tele-,远的，-phone,说话，词源同 microphone.

1. He will have been heartened by the telephone opinion poll published yesterday.

他会为昨天公布的电话民意调查结果感到鼓舞。

2. "I think I hear the telephone ringing."—"Okay, I can take a hint."

“我想我听到电话铃在响。”——“好的，我明白你的意思了。”

3. The Chief Constable's clipped tones crackled over the telephone line.

电话线那头噼里啪啦地传来警察局长短促的声音。

4. I ripped out the telephone wire that ran through to his office.

我把通到他办公室的电话线拔掉了。

5. He edged closer to the telephone, ready to grab it.

他慢慢挪向电话机，准备抓起听筒。