英语词汇“telephone answering machines”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

telephone /telˈi-fōn/

noun

An instrument for reproducing sound at a distance, esp by means of electricity

Specif an instrument with a microphone and a receiver mounted on a handset, for transmitting speech

The system of communication which uses these instruments

transitive verb

To contact and speak to by telephone

To convey (a message, etc) by telephone

intransitive verb

To make a telephone call

ORIGIN: tele- (1), and Gr phōnē a sound

telˈephōner noun

telephonic /-fonˈik/ adjective

telephonˈically adverb

telephonist /ti-lefˈə-nist/ noun

A person who operates a switchboard or works as an operator in a telephone exchange

telephˈony noun

Telephonic communication

telephone answering machine noun

An answerphone

telephone banking noun

Telebanking

telephone book or telephone directory noun

A book listing the names, addresses and numbers of telephone subscribers

telephone box, telephone booth or telephone kiosk noun

A usu enclosed place with a telephone for public use

telephone exchange noun

A central office where telephone lines are connected

telephone number noun

A number that identifies a particular telephone and is dialled to make connections with it
(often in pl) a very large number or amount (esp of money; informal)

telephone-tapping see tap²