yellow pages

IPA/jˈɛləʊ pˈeɪdʒɪz/
IPA/jˈɛloʊ pˈeɪdʒᵻz/

yellow pages — phrase

1. The part of a printed telephone directory or phonebook that groups businesses an

1.片語B1
釋義

The part of a printed telephone directory or phonebook that groups businesses and professional services by the type of work they do — for example, listing all plumbers together under 'Plumbing' — and where companies can pay for advertisements.

例句

Darius found a reliable plumber by searching under 'Plumbing' in the yellow pages.

preposition: 'in the yellow pages'

The yellow pages at the back of the phonebook were thicker than the white pages.

同義詞
反義詞
  • white pages

    the part of a phonebook listing residential phone numbers alphabetically by name, not by category of business

文法句型

the yellow pages + singular/plural verb

in the yellow pages

用法筆記

Often capitalised as Yellow Pages when referring to the original trademarked phonebook publication produced by telephone companies.

常見錯誤

❌I looked it up in the Yellow Page.
✅I looked it up in the Yellow Pages.
💡The name is always plural in form, never shortened to Yellow Page.

2. Any listing — whether on a website, in a mobile app, or in print — that organise

2.片語B1
釋義

Any listing — whether on a website, in a mobile app, or in print — that organises businesses by category in the same way the original printed yellow pages phonebook did.

例句

Paloma searched the online yellow pages for a dentist who speaks Spanish.

collocation: 'online yellow pages'

For a wedding caterer, try the yellow pages site instead of a regular search.

同義詞

文法句型

the yellow pages + singular/plural verb

用法筆記

Today this sense often refers to digital platforms rather than printed books, though the term 'pages' remains from the original paper format.

常見錯誤

❌I used the yellow pages to find my friend's home number.
✅I used the white pages or a people-search site to find a friend's number.
💡Yellow pages list businesses and services, not individuals' private phone numbers.