"telephones" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 电话

Definition

用于通过电子方式传递语音，与远方的人通话的装置。既可以指固定电话，也可以指手机。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

比“手机”或“电话机”更正式，主要指设备本身，不是打电话的动作。日常口语常用“手机”“座机”等具体词。

Examples

Old telephones had dials instead of buttons.

老式**电话**有拨号盘而不是按钮。

There are several telephones in our office building.

我们办公楼里有几部**电话**。

Modern telephones can connect to the internet.

现代**电话**可以连接互联网。

Public telephones are hard to find these days.

现在很难找到公共**电话**了。

All the telephones were ringing at once when the power came back.

电力恢复时，所有**电话**一起响了。

She collects old telephones as a hobby.

她把收集旧**电话**当作爱好。