"payphone" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 公用电话

Definition

公用电话是一种在公共场所使用、通常需要投币或刷卡付费的电话。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

在公共场所常见于手机普及之前。现在较少见，通常用“用公用电话”表达。不应与“电话亭”（指小房子）混淆。

Examples

She called her friend using a payphone.

她用**公用电话**给朋友打了电话。

I couldn't find a payphone in the city.

我在城市里找不到**公用电话**。

The payphone is next to the bus stop.

**公用电话**在公交车站旁边。

All the payphones in my neighborhood have been removed.

我家附近所有的**公用电话**都拆除了。

Do you remember the last time you used a payphone?

你还记得上一次用**公用电话**是什么时候吗？

Back in the day, people lined up to use the payphone after school.

以前放学后，人们会排队用**公用电话**。