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verb + the handset
常见的动词搭配有 pick up、put down、replace 等。
She picked up the handset and dialed the number.
她拿起电话听筒拨了号码。
电话听筒
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电话听筒
telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle
She picked up the handset and dialed the number.
她拿起电话听筒拨了号码。
固定电话的手持部分,包含听筒和话筒(有时含拨号盘)。
The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
手机。
A mobile phone.
手持遥控装置。
A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment.
She picked up the handset and dialed the number.
她拿起电话听筒，拨打了号码。
Please replace the handset after you finish the call.
通话结束后请把电话听筒放回去。
The old handset was cracked, so he bought a new one.
旧电话听筒裂了，所以他买了一个新的。
常见的动词搭配有 pick up、put down、replace 等。
She picked up the handset and dialed the number.
她拿起电话听筒拨了号码。
也可用名词所有格表示所属关系，如 the phone's handset。
The handset of the phone was damaged in the fall.
电话的听筒在摔落时损坏了。
Not this
I need to upgrade my handset to the latest smartphone.
Use this
I need to upgrade my mobile phone to the latest smartphone.
handset 指电话听筒，不是手机；表示“手机”要用 mobile phone。
Not this
There are five handset in the box.
Use this
There are five handsets in the box.
handset 是可数名词，数字 five 后要用复数形式 handsets。
Not this
She uses a handset to listen to music on her computer.
Use this
She uses a headset to listen to music on her computer.
handset 是电话听筒，不是戴在头上听音乐的耳机；表示“耳机”要用 headset。
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拿起听筒
She picked up the handset and dialed the number.
她拿起听筒拨了电话号码。
把听筒放回电话机
He replaced the handset after finishing the call.
他打完电话后把听筒放了回去。
无绳电话听筒
The cordless handset can be used anywhere in the house.
无绳电话听筒可以在家里任何地方使用。
电话听筒
The telephone handset was damaged in the fall.
电话听筒在摔落时损坏了。
听筒连接线
The handset cord is too short to reach the desk.
听筒连接线太短，够不到桌子。
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联想：hand（手）+ set（放置），通话时握在手里的装置，就是“电话听筒”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：电话维修与设备说明、日常对话中提到电话听筒 handset 是中性词，通常指电话听筒，多用于电信设备或日常交流中。
handset 读作 'hændset。真正同韵（末尾 /sɛt/）的词有 set、offset、sunset、beset、cassette；注意 handsome 也是 hand- 开头，但读 /ˈhænsəm/，d 不发音，与 handset 的 /hænd/ 并不同韵。
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