A mobile or cellular telephone is a long-range, portable electronic device for personal telecommunications over long distances. In addition to the standard voice function of a telephone, current mobile phones can support many additional services such as SMS for text messaging, email, packet switching for access to the Internet, and MMS for sending and receiving photos and video. Most current mobile phones connect to a cellular network of base stations (cell sites), which is in turn interconnected to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) (the exception are satellite phones).
Mobile phones are distinct from cordless telephones, which generally operate only within a limited range of a specific base station. Technically, the term mobile phone includes such devices as satellite phones and pre-cellular mobile phones such as those operating via MTS which do not have a cellular network, whereas the related term cell(ular) phone does not. In practice, the two terms are used nearly interchangeably.
a.
1. 可動的,移動式的,活動的[Z]
mobile library
(美)流動圖書館(由大圖書館按時派往小鄉鎮或是特定社區的圖書館,常是一部小貨車,內中裝滿書籍、卡帶、錄影帶等。)
mobile home
(美)活動房屋
The sick woman isn't mobile yet; she still has to stay in bed.
這位女病人還不能走動;她仍然需要臥床休養。
2. 流動的[Z]
She is on a mobile cinema team.
她在巡迴電影隊工作。
3. 多變的,易變的
He had a mobile, expressive, animated face.
他有一張多變的,富於表情的,生動活潑的臉。
4. 能快速移動的,機動的
The squadron was protected by a highly mobile anti-tank and air defense.
這個中隊由高度機動的反坦克和防空部隊保衛。
n.[C]
1. 活動雕塑
It was Alexander Calder who originated the mobiles.
活動雕塑是亞歷山大‧考爾德首創的。
2. 【美】汽車
3. 活動物體;活動部件
phone
n.
1. 電話[U]
She spoke to me by phone last night.
她昨晚與我通了電話。
2. 電話機[C]
The phone is ringing.
電話在響。
3. 聽筒,耳機[C]
vt.
1. 打電話給...[(+up)]
I must phone her up tonight.
我必須今夜跟她打電話。
I went back to the motel to phone Jane.
我回到汽車旅館給珍打電話。
2. 打電話告知[O1][O2][+that]
He phoned me to come at once.
他打電話要我馬上來。
He phoned me the good news.
他打電話告訴我這個好消息。
vi.
1. 打電話[(+to/for)]
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SO THAT THE ANSWER IS "mobile phone".