noun🔗Share电话， 电话机 A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone)."During the power outage, all the telephones stopped working, but some people could still use their cell phones. "停电期间，所有的电话机都不能用了，但是有些人仍然可以使用他们的手机。technologyelectronicscommunicationdevicemachineserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share传话游戏, 以讹传讹 The game of Chinese whispers."The children played telephones, whispering a secret message from one to the next, resulting in a funny and garbled version at the end. "孩子们玩起了传话游戏，悄悄地把一个秘密信息从一个人传到另一个人，结果传到最后变成了一个滑稽又混乱的版本。communicationgameentertainmentlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share打电话，通电话。 To (attempt to) contact someone using the telephone."I will telephone my mother later to see how her doctor's appointment went. "我待会儿要给我妈妈打个电话，问问她看医生的结果怎么样。communicationtechnologyelectronicsdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share打电话 To convey (a message) by telephoning."I couldn't reach her by email, so I telephoned her instead. "我用电子邮件联系不上她，所以就打电话给她了。communicationtechnologyelectronicsdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
