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
"The telephone was out of order, but is functional now."
电话刚才坏了, 但现在可以用了.
近义:phone, call, blower, telephonic
a. 试验过的, 可靠的\\n[法] 已经审讯的, 已经查验的
近义:practiced, proved, proven, seasoned, skilled, tested
反义:unascertained, unchecked, undemonstrated, unfounded, unproven, unsettled