phone词组,隐喻,短语

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phonephone[fəʊn]1.■[NOTE]To phone is the most common way to say ‘to telephone’ in British English. To ring and to call are also used. The most common verb in American English for this is to call .英国英语最常用to phone 表示打电话，也用to ring 和to call 。美国英语表达此义的最常用动词是to call 。,phone a'round/ 'round; ,phone a'round/'round sb/sth (especially BrE)2.■to make phone calls to several different people or places, usually to try to find out some information给各人﹙或到处﹚打电话﹙询问等﹚:I spent the morning phoning round hotels, trying to book a room.我一上午都在给各家旅馆打电话想订个房间。He phoned around to tell everyone about the meeting.他打电话通知大家开会。[G]v+adv ◆ v+prep,phone 'back; ,phone sb 'back (especially BrE)3.■to telephone sb again or to telephone sb who telephoned you earlier﹙ 给某人﹚ 再打电话，回电话:I left a message but they never phoned back.我留言了，可他们从没回过电话。Tom called while you were out. He asked if you could phone him back.你外出时汤姆来电话了，他请你给他回电话。The travel agent phoned back to confirm your booking.旅行社来电话确认你预订的项目。It’s engaged — I’ll phone back later.电话占线—我过会儿再打。[G]v+adv ◆ v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n (rare),phone 'in (especially BrE)4.■to telephone your place of work往工作单位打电话:I’ll phone in to say I won’t be in until lunchtime.我会给单位打电话说我到午饭时才到。He phoned in sick (=}to say he was ill/sick and could not go to work&b{)this morning.他今天上午打电话来请病假。5.■to phone a television or radio programme给电视﹙或电台﹚节目打电话；打﹙观众或听众﹚热线电话:Hundreds of listeners phoned in to complain.有几百名听众打热线电话表示不满。[G]v+adv'phone-in n 6.■(especially BrE) a radio or TV programme in which people can phone and ask questions, give their opinions, etc. as the programme is being broadcast﹙电台或电视台的﹚热线电话节目:He hosts a radio phone-in.他在电台主持热线电话节目。a phone-in programme热线电话节目,phone sth 'in (especially BrE)7.■to make a telephone call to the place where you work in order to give sb some information往单位打电话报告:Our reporter phoned the story in this afternoon.我们的记者今天下午来电通告了这件事。[synonym]ring sth in (BrE)[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n,phone 'round; ,phone 'round sb/sth (especially BrE)=PHONE AROUND/ROUND,PHONE AROUND/ROUND SB/STH,phone sth 'through (especially BrE)8.■to phone sb with details of or information about sth打电话详细通告:Phone your order through to the store.给商店打电话详细说明你订购的货物。[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n,phone 'up; ,phone sb/sth 'up (especially BrE)9.■to make a telephone call to sb/sth﹙给…﹚打电话:I’ll phone up and cancel my appointment.我将打电话取消约会。Phone Mike up and ask him if he wants to come.给迈克打电话，问问他想不想来。I phoned up the bank this morning.我今天上午给银行打电话。10.■[NOTE]Phone and phone sb are also frequently used with this meaning. Phone up and phone sb up are very common in spoken English.此义也常作phone 和phone sb 。英语口语经常说phone up 和phone sb up 。[G]v+adv ◆ v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n