telephone, telegram, videophone
这组词的意思并不相同：它们的区别在于：
1.telegram的意思是“电报”,指用电信号传递文字、图表等的通信方式。
2.telephone的意思是“电话,电话机”,常简缩为phone,为可数名词,指利用电流使两地的人互相交谈的装置。例如:
Have you a telephone in the house?你家有电话吗?
3.videophone的意思是“可视电话”,指通话时可在荧光屏上直接见到对方形象。例如:
The word “ready” appears on the screen of the videophone.可视电话机的荧屏上出现了“请通话”这个词。
He telephoned Peter that he could not go with us.
他打电话给彼得说他不能和我们一道去了.
——《简明英汉词典》
While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police.
在那辆被撞瘪的车子开走时, 罗依停下自己的公共汽车就去给警察打电话了.
——《用法词典》
Douglas telephoned Catherine at her office. She refused to take his calls.
道格拉斯把电话打进凯瑟琳的办公室，可是她不接。
柯林斯例句
He telephoned the steamship office to find out what time the steamer is due.
他打电话到轮船公司办公室询问轮船何时到达.
——《简明英汉词典》
He'd telephoned with some phoney excuse she didn't believe for a minute.
他找了某个她根本不会相信的借口给她打电话。
柯林斯例句
Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police.
罗依停下了公共汽车,就给警察打了电话.
《用法词典》
Yufang telephoned me early this morning.
一早毓芳就来电话.
汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
A certain Mr. Brown telephoned while you were out.
你出去的时候,有个叫布朗的先生来过电话.
《简明英汉词典》
I telephoned this afternoon, but nobody answered.
我今天下午打过电话, 但没人接.
《简明英汉词典》
She has telephoned for the doctor.
她已经打了电话给医生.
《简明英汉词典》
He telephoned the office yesterday morning and yesterday afternoon.
他昨天上午和下午把电话打到了我的办公室.
新概念英语第一册
You didn't say much when you telephoned.
你打电话时没说太多。
柯林斯例句
So Mr Brown went to the other room and telephoned.
于是布朗先生去了另一间屋打电话.
英语晨读30分（初三）
He telephoned me in the middle of the night.
他在半夜时给我打了个电话.
《简明英汉词典》
She telephoned her best friend to vent her frustration.
她给最要好的朋友打电话倾诉自己的沮丧。
辞典例句
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