2TELEPHONEthe part of a telephone into which you speak 电话听筒SYN receiver
He put the phone down on me (=ended the call before I had finished speaking).
我还没说完他就挂了电话。
COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
verbs
use the phone 用电话
Do you mind if I use your phone?
我用一下你的电话可以吗?
the phone rings 电话铃响
Around three o’clock, the phone rang.
大约三点钟时电话铃响了。
answer the phone (also pick up the phone) 听电话,接电话
My dad answered the phone.
我爸爸接的电话。
put the phone down 挂电话
I only remembered his name after I had put the phone down.
我挂上电话后只记得他的名字。
nslam the phone down (=put it down hard, because you are angry)
I was so mad I just slammed the phone down.
talk/speak (to somebody) on the phone (与某人)通电话
We talk on the phone every day.
我们每天都通电话。
nWe spoke earlier on the phone, if you remember.
come to the phone 来接电话
I’m sorry, she can’t come to the phone right now.
抱歉,她现在不能来听电话。
be on the phone to somebody (=be talking to someone on the phone) 与某人通电话
I was on the phone to my mother all morning.
整个上午我都在和妈妈通电话。
nbe wanted on the phone
Larry, tell Rosemary that she’s wanted on the phone.
call somebody on the phone 给某人打电话
nI called her on the phone and invited her to Las Vegas.
get on the phone to somebody (=call them) 给某人打电话
nWe got on the phone to the hospital straight away.
phone + NOUN
a phone number 电话号码
Can I have your phone number?
能把你的电话号码给我吗?
a phone line (=a telephone wire or connection) 电话线
nListeners jammed the phone lines, demanding to hear the song.
a phone bill (=a bill for phone calls) 电话费账单
nOur last phone bill was huge.
a phone company (=one that provides a telephone service) 电话公司
nI switched phone companies.
a phone conversation 电话交谈
nNeither man denies the phone conversation took place.
phrases
the phone is busy (also the phone is engagedBritish EnglishBrE) (=the person you are calling is already speaking to someone else) 电话正忙,电话占线
I tried you earlier, but your phone was engaged.
我早些时候打过你的电话,但是占线。
the phone goes/is dead (=the phone line stops working or is not working) 电话断线了,电话打不通
nBefore he could reply, the phone suddenly went dead.
the phone is off the hook (=it cannot be used because it is not connected or is already being used) 电话无法接通,电话占线
nOn Friday nights we just take the phone off the hook and relax.
nTHESAURUS
phone (also telephone formal)
My wife was talking to someone on the phone.
What’s your home phone number?
The nearest telephone was in the school secretary’s office.
mobile phoneBritish EnglishBrE (also mobile informal) a telephone that you can carry with you, that works by using a network of radiostations to pass on signals
Even children as young as eight have mobile phones.
She always has her mobile switched off.
cell phoneAmerican EnglishAmE (also cell informal) a mobilephone
You can reach me on my cell phone.
voice mail a system that recordsmessages so that you can listen to them on your phone
Let me check my voice mail.
text message (also text, SMS) a message from someone that you can read on your mobile phone
I got a text from Paul.
landline a telephone that uses wires – used when comparing this with a mobile phone
Calls cost 25p from a landline, more from a mobile phone.
receiver the part of a telephone that you pick up to listen and talk
She put down the receiver and started crying.
Examples from the Corpus
phone• I could hear a phoneringing in the next apartment.• One phonecall could save a lot of hassle.• It was another reporteraskingquestions, so she just slammed down the phone.• They've been back on the phone again despite Portsmouth awarding him a new two-year contract!• Why hadn't Doug wanted to tell her on the phone?• Severalhours later, I was talking to Pierluigi on the phone in Manhattan.• I was sorely tempted to show him the way to the phonebooth, but I am not a vindictive man.• Many writers feeling good about their contribution have picked up the phone and been told to get cranking again.• The phone company maintains that the upgrade will not cause telephone rates to increase.• What's your phone number?• Can I use your phone?
off the phone• He cutoff the phonelines to the office of Vladimir Draitser, the jointventuredirector.• Jen goes, could I get off the phone now?• Finally just started standing there until she saw me get off the phone.• Alistair was just getting off the phone when I came in to change out of my good clothes.• Gebhardt said he saw no suspects when he got off the phone and discovered the itemsmissing and the doorajar.• When he got off the phone, he felt scared of everything.• By the time she got off the phone I was dressed and tying my shoes.
