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单词 phone
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
phone1 /foʊn/USA pronunciation   n., v., phoned, phon•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. Telecommunicationsa telephone.

v. 
  1. to use a telephone to call (someone): [+ object]I tried phoning you last night, but no one was there.[no object]Look, just phone if you need us, OK?
See -phon-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
phone1  (fōn),USA pronunciation n., v.t., v.i., phoned, phon•ing. 
  1. Telecommunicationstelephone.
  • by shortening 1880–85

phone2  (fōn),USA pronunciation n. [Phonet.]
  1. a speech sound:There are three phonetically different "t'' phones in an utterance of "titillate,'' and two in an utterance of "tattletale.''Cf. allophone, phoneme. 
  • Greek phōné̄ voice
  • 1865–70
phonal, adj. 

-phone, 
  1. a combining form meaning "speech sound'' (homophone), "an instrument of sound transmission or reproduction'' (telephone), "a musical instrument'' (saxophone;
    xylophone
    ).
  • see phone2

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
phone /fəʊn/ n , vb
  1. short for telephone
phone /fəʊn/ n
  1. a single uncomplicated speech sound
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek phōnē sound, voice
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-phone combining form
  1. (forming nouns) indicating voice, sound, or a device giving off sound: microphone, telephone
  2. (forming nouns and adjectives) (a person) speaking a particular language: Francophone
Etymology: from Greek phōnē voice, sound

-phonic adj combining form
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