单词 | on-hook |
释义 | > as lemmason-hook on-hook adj. Brit. /ˌɒnˈhʊk/ , U.S. /ˌɔnˈhʊk/ , /ˌɑnˈhʊk/ (of a telephone) having the receiver resting on the hook (hook n.1 4b); chiefly in on-hook dialling, a facility for initiating a telephone call without lifting the receiver.ΚΠ 1973 N.Y. Times 10 Feb. 43/5 A device to prevent the use of an on-hook telephone for eavesdropping or bugging has been invented by Col. Allan D. Bell Jr. 1985 Times 15 May 13 There is automatic redialling, number memory, on-hook dialling. 2000 Big Issue 17 July 34/2 (advt.) Please dial from the handset of your fax (or from the key-pad using on-hook dialling, polling or manual receive modes). < as lemmas |
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