British) /'a:n&?ni] ms.Jnn. 'ainsafaonl'zen-/ (n CI a machine that answers your phone when you are out and lets people record messages so that you can listen to them later: Chris wasn't in. so / left a message on his answering machine. I When I went out, 1 forgot to switch the anstverphone on.
answer the phone/telephone /,aaissr Аэ faon, 'teUfsonl'aen-/ to pick up the receiver because the phone is ringing: Could you answer the phone, Rob?/'m in the shower!
busy amerjcan engaged British /bizi, ingeidjd/ [adj] if someone's pnone is busy or engaged, you cannot speak to them because they are already
having a phone conversation with someone else it is busy/engaged Every time I call Bob, it's always busy. I "Did you ring Melissa?" "I tried, but it was engaged."
call /Ы/ lu l/TJ to phone someone: I'll call you tomorrow.
call/phone call /kocl, faun kxl/ (n CJ when someone phones someone else: Were there any calls for me while / was out?
make a catl/phone call Can 1 use your phone - / need to make a quick call. Ogive sb a caU spoken (=phone someone) I'll give you a call at the weekend.
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О lason picks up the phone
jason gets a wrong number
/ tried to call her ^ this morning, but it was busy. Then г tried her mobile phone, but it wasn't switched on. Ill give her a call now. ^ what's her phone number7-^
о The phone rings in Nina's house. Nina answers it.
call back/phone back /.kocl back, ,foun baek/ (phrasal verb I/T] to phone someone who has phoned you earlier, especially when you were out: Has Bill phoned bock yet? call sb bock/phone sb back Ian called while you were out I said you'd phone him back.
cellular phone (also cell phon4 /seljubr faun.
'sel,fount in Q ESPECIALLY AMERICAN a phone that you can cany with you and use anywhere
hang цр/.Ьжд 'лр/ {phrasal verb I] to finish a phone conversation by putting the receiver down: Til calf you again tomorrow,' she said, and hung up. haiti) up on sb («put the receiver down before they
have finished speaking)
leave tll« phone off the hook/,lirv № faun of
to ,Ьок/ to not put the receiver on the phone, so that people cannot phone you
message/'mesid.V In CI a piece of information that you ask someone to give to another person, when it is not possible to speak to that person directly leave a message (=give a message to someone who answers the phone, or to an answering machine) "Bill called when you were out." "Oh, did he leave a message?"
Ocan I take a message spoken (what you say when someone asks to speak to someone who is not available) I'm afraid Martha's not home right now. Can / take a message?
mobile phone (also mobile British) /.шэоЬа! faun, msubail/ (n C] a phone that you can carry with you and use anywhere
phone/faun/ [i; I/T] to speak to someone using the
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о Jason puts the phone down.
О
Nina hangs up on him.
Nina leaves the phone off the hook
telephone: Has Anna phoned yel? I i ll phone you when / get to the airport
A
Don't say 'I phoned to Mary'. Say I phoned Mary.
phone book /'faun Ъок/ [п С) a printed book containing the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the people who live in an area
phone number/telephone number /faun
.плтЬэ', teUfaon ,плтЬэг/ (n C| the number that you use to phone a person or organization. Do you know Rachel's phone number? pick up th« phone /.pik лр to faun/ to lift up your telephone receiver
put the phone down /,pot йз Тэип daun/ to put
the receiver back onto the phone
receiver /гЫпэ'/ [n C\ the part of the phone that you pick up and speak into
ring /ntj/ (u IJ if the phone rings, it makes a sound to show that someone is phoning you
voice mail/Vois meil/ In U| an electronic system on your phone that lets you leave messages for people who phone you when i/ou are not available, and lets them leave messages for you
wrong number/ ГШ] плтЬэг|,пи)-/ In Cj a number that is not the one you intended to call get a wrong number. (=call someone that you did not intend to call, because you used an incorrect number)
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in order to sell it. a new range of skm- care products I There was a ban on meat pies. gelatine, and other British beef products.
В made by a person, not a machine
Homemade .haom'meid*/ [adj] use this about food and drinks that are made at home, not in a factory: Try one of these homemade cookies - they're delicious. I a bowl of homemade soup
Handmade /.haend'meid*/ [adj] use this about furniture, clothes etc that are made by skilled workers, not by machines in a factory: The shoes ere expensive - they're handmade. I a beautiful handmade rug
when a natural process makes something
form /farm/ [u T] if a natural process or chemical reaction forms something, it makes it. especially when this happens over a period of time: Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water. I These rocks were formed millions of years ago.
produce /ргэ'dju:s|j-du:s [t> T) if a natural process or a part of your body produces a substance, it makes it, usually for a particular purpose: The stomach produces acids which help to digest food. I Carbon dioxide is produced during respiration.