单词 | telephone box |
释义 | > as lemmastelephone box telephone box n. †(a) the box housing the components of a telephone (obsolete); (b) a kiosk containing a public payphone, a phone booth; = phone box n. at phone n.2 Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone booth call box1877 telephone box1878 call office1882 call room1882 pay station1888 telephone booth1888 public telephone1889 phone box1890 telephone kiosk1890 phone booth1904 coin-box1906 box1922 kiosk1928 booth1930 phone kiosk1955 paybox1975 1878 Times of India 17 Jan. 3/3 I am told that a good set of telephone boxes costs fifty guineas. 1880 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 16 Apr. Police Telephone Box, corner Washington and Bridge streets. 1923 F. Swinnerton Young Felix iv. xix. § 1 Felix replaced the receiver and shot out of the telephone-box. 2010 J. O'Connor Ghost Light x. 176 He barely notices the old woman near the telephone box on the corner. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。