phone box
phone box — 名詞
1. a small enclosed shelter on a street or in a public area that contains a payphon
電話亭
街上附電話的公共小亭
a small enclosed shelter on a street or in a public area that contains a payphone, so that people can make phone calls when they are away from home or their workplace
Sari used a corner phone box to call for help after her car broke down.
Sari 使用街角的電話亭求救，因為她的車在半路拋錨了。
used + phone box + to call for help
The old phone box near the train station still had a working coin slot.
火車站附近的那個舊電話亭還有可以用的投幣口。
collocation: near + [landmark]
Amira took shelter from the rain inside the phone box while waiting for the bus.
Amira 一邊等公車，一邊躲在電話亭裡避雨。
The local council removed the phone box because almost everyone now has a mobile phone.
當地政府拆除了那間電話亭，因為現在幾乎人人都有手機。
Because the phone box had a broken receiver, Asher walked to the next street.
因為那座電話亭的話筒壞了，Asher 只好走到下一條街去。
- phone booth
the standard American English term for the same street-side structure
- call box
an American term that can refer to a roadside emergency phone or a standard payphone booth
- telephone kiosk
a slightly more formal name, often used in official descriptions
用法筆記
This term is most common in British English; the equivalent American English term is phone booth. Many phone boxes have been removed or repurposed as mobile phone use has become widespread.