facetime
/ˈfeɪs.taɪm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfeɪs.taɪm/ (ame, ipa)
facetime — 名詞
1. an Apple app on phones, tablets, and Mac computers that lets people on either si
視訊通話應用
Apple裝置上的視訊通話應用程式
an Apple app on phones, tablets, and Mac computers that lets people on either side of a call see each other live on screen as they speak over the internet
Sahil installed FaceTime on his new iPad so he could chat with his sister in Mumbai.
Sahil 在他的新 iPad 上安裝了 FaceTime，這樣就可以和在孟買的妹妹聊天。
install FaceTime on [device]
Grandma still prefers FaceTime to text messages because she wants to see the children's faces.
奶奶還是比較喜歡用 FaceTime 而不是傳訊息，因為她想看到孫子們的臉。
prefer FaceTime to [alternative]
Tyler proposed to Amihan over FaceTime while she was teaching English in Tokyo.
Tyler 透過 FaceTime 向正在東京教英文的 Amihan 求婚。
Most evenings the cousins jump on FaceTime to do homework together after dinner.
大多數晚上，表兄弟姊妹都會打開 FaceTime 一起寫作業。
FaceTime only works between Apple devices, which annoys friends who use Android phones.
FaceTime 只能在 Apple 裝置之間使用，這讓用 Android 手機的朋友很困擾。
- video call
general term that works across any platform; FaceTime is the Apple-specific brand
- Skype
older rival product; older speakers may say 'Skype' for any video call
- Zoom
more common for meetings or classes than casual family chats
文法句型
use FaceTime
on FaceTime
make a FaceTime call
用法筆記
Originally a registered Apple product name; now widely used as a generic word for any video call on Apple devices. Often capitalised in writing.
常見錯誤
facetime — 動詞
- facetimepresent simple I / you / we / they
- facetimes3rd person singular
- facetiming-ing form
- facetimedpast simple
1. to call somebody on an Apple phone, tablet, or computer using the FaceTime app s
用視訊通話
用 FaceTime 與某人進行視訊通話
to call somebody on an Apple phone, tablet, or computer using the FaceTime app so that both people can see each other while they talk
Leo FaceTimed his mother every Sunday during his year studying in Berlin.
Leo 在柏林留學那一年，每個星期天都用 FaceTime 跟媽媽通話。
FaceTime + person + frequency adverb
Could you FaceTime me when you get to the airport so I know you landed safely?
你到機場的時候可以用 FaceTime 打給我嗎？讓我知道你平安抵達。
request: Could you FaceTime me…?
Ramón and Ilan FaceTime each other almost every night to play chess online.
Ramón 和 Ilan 幾乎每天晚上都用 FaceTime 互相視訊，一起下線上西洋棋。
Ife was FaceTiming her grandfather in Lagos when the wifi suddenly cut out.
Ife 正在用 FaceTime 跟拉哥斯的爺爺通話時，wifi 突然斷了。
Don't FaceTime me before nine — I'm still asleep at that hour on weekends.
九點以前不要用 FaceTime 打給我——週末那個時間我都還在睡。
- video call
neutral verb that works for any platform
- Skype
used as a verb mainly by older speakers; less common now
- Zoom
verb form is mostly for work meetings, not casual chats
文法句型
FaceTime someone
FaceTime with someone
用法筆記
Most often transitive (FaceTime + person). Outside of Apple devices, speakers usually switch to 'video call' or name the actual app being used.