collect call

柯林斯词典

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. 对方付费电话[美国英语]

  "I want to make a collect call," she said as soon as a voice came on the line. “我想打个对方付费的电话，”她一听到电话里传来声音就说道。

• 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. 拨打对方付费的电话[美国英语]

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