Word · Frequency #22961
handset
电话听筒
telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle
- 1.
The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
固定电话的手持部分,包含听筒和话筒(有时含拨号盘)。
- 2.
A mobile phone.
手机。
- 3.
A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment.
手持遥控装置。
固定电话的手持部分,包含听筒和话筒(有时含拨号盘)。；手机。；手持遥控装置。
In use
She picked up the handset and dialed the number.
Please replace the handset after you finish the call.
The old handset was cracked, so he bought a new one.
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。
the handset of + [noun]
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。
Common mistakes
I need to upgrade my handset to the latest smartphone.
Connections
Collocations
- pick up the handset
- 拿起听筒
- She picked up the handset and dialed the number.她拿起听筒拨了电话号码。
- replace the handset
- 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。
- cordless handset
- 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。
- telephone handset
- 电话听筒
- The telephone handset was damaged in the fall.电话听筒在摔落时损坏了。
- handset cord
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：hand（手）+ set（放置），通话时握在手里的装置，就是“电话听筒”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.