cell-phone
cell-phone — 名詞
1. A portable telephone that sends and receives calls through a network of nearby r
手機
可隨身攜帶的無線電話
A portable telephone that sends and receives calls through a network of nearby radio masts, allowing you to talk to someone from almost anywhere without a fixed wire connection.
Bilal dropped his cell-phone on the pavement and cracked the screen.
Bilal 把手機掉在人行道上，螢幕摔裂了。
possessive determiner + cell-phone as direct object
The nurse asked Greta to keep her cell-phone switched off during the appointment.
護理師請 Greta 在門診期間將手機保持關機。
keep + cell-phone + past participle (switched off)
Brian forgot to charge his cell-phone before the train journey.
Brian 忘記在搭火車前爲手機充電。
Isabela keeps her cell-phone in a small pouch with her keys and wallet.
Isabela 把手機放在一個小袋子裡，和鑰匙、錢包放在一起。
A family of four shared one cell-phone until each child saved enough money for their own.
一家四口共用一支手機，直到每個孩子存夠錢買自己的手機。
- mobile phone
More common in British English; used the same way as 'cell-phone'
- cell
Informal shortening; used mainly in American English ('Give me a call on my cell.')
- handphone
Common in Southeast Asian English; less familiar to American or British speakers
- landline
A phone that connects through a fixed wire, not through radio signals
文法句型
cell-phone + (optional modifier)
用法筆記
In everyday conversation, 'cell phone' (two words) and 'mobile phone' are equally common. 'Cell-phone' with a hyphen is more common in formal writing and dictionary entries.