telephone

/ˈtelɪfoʊn/ n. / v.
CET-4CET-6IELTS 词根 tele
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
  1. She answered the telephone on the first ring.
    电话一响她就接了。
  2. He picked up the telephone and dialled the office number.
    他拿起电话，拨了办公室的号码。
  3. The telephone rang twice before someone answered it.
    电话响了两声才有人接。
  4. I could hear him typing while we were on the telephone.
    我们通电话时，我能听到他在打字。
  5. Our telephone line was cut off during the storm.
    暴风雨期间我们的电话线断了。
v. 打电话给
to call someone using a telephone
  1. I telephoned him last night.
    我昨晚给他打了电话。
  2. She telephoned the hospital to ask about her father.
    她打电话到医院询问父亲的情况。
  3. Please telephone me as soon as you arrive.
    你一到就给我打电话。
  4. He telephoned his wife from the airport.
    他从机场给妻子打了电话。
  5. I telephoned twice, but nobody answered.
    我打了两次电话，但没人接。

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）
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • telescope 望远镜
    They looked at the moon through a telescope. 他们用望远镜看月亮。
  • 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
  • phone 电话
    He grabbed the phone and called the police. 他抓起电话报了警。
  • call 打电话
    I'll call you when I get home. 我到家就给你打电话。
反义词
暂无
易混词
  • telegraph 电报
    The village had no telephone, so messages came by telegraph. 村里没有电话，消息靠电报传递。
  • telescope 望远镜
    He watched the ships through a telescope. 他用望远镜观察船只。
常见搭配
  • answer the telephone 接电话
    She ran to answer the telephone. 她跑过去接电话。
  • on the telephone 在通电话
    He is on the telephone with the manager right now. 他正在和经理通电话。
  • telephone call 一通电话
    I received a telephone call from the bank this morning. 今天早上我接到银行打来的一通电话。