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telephone number

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Telephone, telegraph
ˈtelephone ˌnumber noun [countable]  TCTthe number that you use to telephone a person 电话号码 What’s your telephone number? 你的电话号码是多少? He gave me his address and telephone number. 他把他的地址和电话号码给了我。
Examples from the Corpus
telephone numberWith a new mailing address and telephone number, the Colemans tried to get on with their lives.Rosie had scribbled down the name and telephone number of a caller who had offered a story.They cite past performance and offer a toll-free telephone number.Their telephone number is: 071-487 3401.Please authorise us to debit your account and, where possible, give a day-time telephone number in case of query.
From Longman Business Dictionarytelephone numberˈtelephone ˌnumber written abbreviation tel adjective [only before a noun] journalism informal telephone number amounts, especially amounts of money, are very largeFrom a period of depressed growth, the company has turned itself around and is now achieving telephone number sales.
ˈtelephone ˌnumber nounChineseSyllable
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telephone number
ˈtelephone ˌnumber noun [countable]
the number that you use to telephone a person:
    What’s your telephone number?
    He gave me his address and telephone number.


telephone numberBrE /ˈtelɪfəʊn nʌmbə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtelɪfoʊn nʌmbər/ 🔊 (also ˈphone number) nounthe number of a particular telephone, that you use when you make a call to it 电话号码