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answer the phone
通常指接听电话。
She answered the phone quickly.
她迅速接了电话。
电话；手机
phones — plural of phone
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
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.
She answered the phone quickly.
她迅速接了电话。
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
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.
具有特定物理或感知特征的音段,不考虑音系地位
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.
I left my phone at home, so I couldn't call you.
我把手机落在家里了，所以没法给你打电话。
She answered the phone on the first ring.
电话铃一响她就接了。
These new phones have excellent battery life.
这些新手机电池续航能力很强。
通常指接听电话。
She answered the phone quickly.
她迅速接了电话。
表示正在通话中。
He is on the phone with his boss.
他正在和老板通电话。
I received a phone call from my mother.
我接到了妈妈的电话。
Can I have your phone number?
你能给我你的电话号码吗？
Not this
I have phone.
Use this
I have a phone.
phone 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词 a。
Not this
I need to make a phone.
Use this
I need to make a phone call.
表达'打电话'的正确搭配是 make a phone call，而不是 make a phone。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
接电话
I'll answer the phone.
我来接电话。
打电话
I need to make a phone call.
我需要打个电话。
在打电话
She is on the phone right now.
她正在打电话。
手机
I left my cell phone at home.
我把手机忘在家里了。
电话号码
What's your phone number?
你的电话号码是多少？
电话簿
Look up his number in the phone book.
在电话簿里查他的号码。
在打电话
She is on the phone with her mother.
她正在和她妈妈通电话。
通过电话
We can discuss the details over the phone.
我们可以通过电话讨论细节。
电话捉迷藏（互相回电却联系不上）
We've been playing phone tag all week.
我们整个星期都在玩电话捉迷藏。
打电话回家。
In the movie E.T., the alien tries to phone home using a makeshift device.
在电影《E.T.》中，外星人用临时装置试图打电话回家。
打电话求助朋友。
In Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, contestants can use the 'phone a friend' lifeline.
在《谁想成为百万富翁？》中，参赛者可以使用‘打电话求助朋友’的救助方式。
Use phones naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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）。
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。
作可数名词，常用搭配介词 on (如 on the phone) 和 by (如 by phone)。
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