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| answer the telephone v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (respond to a telephone call) | 接电话
jiē diàn huà |
| | I hoped he would answer the telephone, since he was only 3 feet away from it. |
answering machine,
telephone answering machine,
also UK: answerphone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (device: takes phone calls) | 答录机
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| | | 电话答录机
diàn huà dá lù jī |
| | The message that he left on my answering machine was very peculiar. |
| by telephone advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | slightly formal (by means of a phone call) | 通过电话
tōng guò diàn huà |
| | I've tried reaching him by telephone, but since no one picks up, I'm going over there to see him. |
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 telephone,
also UK: mobile telephone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | formal (mobile phone) | 手机
shǒu jī |
| dial telephone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (phone with a dial, not push-buttons) | 转盘拨号式电话机
zhuǎn pán bō hào shì diàn huà jī |
| | In the 1960s the dial telephone was widely replaced by the touch-tone telephone. |
| on the telephone advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (having a phone conversation) | 通电话，讲电话，打电话
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| | Can you kids please keep the noise down while I'm on the telephone? |
| 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. |
| telephone book nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (directory of phone numbers) | 电话簿
diàn huà bù |
| | | 电话号码簿
diàn huà hào mǎ bù |
| | Do you know where I can find a telephone book? - I need to look up a number. |
| telephone booth nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (public phone kiosk) | 公共电话亭
gōng gòng diàn huà tíng |
| | | 电话亭
diàn huà tíng |
| | Hiding from the gangsters in a telephone booth, he called the police. |
| telephone box nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK (public phone booth) | 公共电话亭
gōng gòng diàn huà tíng |
| | | 公共电话间
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| | It is such a shame that they got rid of the old red telephone boxes. |
| telephone call nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (contact by phone) | 打电话
dǎ diàn huà |
| telephone cord nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (wire attaching phone handset) | 电话线
diàn huà xiàn |
| | Cordless phones allow you to walk around freely because there's no telephone cord. |
| telephone directory nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (book listing phone numbers) | 电话簿
diàn huà bù |
| | | 电话号码簿
diàn huà hào mǎ bù |
| | I need to look up a number in the telephone directory. |
| telephone exchange nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (where phone calls are connected) | 电信局
diàn xìn jú |
| | | 电话局
diàn huà jú |
| telephone jack nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (socket for plugging in a phone) | 电话插口
diàn huà chā kǒu |
| | | 电话塞孔
diàn huà sāi kǒng |
| | | 电话插座
diàn huà chā zuò |
| | When I accidentally pulled the cord from the telephone jack, the phone went dead. |
| telephone line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (phone connection) | 电话线路
diàn huà xiàn lù |
| | According to the operator their telephone line has been disconnected. |
| telephone line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (telegraph wire) | 电话线
diàn huà xiàn |
| | You can see telephone lines running for miles along the roads. |
| telephone number nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (digits dialled to reach [sb] by phone) | 电话号码
diàn huà hào mǎ |
| | When I first met Susan I made sure to write down her telephone number right away. |
| telephone operator nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb] who connects phone calls) | 电话接线员
diàn huà jiē xiàn yuán |
| | Nowadays most connections are automatic so you rarely talk to a real telephone operator. |
| wireless telephone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (cordless phone) | 无线电话交换机
wú xiàn diàn huà jiāo huàn jī |
| wireless telephone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (mobile phone, cellphone) | 无线电话
wú xiàn diàn huà |
| | | 手机
shǒu jī |