be on the telephone

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 75%

   在打電話；在通電話

   to be using the telephone

   Mrs. Matuschek on the telephone.

電影裡這樣說 · 16 部

• Mrs. Matuschek on the telephone.The Shop Around the Corner1940
• It's very urgent. Just get him on the telephone.The Third Man1949
• We couldn't even talk to each other on the telephone.Double Indemnity1944
• Please, telephone? Telephone?The Terminal2004
• This is radio, telephone...The Spanish Prisoner1997
• No telephone, just call in."Sing Street2016
• No. Telephone me later?The King's Speech2010
• ...Remember Me2010

在完整場景裡學

• 街角的商店1940
  • 清早到店同事互相打趣：make something out of nothing（無中生有）
  • 念匿名筆友來信：earn one's daily bread（謀生）
  • 為唱歌的煙盒吵翻天：make up your mind（拿定主意）
• 第三人1949
  • 酒吧裡被揭穿摯友真面目：racketeer（搞勒索的惡棍）
  • 旅館裡被拉去講座：hunt someone down（一路追捕）
  • 咖啡館裡套話與圓謊：be up to something（打算幹什麼）
• 雙重賠償1944
  • 推銷保險初見女主人：for my money（依我看）
  • 續車險搭訕女主人：a honey of a（頂呱呱的）
  • 揭穿燒車騙保案：tie knots in one's stomach（胃裡擰成一團）

習語頻道里接下來

• more like
• be sick
• face to face with
• shame on you
• bring under control
• a change of mind
• leave be
• way back
• go to bed with
• day by day
• learn the hard way
• jump to conclusions