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 ===================== ! p& L+ R- r* B: g; x( { to say "hello" into the phone when it rings answering machine ======================== something that you can record a message on if the person you are calling isn't home 4 J3 K6 \- U1 M' a+ o: d3 [busy signal ( `$ H3 O2 ?, Q/ C; D; F======================== 0 t# ]8 q% S: h) H8 M a beeping sound that tells the caller that the other person is already on the phone with someone else call / M' q. {+ i u3 A3 ]======================= a telephone conversation; to telephone / r$ |6 C( s; d5 U& bcaller ====================== N' T! t! l" q. H2 }' s7 g the person who telephones call back/phone ==================== back to call someone who called you first ) r; y& c$ E: fcall display =================== 8 @1 X9 _# l) U/ G a screen that shows you who is calling & |8 x% _! r9 Mcellular phone/cell phone - P8 k6 x s2 v1 w. k. \9 a========================= , p& V/ ?7 G9 t8 T0 r a telephone that you can take with you away from your house; mobile phone cordless phone 3 k4 x' V) A# J$ ~9 m y========================== a phone that is not attached to the wall (you can walk short distances with it at home or in the garden) dial 4 T8 ?1 X/ |4 c4 v) r3 i======================== to press the buttons on the phone dial tone the sound the phone makes when you pick it up 4 n, q% `& H3 }6 z1 cdirectory/phone ; m% B/ ^/ @ p+ n2 e% r=================== 7 x8 c0 C: @3 z( ~ \/ Q/ p book a book that alphabetically lists local phone numbers of people and businesses ! Y) {& j6 z( K% P3 {8 _hang up 5 }* o3 n" u4 h" n/ s==================== . p% i, K$ P' `8 ` [, c: Z to put the receiver down and end a call " f; d! V( M1 ^! ]2 I1 g7 Voperator ==================== : F8 e# v8 i# n: o a person who answers telephone-related questions when you dial "0" 2 f) |. m9 q6 d: i+ D$ t0 W9 Dpager . t0 I }! T3 c& i================== 7 |1 A3 X# c& {/ u3 ^ a small machine you wear that makes a noise (or vibrates) when someone wants you to call them phone ================= a telephone; to telephone phone booth/pay phone a place where you can pay to use a telephone in public pick up =================== to answer the phone receiver ================= the piece on the phone that you speak into and listen from : }+ i4 r! E8 l# l8 E, v+ |ring 8 M* u8 ]! S% z* S! e( N=============== the sound a phone makes when somebody calls; to make that sound ringer 5 j. @3 B c0 N. N=================== # \# B. N% d4 q the sound-piece that alerts a person that a call is coming through 5 y" Q; F5 E2 ?- z4 u3 m! t