phone
noun uk/fəʊn/ us/foʊn/
(PHONE)
A1 [ C or U ] (formal telephone)电话
a device that uses either a system of wires along which electrical signals are sent or a system of radio signals to make it possible for you to speak to someone in another place who has a similar device
Just then, his phone rang. 就在那时，他的电话响了。
Could you answer the phone? 你能接一下电话吗？
We speak on the/by phone about twice a week. 我们一周大约通两次电话。
You had three phone calls this morning. 今天早上有3个电话找你。
If the phone lines are busy, please try again later. 如果电话占线，请过会儿再打。
Could you pick the phone up for me - my hands are wet. 你能帮我把电话听筒拿起来吗——我的手是湿的。
I left the phone off the hook, so it wouldn't ring. 我没有挂上电话听筒，所以不会响。
I was so angry I just put/slammed the phone down (on her) (= replaced it before our conversation was finished). 我很生气，就把（她的）电话挂断了。
be on the phone 在通电话
to be using the phone
That son of mine is on the phone all day! 我的那个儿子一整天都在打电话！
- More examples
- Just as I was sitting down to watch TV, the phone rang.
- Every time I ring her, the phone is engaged.
- We've spoken on the phone but never face-to-face.
- After he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help.
- "There's someone on the phone for you." "What do they want?"
(PHONETIC UNIT)
[ C ] phonetics specialized音子，音素
a unit of sound at the phonetic level, used when studying speech
phone
verb [ I or T ] uk/fəʊn/ us/foʊn/
A1 （给…）打电话
to communicate with someone by phone
She phoned just after lunch. 刚吃完午饭她就打了电话。
He's phoned me (up) every day this week. 这周他每天都给我打电话。
- More examples
- Hadn't you better phone home? Your parents will be wondering where you are.
- He said he'd phone back first thing tomorrow.
- I tried to phone her but couldn't get through.
- The shop phoned to say your order has come in.
- Who could be phoning us at this unearthly hour?
Phrasal verbs
phone in 给工作单位打电话（报告某事）
to phone the place where you work in order to tell your employer something
She phoned in sick (= saying that she was ill) this morning. 她今天早上给单位打电话说病了。
来电参与（电视台或电台的）节目
to phone a television or radio programme in order to express your opinion on a matter
Over 300 people phoned in to complain. 300多人给节目打来投诉电话。
phone something in 自然而然地（表演），从容地（表演）
If someone phones in a performance, they do it without any effort.
The actor phoned in his performance without a hint of personality. 这个演员自然而然地表演，没有显露半点自己。