How do you use "phone" in a sentence?

I'll phone you when I arrive at the station. Can I borrow your phone to make a quick call? She was on the phone for over an hour.

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의미: A device for speaking to someone in another place; to call someone

电话；打电话

teléfono; llamar por teléfono

電話；電話する

전화기; 전화하다

Phone is short for telephone and refers to the device used for voice communication, especially mobile phones today. As a verb, it means to call someone. British people often say 'ring' instead of 'phone' or 'call.' Common phrases include 'on the phone' (speaking on a call) and 'phone in' (call a workplace).

Phone是telephone的缩写，指用于语音通信的设备，尤其是今天的手机。作为动词，它意味着给某人打电话。英国人经常说'ring'而不是'phone'或'call'。常见短语包括'on the phone'（在打电话）和'phone in'（打电话到工作场所）。

Phone es la abreviatura de telephone y se refiere al dispositivo utilizado para la comunicación de voz, especialmente los teléfonos móviles hoy en día. Como verbo, significa llamar a alguien. Los británicos a menudo dicen 'ring' en lugar de 'phone' o 'call'. Las frases comunes incluyen 'on the phone' (hablando por teléfono) y 'phone in' (llamar al trabajo).

Phoneはtelephoneの略で、特に今日では携帯電話である音声通信に使用されるデバイスを指します。動詞として、誰かに電話することを意味します。イギリス人は「phone」や「call」の代わりに「ring」とよく言います。一般的なフレーズには「on the phone」（電話中）と「phone in」（職場に電話する）があります。

Phone은 telephone의 줄임말로, 음성 통신에 사용되는 기기를 말하며, 특히 오늘날에는 휴대전화를 가리킵니다. 동사로는 누군가에게 전화하다라는 뜻입니다. 영국인들은 'phone'이나 'call' 대신 'ring'이라고 말하기도 합니다. 흔한 표현으로 'on the phone'(통화 중), 'phone in'(직장에 전화하다) 등이 있습니다.

예문

I'll phone you when I arrive at the station.
我到车站时会给你打电话。
Te llamaré cuando llegue a la estación.
駅に着いたら電話します。
역에 도착하면 전화할게요.
Can I borrow your phone to make a quick call?
我能借用一下你的手机打个电话吗？
¿Puedo usar tu teléfono para hacer una llamada rápida?
ちょっと電話をかけるので、あなたの電話を借りてもいいですか？
잠깐 전화 좀 해야 하는데 휴대폰 빌려도 될까요?
She was on the phone for over an hour.
她打了一个多小时的电话。
Ella estuvo al teléfono durante más de una hora.
彼女は1時間以上電話していました。
그녀는 한 시간 넘게 통화하고 있었습니다.

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사용 가이드

맥락: general

어조: neutral

기원과 역사

Short for 'telephone', coined in 1876 from Greek 'tele' meaning 'far' + 'phone' meaning 'voice, sound'. The abbreviation 'phone' was already in use by the 1880s.

문화적 배경

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

이야기와 상식

The word 'telephone' comes from Greek 'tele' (far) and 'phone' (voice/sound). Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in 1876. In Britain, the red telephone box became an iconic symbol, though most have now been decommissioned.

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