phone
UK/fәun/US
NGSL 1kIELTSA1
Definitions
n.
A mobile or fixed device used to make calls and, now, do almost everything
电话；手机
v.
To call someone using a telephone
打电话（给某人）
Root Breakdown
Root-derived=phone
phone is a clipping of telephone (tele- 'far' + phōnē 'sound'). English chopped off the 'tele-' and kept the 'sound' half. So the everyday word for the device in your pocket literally is just the Greek word for 'sound.'
Root phon still carries 13 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.mobile phone手机
- 2.phone call电话
- 3.answer the phone接电话
- 4.on the phone在打电话
- 5.phone number电话号码
Example Sentences
- 1.
Can you answer the phone? I'm in the shower.
- 2.
She left her phone at home and felt lost all day.
- 3.
I'll phone you the moment I land.