0 a device that uses either a system of wires along which electrical signals are sent or a system of radio signals to make it possible for you to speak to someone in another place who has a similar device:
1 a unit of sound at the phonetic level, used when studying speech
2 to communicate with someone by phone:
3 used to form words referring to a speaker or speakers of a particular language:
a francophone (= a French speaker)
the anglophone world (= people in the world who speak English)
a chordophone (= an instrument in which sound is produced by the vibration of a string)
a sousaphone (= a brass instrument named after J. P. Sousa)
4 short form oftelephone:
5 a piece of electronic equipment which makes it possible for you to speak to someone in another place who has similar equipment, using either electrical signals sent along a system of wires, or radio signals:
6 to communicate with someone by phone:
We've spoken on the phone but never face-to-face.
After he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help.
"There's someone on the phone for you." "What do they want?"
Hadn't you better phone home? Your parents will be wondering where you are.
He said he'd phone back first thing tomorrow.
I tried to phone her but couldn't get through.
中文繁体
電話, 音子,音素, (給…)打電話…
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电话, 音子,音素, (给…)打电话…
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teléfono, llamar (a), hablar por teléfono (con)…
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telefone, telefonar (para)…
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電話機, ~に電話する, 電話をかける…
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telefon, telefon etmek, telefonla aramak…
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téléphone [masculine], téléphoner, appeler…
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telèfon, trucar (a), parlar per telèfon (amb)…
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