video call
video call — 名詞
1. a real-time conversation in which people in different locations can see one anot
視訊通話
用鏡頭即時看到對方的通話方式
a real-time conversation in which people in different locations can see one another on their screens because a camera sends live video alongside the sound
Yara joined the video call from Taipei while her team sat in the Tokyo office.
Yara 從台北加入視訊通話，而她的團隊則坐在東京的辦公室裡。
join + video call (collocation for participating)
The cabin internet was too weak for a video call, so Paloma used the phone.
山中小屋的網路訊號太弱，無法進行視訊通話，所以 Paloma 改用一般電話。
During the video call, William shared his screen to show the design prototype.
在視訊通話中，William 分享了他的螢幕，展示新的設計原型。
Femi muted his microphone during the video call because the street noise was very loud.
Femi 在視訊通話中關閉了麥克風，因為窗外街道的噪音非常大。
Erik's grandmother learned to make video calls on her tablet to see grandchildren every Sunday.
Erik 的祖母學會了用平板電腦打視訊通話，每個週日看孫子。
- video chat
more informal, often one-to-one and less structured
- video conference
more formal, typically involves multiple participants and shared features like presentation slides
- video meeting
neutral workplace term for a scheduled call with video
- voice call
a call with audio only, no video
- text message
a written message, not a live conversation
文法句型
make/have/join + video call
be on a video call
用法筆記
Commonly used with the verbs make, have, join, or the preposition on (e.g. 'on a video call'). In informal conversation, often shortened to 'call' when the video context is clear.
常見錯誤
video call — 動詞
- video callpresent simple I / you / we / they
- videos call3rd person singular
- videoing call-ing form
- videoed callpast simple
1. to contact someone using a computer or mobile device that has a camera, so that
打視訊電話
用鏡頭和麥克風與人即時連線交談
to contact someone using a computer or mobile device that has a camera, so that both people can see and hear each other live over the internet
Asher decided to video call his brother in Nairobi to see the new baby.
Asher 決定打視訊電話給他在奈洛比的哥哥，看看新生兒。
video call + someone (transitive)
Owen's team video calls every Monday to review weekly progress from four cities.
Owen 的團隊每週一打視訊電話，從四個城市檢討一週進度。
video call (intransitive, frequency adverb)
Felipe lost his wallet and video called his roommate about the cash at home.
Felipe 弄丟了錢包，他打視訊電話給室友，問家裡的現金在哪裡。
Sahil prefers to video call clients rather than email, because showing things live is faster.
Sahil 寧可打視訊電話給客戶，也不願寄長篇 email，因為即時用畫面說明事情更快。
Each week the nurse video calls home-care patients to check on their medicine.
護理長每週兩次打視訊電話給在家療養的病人，確認他們有按時服藥。
- text
to send a written message instead of calling
- voice call
to call with audio only
文法句型
video call + noun/pronoun (direct object)
video call (no object)
用法筆記
Can be used both transitively ('I video called my mother') and intransitively ('Let's video call tonight'). The past tense and past participle are 'video-called' (with a hyphen).