the search for knowledge
about life and the universe SIfrI: the philosophy of Jung ^f§65W 3 [C] a set of
beliefs or an attitude to life that guides sb’s behaviour A A W A ; A 65 fa ^ (
H; ) : Her philosophy of life
is to take every opportunity that presents itself M65£iitH:;£jf faMJJOSff
phil tre (BrE) (NAmE phil-ter) /'filta(r)/ noun (literary) a magic drink that is supposed to make people fall in
love #15
phish ing /'fijirj/ noun [U] the activity of
tricking people by getting them to give their identity, bank account numbers,
etc. over the Internet or by email, and then using these to steal money from
them fa if 91 ( ifi
phle bitis /fla'baitis/ noun [U] (medical IS) a condition in which the walls of a vein become sore and swollen
phle bot omy /fla'bntami; NAmE -'ba:t-/ noun [c, U] {pi. Aes) (medical IS) the opening of a vein in order to remove blood or put
another liquid in phlegm /flem/ noun [U] 1 the thick substance
that forms in the nose and throat, especially when you have a cold M 2 the ability to
remain calm in a situation that is difficult or upsetting Hii?; g phleg mat ic /fleg'maetik/ adj. not easily made angry
or upset # 65; it £ 65; H23 calm: a
phlegmatic temperament -f-fP 65'14‘If ►
phleg-mat-ic-al-ly /-kli / adv.
phloem /'flauem; NAmE 'floo-/ noun [u] (biology A) the material in a plant containing very small tubes
that carry sugars produced in the leaves around the plant
iff) —compare xylem
phlox /flDks; NAmE flctiks/ noun 1 a tall garden plant
with groups of white, blue or red flowers with a sweet smell ( MXfffcmVV, ) 2 a low,
spreading plant with small
white, blue or pink flowers
(imm^mm)
-phobe combining form (in nouns j$, £ if) a
person who dislikes a particular thing or particular people Ws ■ ■ ■ 65 A: Anglophobe fa ^ # o xenophobe A #
—
compare -phile
pho bia /'faubia; NAmE ‘fou-/ noun 1 a strong unreasonable fear of sth ) : He
has a phobia about
flying,
ftfe fa # & 0
2 -phobia (in nouns) a strong
unreasonable fear or hatred of a particular thing ( J&^if
) A'65 StM Se : claustrophobia ^ ® fH & 0 xenophobia jgt ft Je
—
compare -philia
pho bic /'faubik; NAmE 'fou-/ noun 1 a person who has a
strong unreasonable fear or hatred of sth
cat phobics #3iJ'|ft3S65A 2 -phobic (in adjectives JE& # if) having a
strong unreasonable fear or hatred of a particular thing ® • • • 65 ; fa
'IS - • •
65
: claustrophobic ® ft] & Hi 65 0 xenophobic fa ^ 65 ► pho bic adj.: phobic anxiety
Mil8;fllMA65AJEi phoe nix /'fiiniks/ noun (in stories) a
magic bird that lives for several hundred years before burning itself and then
being bom again from its ashes (
f*fi&M65 ) MM, i£ A # : to rise like a phoenix from the ashes
(= to be powerful or successful again) K£iiJil[l#A65MM phone Ow /faun; NAmEfoun/ noun, verb n noun 1 [U, C] a system
for talking to sb else over long distances using wires or radio; a machine used
for this; a telephone fefa; feilrfll:
I have to make a
phone call. i# fT7 % fa
0 0 The phone rang and Pat
answered it. A fa - P(r] tfj #
{i! & 7 0 o They like
to do business by phone/over the phone. Ai£7
#
%
fa ± fa fa M o 0 His phone must be switched off. it 65 Aii7^flAfll7o 0 I hadn’t got my phone
with me.
0 a phone bill f&fa^k- —see also car PHONE, CELLPHONE, ENTRYPHONE, MOBILE
PHONE,
payphone, telephone n.(l) 2 [C] the part of a
phone that you hold in your hand and speak into; a telephone
Efeifn/r M; Efe-®: to pick up the phone A ill o to put the phone down JjiTF MiS 0 He left the phone off
the
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hook as he didn’t want to
be disturbed, fife 7 fiS MfT fft, —see
also answerphone,
telephone
n.(2) 3 -phone (in nouns ff J$ £ if) an instmment that uses or makes sound (
65 ) X^r, dictaphone fa o xylophone A
4 -phone (in adjectives and
nouns J$fl£#ifffl£i4l) speaking a particular language; a person who does this
i££#i#W65; #£#i£W65A: anglophone fa & fa 65 ( A ) o francophone #l&i§65 ( A ) 5 (phonetics i# #) a sound made in
speech, especially when not considered as part of the sound system of a
particular language #7^ s'—compare phoneme fTTTTl be on the phone 1 to be using the
telephone # flAiliM: He’s been on the phone to Kate for more
than an hour. fa’fafafa&fafaT—7£7MTo 2 (BrE) to have a telephone
in your home or place of work (
A ) #MiA, £7 Ai^: They’re not on the
phone at the holiday cottage. Mt65M^li^Ai$o ■ verb (especially BrE) (BrE also .phone ’up) to make a telephone
call to sb tf A it HEI call : [V] I was just
phoning up for a chat. K tT M it ®P W A 0 0 He
phoned to invite me out for
dinner. j&fj EtLitii o o Someone phone for an
ambulance! i| tT e£l it m| fa #!
0 Could you phone back
later? M
M# ) L
# iT it
A £P ®r ? o He phoned home, but
there was no reply. W&M MJT%it, ifi'&#A^0 0 [VN] Don’t forget to phone
invited to phone in with
their comments.
^ffeit^A^JAlc — related noun phone-in , phone sth-^ 'in (especially BrE) to make a telephone
call to the place where you work in order to give sb some information : I need you to phone
the story in
before five.
BRITISH/AMERfCAN
phone * call * ring
Verbs
s&iij
—
In BrE,
to phone, to ring and to call are the usual ways of saying to telephone. In NAmE the most common word is call, but phone is also used.
Speakers of NAmE do not say ring. Telephone is very formal and is used mainly in BrE. A,
phone, ring call AAAfT%i^65'l®#Mi§o
callSm ffiiilM phone.
65AXM ringo telephone «IB£,
3£i#o
Nouns ^if
—
You can use call or phone call (more
formal) in
both BrE and
NAmE. A, ffi
call phone call ( ) if oT: Were there any
phone calls for me? #!£65 %if§1? o
How do I make a local call? Aitfe A ij.ig
'A fT? The idiom give sb a call is also common. give sb a call 5TA'lfi#M ilh I’ll give you a call tonight.
iS0 In informal BrE you could also say
I’ll give you a ring tonight. W^A^Wfa
1 phone book noun = telephone directory 'phone booth (also ‘telephone booth) noun a place that is partly separated from the
surrounding area, containing a public telephone, in a hotel, restaurant, in the
street, etc. ( A it ft! 65 ) AM |h] , AiSA