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telephone directory

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Telephone, telegraph
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
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telephone directoryIlliterates 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.
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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


telephone directoryBrE /ˈtelɪfəʊn dərektəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtelɪfoʊn dərektəri/ 🔊BrE /ˈtelɪfəʊn daɪrektəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtelɪfoʊn daɪrektəri/ 🔊 (also ˈphone book, ˈtelephone book) nouna book that lists the names, addresses and telephone numbers of people in a particular area 电话号码簿;电话簿to look up a number in the telephone directory在电话簿里查电话号码