1TELEPHONEto speak to someone by telephone (给…)打电话
I’ll phone you this evening.
今晚我会给你打电话。
Why didn’t they phone the police?
他们为什么没给警察打电话?
For information phone 8279–3772.
欲知详情请拨打8279-3772。
Stevie phoned to say that he was going to be late.
史蒂维打来电话说他要迟到了。
I kept phoning her up, asking to meet her.
我不断给她打电话,要求见她一面。
Tell him to phone back (=telephone again at a later time) tomorrow.
叫他明天再打电话来。
You do not ‘phone to’ someone or ‘phone to’ a number. Phone is followed immediately by a noun or number: She phoned her friend Judy. | Phone 01279–623772 and ask to speak to Elaine.
phone后面不要用to接某人或某号码,而是直接跟名词: She phoned her friend Judy.她给朋友朱迪打了电话。 | Phone 01279-623772 and ask to speak to Elaine.拨打01279-623772,找伊莱恩。
2phone inphrasal verbphr v
a)TELEPHONEto telephone the place where you work, especially in order to report something 打电话到自己的工作处〔尤指为报告某事〕
I’ll phone in and let them know.
我会打电话给单位,让他们了解情况。
phone something ↔ in
I’ll phone the report in tomorrow morning.
明天早晨我会打电话到公司汇报情况。
She phoned in sick (=telephoned to say that she was ill and could not come to work).
phoned in sick• Thursday morning, Stafford, who had not missed a day because of illness in six years, phoned in sick.
THESAURUS
phone to speak to someone by telephone. Phone is more common in British English than American English 打电话〔英国英语比美国英语更常用此词〕
I’ll phone you tomorrow.
我明天给你打电话。
call to phone someone. Call is used in both British and American English 打电话〔英国英语和美国英语中都用此词〕
One of the neighbors called the police.
有个邻居打电话报了警。
Call me later.
稍后打给我。
ringBritish EnglishBrE spoken to phone someone. Ring is more informal than phone or call 打电话〔与phone或 call相比较不正式〕
I can ring her at the office tomorrow.
我明天可以从办公室给她打电话。
give somebody a call (also give somebody a ring) spoken to phone someone 给某人打电话
If you ever come to Seattle, give me a call.
如果你来西雅图,就给我打个电话。
I’ll give the hospital a ring and see how he is.
我要给医院打个电话,问问他情况如何。
telephone formal to phone someone 打电话
Angry listeners telephoned the BBC to complain.
气愤的听众给英国广播公司打电话投诉。
Skype /skaɪp/ trademark to make a telephone call using specialsoftware that allows you to make calls over the Internet 打Skype网络电话
I Skyped her last night and we spoke for hours.
昨晚我和她打了Skype网络电话,聊了好几个小时。
Examples from the Corpus
phone• He has often been phoned by coldcallers trying the masculinitytrip on him.• Let's phone for a pizzatonight.• I phoned her apartment, but she wasn't there.• Jackie goes upstairs to phone her husband at work, so that he might make a trip to the shops before visiting hour.• She phones me every other day.• The concernedkitchenstaffphoned the embassy for a translation.• Any parent who is worried their child may have been in contact with the doctor can still phone the hospital for advice.• Strawberryphoned the RedSoxWednesday in an attempt to get talks going but missed Duquette.• You can register for the program by phoning this number.• Jill phoned to tell you she'll see you tonight.• He guessed his Mum would phone when she got to work and then maybe again when she took her break at half-three.• I'll phone you if there's any news.
