[] () a plastic card with an individual number on it that allows you to use a telephone service, for example to make international calls. The cost of the call is charged to your account and you pay it later.电话卡◆Using a phonecard can be a very cost-effective way of making calls abroad.用电话卡打国际电话非常省钱。 () a plastic card that you can use in some public telephones instead of money电话卡（用于在公用电话上打电话，代替现金支付）◆The first phone was broken and the second took only phonecards.第一部电话坏了，第二部电话只能用电话卡。➡calling card