telephone
/ˈtelɪfoʊn/
n. / v.
一句话记住
电话;电话机;打电话给
释义与例句
n.
电话;电话机
a device used for talking to someone far away
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She answered the telephone on the first ring.
电话一响她就接了。
v.
打电话给
to call someone using a telephone
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I telephoned him last night.
我昨晚给他打了电话。
词源与构词
tele-(远)+ phone(声音),把声音送到远处的装置,就是“电话”。
tele
词根 · far,远
-phone
组合形式 · sound,声音
记忆钩子
tele(远)+ phone(声音):把声音送到千里之外,就是电话。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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telecommute 远程办公More staff now telecommute three days a week. 现在更多员工每周远程办公三天。
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telegraph 电报;电报机He sent the news by telegraph. 他用电报把这个消息发了出去。
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telescope 望远镜They looked at the moon through a telescope. 他们用望远镜看月亮。
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television 电视;电视机We watched the match on television. 我们在电视上看了那场比赛。
词族(同一词根的不同词性)
telephonytelephonic
同义词
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phone
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call
反义词
暂无
常见搭配
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answer the telephone
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on the telephone
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telephone call