Telephone Terms电话英语-电话术语

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Telephone Terms 6 x7 Z' v+ W% j$ xHere are some of the words and terms that we use to talk about telephoning.

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answer O7 V2 d- X$ Q===================== 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 ' j& b* e8 k* r. U' q1 d6 ?busy signal 8 o5 E5 ^- N# N1 i======================== a beeping sound that tells the caller that the other person is already on the phone with someone else ! U( s5 \+ u0 p0 j" Icall ======================= 1 G8 B0 Q/ X/ D5 o3 Q a telephone conversation; to telephone caller ====================== ( m6 O9 }+ \. ~( T( J; A% U. h the person who telephones call back/phone ==================== ' b4 T+ S! G+ x4 e2 e back to call someone who called you first call display =================== a screen that shows you who is calling 7 v" M& R5 p/ a8 l( C& bcellular phone/cell phone # N8 W+ N; T2 F v========================= 2 s1 h- Q) z- u4 Q a telephone that you can take with you away from your house; mobile phone 7 _8 ~; Q2 i9 l$ o! x$ r. ^cordless phone ) k; d1 i+ t* C) q========================== & M. N, W, Z( Z3 u& d* U0 K8 C a phone that is not attached to the wall (you can walk short distances with it at home or in the garden) ! S# t* R4 n- {dial 7 i- _5 z/ \4 c( h7 x======================== to press the buttons on the phone dial tone the sound the phone makes when you pick it up 0 S, d! D1 w4 W# Ndirectory/phone =================== 6 a. [3 ^( g' a8 Y7 ?) u book a book that alphabetically lists local phone numbers of people and businesses Y- b* Z+ d4 b* w8 Y6 Thang up ==================== to put the receiver down and end a call operator ==================== a person who answers telephone-related questions when you dial "0" 0 j. L; w+ I9 M, ^; I+ {4 g$ Mpager $ V1 r# c5 \# a, t================== . @, |$ T( [. @& x- | a small machine you wear that makes a noise (or vibrates) when someone wants you to call them phone ( m) P& l8 Z/ W& I5 q Y================= a telephone; to telephone + a& e" U, \6 g7 iphone booth/pay phone a place where you can pay to use a telephone in public pick up =================== % _, q- f. l+ r to answer the phone receiver ================= the piece on the phone that you speak into and listen from * o0 o8 g8 u) j7 Wring =============== the sound a phone makes when somebody calls; to make that sound * }6 s) F$ h7 Pringer 3 [! W+ c( \6 [( ^4 C( u! s$ ]8 e=================== ' i8 {9 E2 U! U9 |2 k8 E% _ the sound-piece that alerts a person that a call is coming through 4 v( H) d1 N+ s