Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1346
phone
电话；手机
A device for transmitting speech in real time over a distance; now often a small portable unit capable of running software.
- 1.
A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
用于实时传输对话和其他声音的设备,现在通常是小型便携设备,也能运行软件等
- 2.
A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
具有特定物理或感知特征的音段,不考虑音系地位
音子；用于实时传输对话和其他声音的设备,现在通常是小型便携设备,也能运行软件等；具有特定物理或感知特征的音段,不考虑音系地位；电话；受话器
In use
I left my phone at home, so I couldn't call you.
She answered the phone on the first ring.
These new phones have excellent battery life.
answer the phone
通常指接听电话。
She answered the phone quickly.
她迅速接了电话。
on the phone
表示正在通话中。
He is on the phone with his boss.
他正在和老板通电话。
phone call
I received a phone call from my mother.
我接到了妈妈的电话。
Connections
Collocations
- answer the phone
- 接电话
- I'll answer the phone.我来接电话。
- make a phone call
- 打电话
- I need to make a phone call.我需要打个电话。
- on the phone
- 在打电话
- She is on the phone right now.她正在打电话。
- cell phone
- 手机
- I left my cell phone at home.我把手机忘在家里了。
- phone number
- 电话号码
- What's your phone number?你的电话号码是多少？
- phone book
- 电话簿
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想电话听筒形状：ph像耳机，one像一根线，合起来就是phone（电话）。
Context & Register
register: neutral; typical settings: daily conversation, general writing; note_zh: 中性，日常对话和一般书面语均适用，正式场合可用‘telephone’代替。
Grammar Note
作可数名词，常用搭配介词 on (如 on the phone) 和 by (如 by phone)。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'phone' (/foʊn/), sharing the /oʊn/ sound. Words like 'phoneme' or 'phonics' look similar but sound different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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.