Definition of telephone box in English:

telephone box

noun

British

A public booth or enclosure from which telephone calls can be made.
Example sentencesExamples
- The appellant was watched using a public telephone box.
- The tiny stone cottage and garden comes complete with a waterfall and stone bridge, and even has a red telephone box at the side of the cottage.
- It happened at around 9.15 pm on Monday evening when a man, accompanied by two teenagers, walked into the shop, having smashed up a nearby telephone box.
- She said: ‘They hang around by the telephone box and they are just up to no good.’
- A further two young teenagers have been given formal cautions after they admitted causing criminal damage to vehicles and a public telephone box.
- ‘Mindless ‘may be a suitable word for the vandalising of a telephone box.’
- The newsagent shop has long since closed down, the telephone box has been removed and the local pub looks to have called last orders for good.
- As the staff were walking up the road, a man standing inside a telephone box suddenly jumped out, punched the male employee in the ribs and grabbed the bag of money.
- Initial reports suggested a group of up to 20 youths had been loitering by the telephone box before the row between the man and the 15-year-old.
- Shortly after leaving the house he stopped to make a telephone call to Anita from a public telephone box.
- There I spot something that resembles a public telephone box, drop a coin and make a call.
- A 14-year-old boy was attacked as he tried to make a phone call at a public telephone box.
- A resident whose house looks on to the telephone box said it was a great shame that the old fashioned red kiosk had been ripped to pieces and said she hoped BT would restore it.
- A man who took £950 of property from a car was later seen in a telephone box checking to see if any of the credit cards among the stolen haul had been blocked by the banks, a court was told.
- The man was discovered at a telephone box, conscious but with head injuries, and was taken to York Hospital by paramedics.
- And after covering him with his coat, the Year Seven pupil raced to the nearest telephone box to call the emergency services.
- So 30,000 exhibits, including a red telephone box and a dentist's chair, have to find a new home until the work is completed next year.
- The same goes for mobile phones - you think you're saving valuable time because you don't have to find a telephone box, but all that happens is you end up using it non-stop.
- The disappearance of a public telephone box near the Station has left residents angry about a lack of consultation.
- We always felt there should be a telephone at the station so we raised the funds and put the telephone box in ourselves.

单词	telephone box
释义	Definition of telephone box in English: telephone box noun British A public booth or enclosure from which telephone calls can be made. Example sentencesExamples The appellant was watched using a public telephone box. The tiny stone cottage and garden comes complete with a waterfall and stone bridge, and even has a red telephone box at the side of the cottage. It happened at around 9.15 pm on Monday evening when a man, accompanied by two teenagers, walked into the shop, having smashed up a nearby telephone box. She said: ‘They hang around by the telephone box and they are just up to no good.’ A further two young teenagers have been given formal cautions after they admitted causing criminal damage to vehicles and a public telephone box. ‘Mindless ‘may be a suitable word for the vandalising of a telephone box.’ The newsagent shop has long since closed down, the telephone box has been removed and the local pub looks to have called last orders for good. As the staff were walking up the road, a man standing inside a telephone box suddenly jumped out, punched the male employee in the ribs and grabbed the bag of money. Initial reports suggested a group of up to 20 youths had been loitering by the telephone box before the row between the man and the 15-year-old. Shortly after leaving the house he stopped to make a telephone call to Anita from a public telephone box. There I spot something that resembles a public telephone box, drop a coin and make a call. A 14-year-old boy was attacked as he tried to make a phone call at a public telephone box. A resident whose house looks on to the telephone box said it was a great shame that the old fashioned red kiosk had been ripped to pieces and said she hoped BT would restore it. A man who took £950 of property from a car was later seen in a telephone box checking to see if any of the credit cards among the stolen haul had been blocked by the banks, a court was told. The man was discovered at a telephone box, conscious but with head injuries, and was taken to York Hospital by paramedics. And after covering him with his coat, the Year Seven pupil raced to the nearest telephone box to call the emergency services. So 30,000 exhibits, including a red telephone box and a dentist's chair, have to find a new home until the work is completed next year. The same goes for mobile phones - you think you're saving valuable time because you don't have to find a telephone box, but all that happens is you end up using it non-stop. The disappearance of a public telephone box near the Station has left residents angry about a lack of consultation. We always felt there should be a telephone at the station so we raised the funds and put the telephone box in ourselves.
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