Manual telephone system
[电] 人工电话系统
🧩 词语组成解析
telephone
['tɛlə'fon]
n. 电话;电话机;（电话机的）话筒;受话器;
vt.& vi. 以电话传送（消息），给（某人）打电话;用电话与（某人）交谈;
tele远，传送+phone声音→远方声音传过来 → 电话
🗣️ 情景例句
Can you do me a favor?
你能帮我个忙吗？
Which would you rather have--steak or fish?
你想要牛排还是鱼？
The situation seemed hopeless and he knew his life was in danger.
这种情况看来是毫无希望了，他知道他有生命危险。