一、basic telephone vocabulary 基础电话相关词汇
cell phones or mobile phones 手机
smart phone 智慧型手机
pay phones or public phones 公共电话
landline 固定电话(通常为家用)
cordless phone 无线电话(多用于室内)
二、From start to end 从电话开始至结束相关片语
1. Make a phone call. 打电话
例句：When you make a phone call, introduce yourself first.
2. The phone is ringing. 电话响了
3. Pick up the telephone接起电话
同义词：Answer the telephone / pick the phone up
4. get through to通话
例句：If you can’t get through to the person you want to talk to, you might be able to leave a message asking them to call you back.
5. Leave a message on an answering machine or voicemail. 在电话留言机或语音信箱留言
6. Call somebody back：回电
同义词：Return the call
例句：I’ll call you back tomorrow morning when I get more information.
7. dialing the number 播打电话
例句：She is dialing the number to her grandmother.
8. busy signal 忙线的声音
例句：I’ve been trying to call her, but I keep getting a busy signal.
9. Put (someone) through 接通电话
例句：When talking to a receptionist, secretary or switchboard operator, they may ask you to hang on while they put you through.
10. hang on / Someone put you on hold：等待片刻(使不挂断电话)
例句：Hang on, I’ll give you some important information.
11. Hang up 挂断电话
注意：不要与hang on (= hold on )搞混了！
同义词： put the phone down / ring off
反义词：ring up / ring somebody up (= make a phone call)
