collect call

柯林斯詞典

collect call (collect calls)

• 1. N-COUNT A collect call is a telephone call which is paid for by the person who receives the call, rather than the person who makes the call. 對(duì)方付費(fèi)電話(huà)[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

  "I want to make a collect call," she said as soon as a voice came on the line. “我想打個(gè)對(duì)方付費(fèi)的電話(huà)，”她一聽(tīng)到電話(huà)里傳來(lái)聲音就說(shuō)道。

• 2. PHRASE If you call collect when you make a telephone call, the person who you are phoning pays the cost of the call and not you. 撥打?qū)Ψ礁顿M(fèi)的電話(huà)[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

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