英语词汇“on the telephone”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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P1. by telephone: using or by means of a telephone.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > by means of telephone [phrase]

by telephone1877

1877 Boston Daily Globe 13 Feb. 5/2 (heading) Sent by telephone.

1882 J. E. Kingsbury Telephone 36 Policemen on the beat are required to report themselves by telephone to the central police office.

1960 5th Rep. Select Comm. Estimates 61/1 in Parl. Papers 1959–60 (H.C. 274) VI. 321 If we are told by telephone that a building which has not yet been listed is on the point of being demolished, we put it on a list containing that building alone.

2010 Crossroads (Manitoba) 30 Apr. 24 Contact the municipal office by telephone for verification of costs.

P2. on the telephone.

a. Using or by means of a telephone; engaged in a telephone conversation; (also) calling on the telephone.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > by means of telephone [phrase] > connected with telephone system

on the telephone1883

society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > by means of telephone [phrase] > speaking on the telephone

on the telephone1883

1883 N.Y. Times 22 July 9/2 (heading) An ingenious burglar. He calls up the police on the telephone with cheerful results.

1900 C. H. Chambers Tyranny of Tears i. 36 (The telephone bell rings)... There's some one on the telephone—forgive me. (Goes to telephone.)

1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby ii. 35 Mrs. Wilson called up several people on the telephone.

1963 K. Amis One Fat Englishman xi. 126 Hearing her voice on the telephone in the next room brought an unwelcome reminder of the small hours.

1971 J. Kerr When Hitler stole Pink Rabbit i. 13 Bertha the maid came in to tell Mama that there was someone on the telephone.

1993 News at Six Summer 5/3 If you are on the telephone to a client, you can time the call.

2005 J. M. Coetzee Slow Man iv. 24 ‘Can't you find me someone regular?’ he asks Mrs Putts on the telephone.

b. Chiefly British. Connected to the telephone system. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1885 List of Subscribers Exchange Syst. (United Telephone Co.) (ed. 6) 18 Other people have their own tradesmen, who are doubtless also on the telephone.

1905 F. Young Sands of Pleasure ii. iv. 208 The hotel in the Rue de Calais was not on the telephone.

1935 ‘Sapper’ Bulldog Drummond at Bay vii. 141 The cottage is not on the telephone.

1977 B. Pym Quartet in Autumn xiv. 118 It was a pity she wasn't on the telephone for it would have been so much easier to have a chat or arrange a meeting that way.

单词	on the telephone
释义	> as lemmas on the telephone Phrases P1. by telephone: using or by means of a telephone. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > by means of telephone [phrase] by telephone1877 1877 Boston Daily Globe 13 Feb. 5/2 (heading) Sent by telephone. 1882 J. E. Kingsbury Telephone 36 Policemen on the beat are required to report themselves by telephone to the central police office. 1960 5th Rep. Select Comm. Estimates 61/1 in Parl. Papers 1959–60 (H.C. 274) VI. 321 If we are told by telephone that a building which has not yet been listed is on the point of being demolished, we put it on a list containing that building alone. 2010 Crossroads (Manitoba) 30 Apr. 24 Contact the municipal office by telephone for verification of costs. P2. on the telephone. a. Using or by means of a telephone; engaged in a telephone conversation; (also) calling on the telephone. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > by means of telephone [phrase] > connected with telephone system on the telephone1883 society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > by means of telephone [phrase] > speaking on the telephone on the telephone1883 1883 N.Y. Times 22 July 9/2 (heading) An ingenious burglar. He calls up the police on the telephone with cheerful results. 1900 C. H. Chambers Tyranny of Tears i. 36 (The telephone bell rings)... There's some one on the telephone—forgive me. (Goes to telephone.) 1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby ii. 35 Mrs. Wilson called up several people on the telephone. 1963 K. Amis One Fat Englishman xi. 126 Hearing her voice on the telephone in the next room brought an unwelcome reminder of the small hours. 1971 J. Kerr When Hitler stole Pink Rabbit i. 13 Bertha the maid came in to tell Mama that there was someone on the telephone. 1993 News at Six Summer 5/3 If you are on the telephone to a client, you can time the call. 2005 J. M. Coetzee Slow Man iv. 24 ‘Can't you find me someone regular?’ he asks Mrs Putts on the telephone. b. Chiefly British. Connected to the telephone system. Now rare. ΚΠ 1885 List of Subscribers Exchange Syst. (United Telephone Co.) (ed. 6) 18 Other people have their own tradesmen, who are doubtless also on the telephone. 1905 F. Young Sands of Pleasure ii. iv. 208 The hotel in the Rue de Calais was not on the telephone. 1935 ‘Sapper’ Bulldog Drummond at Bay vii. 141 The cottage is not on the telephone. 1977 B. Pym Quartet in Autumn xiv. 118 It was a pity she wasn't on the telephone for it would have been so much easier to have a chat or arrange a meeting that way. extracted from telephonen. < as lemmas
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