的电话被窃听了。
3. He forgot the charger for his mobile phone.
   他忘了带手机充电器。
4. I hung up the phone and started to cry
   我挂断电话，开始哭了起来。
5. Our phone's been cut off
   我们的电话被切断了。
6. After two rings I put down the phone
   响了两声后，我放下了电话。
7. My mobile phone is extremely useful
   我的手机非常有用。
8. I picked up the phone book and glanced through it
   我拿起电话簿，匆匆扫了一遍。
9. Mum hung up the phone
   妈妈挂上了电话。
10. I suppose you'll hector me until I phone him.
    我想若是我不给他打电话，你就会一直威吓我。
11. You know you can phone me — here's my mother's number
    你可以给我打电话——给你，这是我母亲的电话号码。
12. They had installed a new phone line in the apartment.
    他们已经在公寓里装上了新的电话线。
13. Just then the phone rang
    正在那时，电话响了。
14. I left my phone number with several people.
    我把电话号码留给了几个人。
15. I made a few phone calls
    我打了几个电话。
16. I need to make a phone call
    我要打个电话。
17. Their phone's out of order.
    他们的电话坏了。
18. You can buy insurance over the phone
    你可以通过电话购买保险。
19. She looked forward to talking to her daughter by phone
    她盼望着能打电话和女儿交谈。
20. Do you have an address and phone number for him?
    你有他的地址和电话号码么？
21. Two minutes later the phone rang
    两分钟后电话响了。
22. Doug's 14-year-old son Jamie answered the phone.
    道格14岁的儿子杰米接了电话。
23. She picked up the phone, and began to dial Maurice Campbell's number
    她拿起电话听筒，开始拨打莫里斯·坎贝尔的号码。
24. Trembling, she put the phone down. It rang again almost immediately.
    她颤抖着放下电话听筒，电话几乎立刻又响了起来。
25. He'd phoned Laura to see if she was better
    他打电话给劳拉看她是不是好些了。
26. I got more and more angry as I waited for her to phone.
    我等她电话的时候，越等越生气。
27. She's always on the phone, wanting to know what I've been up to.
    她老来电话，想知道我在做什么。
28. The Frosts were not on the phone.
    福罗斯特家没装电话。
29. As soon as he got home, the phone rang
    他一回到家，电话就响了。
30. Bruce had scarcely shaken our hands when the phone rang.
    布鲁斯刚和我们握了握手，电话就响了。

phone in

1. 往工作单位打电话
   to make a telephone call to the place where you work
   1. I have to make a phone call .
      我得打个电话。
   2. The phone rang and Pat answered it.
      电话一响帕特便接了。
   3. They like to do business by phone/over the phone .
      他们喜欢用电话 / 在电话上谈生意。
   4. His phone must be switched off.
      他的电话一定是关机了。
   5. I hadn't got my phone with me.
      我没有带手机。
   6. a phone bill
      电话费单
2. 往（电台或电视台）打电话；打热线电话
   to make a telephone call to a radio or television station
   1. to pick up the phone
      拿起电话
   2. to put the phone down
      放下电话
   3. He left the phone off the hook as he didn't want to be disturbed.
      他不想被电话打扰，就把电话听筒摘下来了。

phone sth↔in

1. 往单位打电话通报某事
   to make a telephone call to the place where you work in order to give sb some information
   1. anglophone
      讲英语的（人）
   2. francophone
      讲法语的（人）

n.

be on the phone

• 在打电话中
  to be using the telephone
  1. He's been on the phone to Kate for more than an hour.
     他给凯特打电话讲了一个多小时了。
• （在家中或工作单位）有电话，安了电话
  to have a telephone in your home or place of work
  1. They're not on the phone at the holiday cottage.
     他们的度假别墅没装电话。

noun

1. electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds
   1. it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked

   Synonym:    earphoneearpieceheadphone

2. 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:    telephonetelephone set

3. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

   Synonym:    speech soundsound

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:    calltelephonecall upring