telefax

telefax — 名詞

1. a machine that scans a printed page and sends a copy of its image through a tele

1.名詞B1
釋義

傳真機

透過電話線傳送文件影像的機器

a machine that scans a printed page and sends a copy of its image through a telephone line to another machine that prints it; the term also refers to the entire system of sending documents this way

例句

The office telefax broke, so Lakshmi drove to the copy shop to send the contract.

辦公室的傳真機壞了,所以 Lakshmi 開車到影印店去寄合約。

At the front desk, the telefax rang with a new message from the head office.

在前檯,傳真機響了,傳來總公司的新訊息。

telefax + ring — incoming message pattern

常見搭配
  • send through / via telefax
  • telefax machine
  • telefax number
  • telefax copy
  • by telefax
同義詞
  • fax machine

    far more common in everyday speech; 'fax' alone is the standard short form

  • facsimile machine

    full formal term, used in technical or official documents

文法句型

telefax + noun

常見錯誤

I sent a telefax to the client this morning.
I sent a fax to the client this morning.
'telefax' usually refers to the machine or the system, not the document you send; the document is called a 'fax'.

同根字

常見搭配

常用片語

  • send a telefax
  • receive a telefax

介系詞搭配