() (BrE alsoˌphone ˈup) [] to make a telephone call to sb打电话；给…打电话◆You'll have to phone her office to make an appointment.你必须给她办公室打电话安排约见。◆She phoned up for a chat.她打电话聊天。◆Can I phone you back later?我晚些时候给你回电话好吗？◆I'm phoning about your ad in the paper.我打电话想问一下你们在报纸上刊登的广告。SYNcall ●ˌphone ˈinto make a telephone call to the place where you work往工作单位打电话◆Sarah phoned in to say she'd be late.萨拉往办公室打电话说她会迟到。◆Three people have phoned in sick already this morning.今天上午已经有三个人打电话来请病假。●ˌphone sth ˈinto make a telephone call to the place where you work in order to give sb some information往工作单位打电话通报某事