electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds;
"I talked to him on the telephone"
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He jotted down a note on the pad by the telephone. 他在电话机旁的便笺本草草记下一个通知。
This model combines a telephone and fax machine. 这种型号同时具备电话机和传真机的功能。
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