n. 电话;电话机;(电话机的)话筒;受话器;
vt.& vi. 以电话传送(消息),给(某人)打电话;用电话与(某人)交谈;
tele远,传送+phone声音→远方声音传过来 → 电话
🗣️ 情景例句
I was very sad indeed to hear about it.
听了这件事,我的确非常难过。
He that hath a full purse never wanted a friend.
金钱满袋,朋友盈门;钱袋装得饱,朋友不会少。
One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart.