intercom

IPA/ˈɪntəkɒm/
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intercom — 名詞

  • intercomsingular
  • intercomsplural

1. a small electronic box with a built-in microphone and speaker, used to talk to p

1.名詞B1
釋義

對講機

裝在建築物或交通工具內的語音通話設備

a small electronic box with a built-in microphone and speaker, used to talk to people in another room, building, or vehicle without going there

例句

The apartment building has an intercom system so visitors can call from the front gate.

這棟公寓大樓裝有對講系統，訪客可以從大門口呼叫。

noun modifier: intercom system

Leila spoke into the intercom and asked the delivery driver to leave the package downstairs.

Leila 對著對講機說話，請送貨員把包裹留在一樓。

preposition pattern: spoke into the intercom

常見搭配
  • intercom system
  • speak into the intercom
  • answer the intercom
  • buzz someone in through the intercom
  • intercom button
  • on the intercom
同義詞
  • entry phone

    a specific type of intercom only at a building entrance; more common in British English

  • speakerphone

    a phone feature that works like an intercom but is part of a telephone system

  • two-way radio

    portable and used over longer distances; not fixed like an intercom

文法句型

the intercom

intercom + noun (intercom system)

用法筆記

An intercom is a fixed device, not a mobile one. It is commonly found at building entrances, in offices, hospitals, and on aircraft. People 'speak into' or 'buzz someone in through' an intercom.

常見錯誤

I called my friend on the intercom from my mobile phone.
I called my friend on the intercom from the office next door.
An intercom is a fixed in-building system, not a mobile or long-distance device.
Please intercom the front desk.
Please call the front desk on the intercom.
Intercom is a noun, not a verb in standard English.

同根字

  • intercommunicate
    動詞C1
  • intercommunication
    名詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • intercom system
  • intercom button
  • intercom speaker
  • intercom panel

常用片語

  • buzz someone in on the intercom
  • speak into the intercom
  • answer the intercom
  • announce something over the intercom

介系詞搭配

  • on the intercom
  • through the intercom
  • over the intercom