"beeper" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 呼叫器
• 傳呼機

Definition

呼叫器是一種小型電子設備，會透過嗶嗶聲接收簡訊或提醒，在手機普及前非常常見。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Beeper”或“呼叫器”是較舊的詞彙，現代多用手機取代。以前主要用於醫生、急救人員等需要隨時聯絡的場合。

Examples

The doctor carries a beeper at all times.

醫生隨時帶著**呼叫器**。

My dad used a beeper before he got a cellphone.

我爸爸在有手機前用過**呼叫器**。

Please call me on my beeper if you need help.

如果需要幫忙，請打我的**呼叫器**。

Back in the '90s, everyone important at work had a beeper.

90年代時，職場重要的人都用**呼叫器**。

Her beeper went off during the meeting, and she had to leave quickly.

她的**呼叫器**在會議中響了，她得馬上離開。

Kids today have never even seen a beeper—it's all smartphones now.

現在的孩子都沒見過**呼叫器**，全都是智能手機了。