Telephone Terms电话英语-电话术语

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Telephone Terms Here are some of the words and terms that we use to talk about telephoning.

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answer ===================== to say "hello" into the phone when it rings 6 F* n2 { Q- J. z! B( K( sanswering machine ; R/ E! f. y8 `$ Y======================== something that you can record a message on if the person you are calling isn't home 8 H9 y0 ^0 c I5 Nbusy signal ======================== 9 C9 l, V# ?; ~3 s9 a% g0 k3 ` a beeping sound that tells the caller that the other person is already on the phone with someone else & g' E- s, l) b! lcall ======================= $ m4 Z5 _$ L2 y; ^! q5 _" A: R: K a telephone conversation; to telephone caller # ?. L- n2 M5 I6 u, _====================== the person who telephones " x! E' r. x; }; U, \call back/phone - {. U" Z3 s1 \0 ~6 e3 ]* m& S==================== back to call someone who called you first call display =================== # Q6 _; W5 j' _1 L( x a screen that shows you who is calling cellular phone/cell phone ========================= 8 V" r& n% Q. V# d a telephone that you can take with you away from your house; mobile phone cordless phone + v' z( W2 d3 z4 O# O' q# u========================== % t* m+ S2 [! i+ q z a phone that is not attached to the wall (you can walk short distances with it at home or in the garden) : j3 B1 y2 h- Ldial ' ]: b7 Y: a% s: b `- e2 p======================== # r: H$ m, p* ~ to press the buttons on the phone + V9 M1 U" V; hdial tone the sound the phone makes when you pick it up directory/phone =================== book a book that alphabetically lists local phone numbers of people and businesses / o; `1 _1 E: Mhang up 1 ?* Y* K* d! e% X==================== to put the receiver down and end a call " n5 P" Y. h6 |" foperator ( O8 s5 {4 t/ E' q# n0 z6 b/ W==================== a person who answers telephone-related questions when you dial "0" pager ================== 2 ^' ~" }" Z; l7 J1 j- y6 ?9 y: s a small machine you wear that makes a noise (or vibrates) when someone wants you to call them ' `. q8 l9 m$ uphone ) Z2 A% Q6 N* T: J================= a telephone; to telephone phone booth/pay phone a place where you can pay to use a telephone in public . n) \- B7 n) w u! ~0 n* Npick up % p% \3 S" ?) I, ?9 ?% @$ X9 I=================== ! M* V' e5 q* p7 W' J to answer the phone 1 G% {- W7 S' |* qreceiver + q6 [) |0 e* Q0 d, @: h================= the piece on the phone that you speak into and listen from " q8 h4 }) Q! @4 c4 Nring , [' K& G$ e# P; I7 F=============== 1 I0 Y+ s5 F7 F S0 W& ` the sound a phone makes when somebody calls; to make that sound ringer ) V2 v4 o$ z8 d {=================== the sound-piece that alerts a person that a call is coming through