"pagers" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 传呼机

Definition

一种能接收简短信息或信号的小型设备，在手机普及之前常用来快速联系某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

现在主要是技术或怀旧词汇，传呼机较罕见。如今主要见于医疗或应急行业。不要与手机或短信混淆。

Examples

Doctors used pagers to get emergency messages.

医生用**传呼机**接收紧急信息。

People carried pagers before cell phones were common.

在手机普及前，人们随身带着**传呼机**。

Nurses were contacted using pagers in hospitals.

医院常用**传呼机**联系护士。

Back in the '90s, everyone thought pagers were so cool.

90年代时，大家觉得**传呼机**很酷。

Some hospitals still use pagers because cell phone signals aren’t reliable everywhere.

有些医院仍用**传呼机**，因为手机信号并不总是可靠。

He keeps his old pagers as a memory of his first job.

他把旧**传呼机**当作第一份工作的纪念品留着。