collect call

柯林斯詞典

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[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，”她一聽(tīng)到電話裡傳來(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[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]