telephone sb 给某人打电话
make a phone call 打电话
call sb 联系某人
ring up 打电话
call back 回电话
get through 接通电话
phone in 打电话告知
A: I telephoned you yesterday, but you didn't answer.
A：我昨天给你打电话了，但你没接。
B: Sorry, I was in a meeting and couldn't pick up.
B：抱歉，我当时在开会，没法接电话。
1) 过去式，表示已经完成的电话联系行为
2) 表示曾通过电话与某人沟通或通知
3) 常用于叙述过去发生的通话事件
1. v. （telephone的过去式/过去分词）通过电话联系某人
verb
1. Past tense and past participle of "telephone", meaning to contact someone by phone.