➡ see also telephoneADJECTIVE | VERB + PHONE | PHONE + VERB | PHONE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤cell(usually cellphone) (especially NAmE) , cellular, mobile (BrE) 手機;移動電話▸➤pay(usually payphone) , public公用(付費)電話◇There's a public payphone in reception.接待處有一部公用付費電話。➤office辦公電話➤home, private住宅/私人電話◇I called his cellphone and then his home phone.我打了他的手機,然後又給他家打電話。➤landline陸線電話▸➤car車載電話➤cordless無線電話➤hands-free, speaker (usually speakerphone)免提電話◇I switched over to speakerphone.我切換到了電話免提。➤digital數字電話➤satellite衞星電話➤camera可拍照電話/手機➤clamshell, flip (NAmE) 翻蓋手機➤3G, Bluetooth™, smart(usually smartphone) , VoIP (= Voice over Internet Protocol) , WAP, Web-enabled, wireless (especially NAmE) , etc. * 3G 手機、藍牙手機、智能手機、網絡電話、能上網的手機、能瀏覽網頁的手機、無繩電話等VERB + PHONE➤be on在通話中◇She's on the phone at the moment.她現在正在打電話。➤use使用電話◇Can I use your phone?我可以用一下你的電話嗎?➤call (sb on)給(某人)打電話◇I called his cellphone but no one answered.我撥打他的手機,但無人接聽。◇He called me on my mobile phone.他撥打了我的手機。➤answer, get (informal) , grab (informal) , lift, pick up接聽電話;拿起電話◇If the phone rings, don't answer it.如果電話鈴響,不要接。◇Can you get the phone?你能接一下電話嗎?◇I grabbed the phone and called Josie's number.我抓起電話撥了喬茜的號碼。➤hang up, put down, replace掛斷電話;放下電話;把電話放回原處◇I hung up the phone when he started shouting at me.他開始衝我大喊大叫,我就把電話掛斷了。➤slam down砰地掛斷電話◇She slammed the phone down in a rage.她盛怒之下砰的一聲掛斷電話。➤cradle, hold夾着電話;握着電話◇She cradled the phone between her ear and shoulder.她把電話夾在肩膀和耳朵之間。◇a £30 fine if caught holding a phone while driving開車時打電話被抓到要被罰款 30 英鎊➤be wanted on有⋯的電話◇Dad, you're wanted on the phone.爸爸,有電話找你。➤call sb to打電話找某人◇He was called to the phone just as he was leaving.正當他要離開時,有人給他打電話。➤connect接通電話▸➤disconnect, unplug切斷電話▸➤bug, tap給電話安裝竊聽器;竊聽電話◇I think our phone is being tapped.我認為有人竊聽我們的電話。➤wait by在電話旁等待◇She waits by the phone all day but he doesn't call.她一整天都在電話旁等着,但是他並沒有打電話來。➤leave off the hook, take off the hook未將電話(聽筒)掛上◇I couldn't get through because you'd left the phone off the hook.因為你沒有把電話掛好,所以我打不進去。➤switch off, switch on, turn off, turn on關閉手機;打開電話◇Please switch off all mobile phones.請關掉所有手機。◇I turned on my phone.我開啟了電話。PHONE + VERB➤➤go, go off, ring, vibrate電話鈴響;電話震動◇My mobile phone went off during the movie.看電影時我的手機響了。◇Vincent's cell phone vibrated in his pocket.文森特的手機在他的口袋裏振動。➤ring off the hook電話鈴聲不斷◇The phone was ringing off the hook (= ringing continuously).電話鈴一直響個不停。➤be busy, be engaged (BrE) 電話忙音/佔線◇The phone was busy when I called.我打電話時是忙音。◇His phone is almost permanently engaged.他的電話幾乎總是佔線。➤be off the hook電話聽筒未掛上▸➤go dead電話沒聲◇The phone suddenly went dead in the middle of our conversation.我們正談着話,電話突然斷了。PHONE + NOUN➤number電話號碼▸➤book, directory電話簿▸➤bill電話賬單▸➤call, conversation, interview, message電話;電話交談;電話採訪;電話留言➤user電話用戶➤operator電話接線員/運營商▸➤card (usually phonecard)電話卡▸➤company, network, service電話公司;電話網;電話服務➤bank (especially NAmE) (幫助美國總統競選的)電話拜票站◇She was working a phone bank for the Democrats.她在為民主黨運作電話拜票站。➤booth, box (BrE) 公用電話間;電話亭▸➤line電話線◇The modem links the computer to a phone line.調制解調器將計算機與電話線相連。➤keypad電話鍵盤➤handset, receiver電話聽筒/受話器◇the modern business of selling phone handsets銷售電話聽筒的現代企業◇I picked up the phone receiver and pressed it to my ear.我拿起電話聽筒貼到耳朵邊。➤cord電話線➤charger手機充電器◇I've lost my phone charger.我的手機充電器丟失了。➤records電話記錄◇The search of the phone records yielded nothing.搜索電話記錄一無所獲。PREPOSITION➤by phone通過電話◇We keep in contact by phone but we rarely see each other.我們通過電話保持聯繫,但很少見面。➤on the phone用電話◇We spoke on the phone the other day.我們幾天前還通過電話。➤over the phone用電話◇I haven't seen her but we spoke over the phone.我還未見她,但是我們通過話。