give someone a bell

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

gives someone a bell 三单 giving someone a bell 现在分词 gave someone a bell 过去式 given someone a bell 过去式 given someone a bell 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To telephone someone.

    英国 俚语

词源

From the use of a bell in older phones to produce a ringing sound. Compare Dutch bellen (“to telephone”).

来源:wiktionary