cell phone
cell phone — 名詞
1. a small electronic device that uses radio signals instead of wires, allowing you
手機
隨身攜帶的無線通訊裝置
a small electronic device that uses radio signals instead of wires, allowing you to make calls, send text messages, and connect to the internet from many different places
Ziad used his cell phone to call for help when his car broke down.
Ziad 車子拋錨後，用手機打電話求助。
cell phone + call for help (common emergency scenario)
Noa uses her cell phone to check the bus schedule every morning before school.
Noa 每天早上上學前都會用手機查看公車時刻表。
The librarian asked everyone to silence their cell phones before the talk began.
圖書館員請大家在演講開始前把手機關靜音。
Sayaka dropped her cell phone in the pool and put it in rice overnight.
Sayaka 把手機掉進游泳池裡，於是把它放在米中一整夜。
After Sari lost her wallet, she used her cell phone to call the bank.
Sari 弄丟錢包後，她用手機打電話給銀行。
- mobile phone
Chiefly British; more common in UK, Australia, and NZ
- smartphone
A cell phone with advanced computing abilities and apps — all smartphones are cell phones, but not all cell phones are smartphones
- handset
More formal; can refer to the whole device or the part held to the ear
- landline
A phone connected by wires to a fixed network
用法筆記
Common with possessive determiners (my cell phone, your cell phone). The British equivalent is mobile phone.
常見錯誤
2. a portable telephone that communicates through a network of base stations, each
行動電話
經由基地台傳送訊號的電話系統
a portable telephone that communicates through a network of base stations, each covering a small area called a cell, allowing calls to continue smoothly as the user moves between cells
Lin noticed her cell phone signal disappeared every time the train entered a long tunnel.
Lin 注意到火車每次進入隧道時，她的手機訊號就會消失。
collocation: cell phone signal
Fatima held her cell phone above her head, hoping to catch a signal for an emergency call.
Fatima 把手機舉過頭頂，希望能收到訊號打緊急電話。
Omar asked the technician whether a new tower would improve cell phone reception in his area.
Omar 問技術人員新建基地台是否能改善他們那一帶的手機收訊。
Renata checked the cell phone coverage map before hiking into the mountain area.
Renata 在前往山區健行前先查看了行動電話訊號涵蓋地圖。
Hoa compared different cell phone plans before choosing one with unlimited data.
Hoa 比較了不同的行動電話方案，然後選了一個吃到飽的方案。
- mobile
Short form common in British English, used for the device and the network
- cellular telephone
Full formal term; emphasizes the cellular technology
用法筆記
Common in formal and technical writing about telecommunications. Distinguish from sense 1, which describes the everyday hand-held device; this sense emphasizes the infrastructure and network technology.