local call
local call — 名詞
1. a phone call you make to someone in your own town or local area that is charged
市內電話
撥給同地區的電話
a phone call you make to someone in your own town or local area that is charged at the lowest rate
The hotel offers free local calls to all guests staying in their rooms.
這家飯店提供免費市內電話給所有入住的客人。
offers free local calls — common collocation for services
Mei-Ling called the clinic to make an appointment; it was just a local call.
Mei-Ling 打電話到診所預約，那只是個市內電話。
just a local call — emphasises no extra charge
Most mobile plans now include unlimited local calls and text messages.
現在大多數手機方案都包含無限本地通話和簡訊。
Kwame asked the receptionist whether the number was a local call or long-distance.
Kwame 問櫃檯人員這個號碼是市內電話還是長途電話。
Amara made three local calls from the payphone near the library.
Amara 在圖書館附近的公共電話打了三通市內電話。
- local phone call
fully interchangeable, slightly more explicit
- local telephone call
formal, used in official or business writing
- long-distance call
a call to a place far away, often charged at a higher rate
- international call
a call to another country
文法句型
make a local call
free local calls
用法筆記
Commonly contrasted with long-distance call or international call. With modern mobile plans the distinction is less visible, but the term is still widely used in billing and business contexts.