to wait for a short period of time, especially on the telephone
稍候片刻
解释: 这是在电话沟通中非常正式且礼貌的用语,请求对方不要挂断电话。
范例: Please hold for a moment while I check your reservation.
to be present in one's working area
在座位上
解释: 在办公环境中,这表示某人正在工作位置上,可以用来确认某人是否可以接听电话。
范例: I am sorry, but the manager is not at her desk right now.
to return a telephone call
回电
解释: 这是一个非常实用的动词短语,指在对方没接到电话后,稍后再次拨打给对方。
范例: I will ask her to call you back as soon as possible.
to give information to someone so they can read or hear it later
留言
解释: 与 leave a voicemail 相似,泛指在对方无法接听时留下信息。
范例: Would you like to leave a message for him?
To connect a telephone caller to another extension or person.
转接(电话)
解释: 「transfer」在日常生活中通常指「移动」或「转账」,但在办公室通讯情境下,它专指将通话者连接到另一个分机或办公室。
范例: I will transfer your call to the accounting department.
To wait on a telephone line without hanging up.
(电话中)不挂断地等候
解释: 「hold」的基本意思是「握住」或「拿着」,但在电话用語中,它是指请对方保持通话状态不要挂断,通常是因为接线生正在处理转接或查询信息。
范例: Please hold while I check if she is available.
A digital storage space where voice messages are recorded and kept.
语音信箱
解释: 「box」通常指实体的「盒子」,但在电信领域中,它指的是服务器上用来存储语音信息的虚拟空间。
范例: I will transfer you to her voicemail box now.
A return telephone call made to someone who has previously called.
回电
解释: 由「call」和「back」组成的复合词,在商务情境中专指「回拨电话」的行为,通常用于留言要求对方有空时联系自己。
范例: I am leaving my number for a callback.