telephone directory
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈtelephone diˌrectory noun [countable] TCTa book containing a list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all the people in a particular area 电话号码簿 SYN phone book
Examples from the Corpus
telephone directory• Illiterates can not look up numbers in a telephone directory.• A telephone directory has value because of the energy it saves a caller in finding a particular phone number.• Diana and Carolyn would regularly while away a quiet evening ringing people with silly names who appeared in the telephone directory.• The other method for collecting facts about potential purchasers is through published lists - like the telephone directory or the electoral register.• Very thoughtfully, she turned to the telephone directory and looked up the name.ˈtelephone diˌrectory nounChineseSyllable
Corpus book the names, of list a and addresses, a containing
telephone directory
ˈtelephone diˌrectory
noun [countable]
a book containing a list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all the people in a particular area
SYN phone book
ˈtelephone diˌrectory
noun [countable]a book containing a list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all the people in a particular area
SYN phone book