helpline

IPA/ˈhelplaɪn/
IPA/ˈhelplaɪn/

helpline — noun

  • helplinesingular
  • helplinesplural

1. a phone number that people can call to get advice, comfort, or factual answers a

1.名詞B2
釋義

a phone number that people can call to get advice, comfort, or factual answers about a specific topic, often run by a charity or government office for free.

例句

Rafael called the mental health helpline after his sister was hospitalised for depression.

call + helpline (most common verb)

The city set up a free helpline for parents struggling to find school places.

set up + helpline (founding pattern)

同義詞
  • hotline

    stronger urgency, often crisis or emergency

  • support line

    broader; emphasises ongoing support over a single call

  • crisis line

    narrower; specifically for acute mental-health or suicide risk

文法句型

call a helpline

set up a helpline

用法筆記

Almost always modified by the topic the line covers (e.g. mental-health helpline, tax helpline, parenting helpline). Usually free or low-cost to the caller.

常見錯誤

❌I called a helpline of the bank for my lost card.
✅I called the bank's helpline for my lost card.
💡use a possessive or compound (X's helpline / X helpline), not 'a helpline of X'.