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cellphone

US /ˈsɛlfoʊn/

noun Core · B1 Công nghệ & kỹ thuật

Definition

a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Please turn off your cellphone during the presentation.

Synonyms

  • mobile phonehaving a meaning similar to cellphone
  • smartphonehaving a meaning similar to cellphone
  • mobilea river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay

Collocations

  • Easy charge personal cellphone overnight
    to charge personal cellphone overnight, meaning to to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
  • Medium silence cellphone ringtones during meeting
    to silence cellphone ringtones during meeting, meaning to cause to be quiet or not talk
  • Hard prohibit cellphone operation while driving
    to prohibit cellphone operation while driving, meaning to command against
  • Very Hard cellphone transmission tower triangulation tracking
    describing cellphone transmission tower triangulation tracking (a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver)

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.