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
"The telephone was out of order, but is functional now."
电话刚才坏了, 但现在可以用了.
近义:phone, call, blower, telephonic
n. 老板,上司;领袖,首领;[机]轴套,套筒;
vt. 当…的首领;管理,指挥;
vi. 当首领;发号施令;
adj. <俚>很好的,一流的;
💡 包事”(谐音): 老板
"I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off."
我要问一下老板我能不能请一天假。
近义:overrule, rule, domineer, head, headman, honcho
反义:heed, hold, honor, keep, observe, respect