[C] a piece of electronic equipment that you use for speaking to someone in a different place, especially a landline (=a phone that is attached to a telephone line). A telephone is often simply called a phone 电话;电话机 They've got a telephone next to their bed. 他们在床边安了部电话机。
a digital cordless telephone 数字无绳电话
a telephone rings : The telephone's been ringing all morning. 电话响了一上午。
pick up/answer the telephone : Pascoe picked up the telephone and said ‘Hello'. 帕斯科拿起电话,说了声“你好”。
use the telephone : May I use your telephone? 我能用一下你的电话吗?
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