单词 | telephone |
释义 | Word Frequency telephone(ˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn) noun 1. a. an electrical device for transmitting speech to a distant person b. (as modifier) a telephone receiver 2. a. a worldwide system of communications using telephones. The microphone in one telephone converts sound waves into electrical signals that are transmitted along a telephone wire or by radio to one or more distant sets, the receivers of which reconvert the incoming signal into the original sound b. (as modifier) a telephone exchange a telephone call 3. telephone box verb Often shortened to: phone4. to call or talk to (a person) by telephone 5. to transmit (a recorded message, radio or television programme, or other information) by telephone, using special transmitting and receiving equipment Derived forms telephoner (ˈteleˌphoner) noun telephonic (ˌtɛlɪˈfɒnɪk) adjective telephonically (ˌteleˈphonically) adverb |
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