"payphone" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 公用電話

Definition

公用電話是供公眾使用、通常需投幣或刷卡付費的電話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

以往在公共場所常見，手機盛行後已不常見。常用於“打公用電話”等表達。請勿和電話亭混淆。

Examples

She called her friend using a payphone.

她用**公用電話**打給了朋友。

I couldn't find a payphone in the city.

我在城市裡找不到**公用電話**。

The payphone is next to the bus stop.

**公用電話**在公車站旁邊。

All the payphones in my neighborhood have been removed.

我家附近所有的**公用電話**都拆除了。

Do you remember the last time you used a payphone?

你還記得上一次用**公用電話**是什麼時候嗎？

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

以前放學後，人們會排隊用**公用電話**。