| 单词 | telephone call |
| 释义 | > as lemmastelephone call telephone call n. †(a) the sound made by a ringing telephone (obsolete); (b) an instance of contacting someone by telephone; a telephone conversation. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > signals or tones call signal1853 telephone call1878 tone1878 ring-off1885 busy tone1902 buzz1913 dialling tone1917 dial tone1920 ringtone1921 ringing tone1922 pip1929 pip-pip-pip1936 logatom1937 pay-tone1958 ringtone1984 society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > call or message call1878 telephone call1878 telelogue1880 telepheme1882 ring1895 phone call1911 buzz1913 phone message1913 tinkle1921 phone1922 telephone1935 1878 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 15 June 2040/1 The present writer many months ago designed a telephone-call based upon this principle, in which a light spring presses against the edge of a finely-milled wheel. 1881 N.Y. Times 20 Nov. 9/4 He received a telephone call to come immediately to Cruttenden's stable. 1923 Irish Monthly July 358 The doctor's wife will awaken at a cry from her child, but will not awaken at the telephone call. 1980 I. Murdoch Nuns & Soldiers iv. 243 The Count was sitting..in torment, waiting for her telephone call. 2012 Flare (Nexis) 15 Dec. There is no law in the country that allows the secret services to tape telephone calls. < as lemmas |
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