cellular phone

cellular phone — noun

1. a telephone you can carry with you that connects through a mobile network instea

1.名詞B1
釋義

a telephone you can carry with you that connects through a mobile network instead of a fixed wire

例句

Leo left his cellular phone on the bus and called the station for help.

cellular phone as a device you carry with you

Baraka keeps a cellular phone in his truck for work calls.

同義詞
  • cell phone

    the shorter everyday American form for the same device

  • mobile phone

    the more general international term, especially outside North America

  • smartphone

    a more specific kind of cellular phone with internet apps and a touch screen

反義詞
  • landline

    a phone connected to a fixed wire in a home or office

  • desk phone

    an office or house phone designed to stay in one place

用法筆記

Most common in American English and in formal or technical wording. In everyday conversation, people usually say cell phone or mobile phone.

常見錯誤

❌I left my cellular at the cafe.
✅I left my cellular phone at the cafe.' / 'I left my cell phone at the cafe.
💡cellular alone is uncommon as a noun; say the full term or use cell phone.
❌Call me on my cellular phone at home by the kitchen wall.
✅Call me on my cellular phone when I am out.' / 'Call the home phone by the kitchen wall.
💡a cellular phone is a mobile device, not a fixed house phone.