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

单词

telephone booth

释义

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

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

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