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【精讲例句】
She had been getting a lot of crank calls, so she wasn't answering her phone.
I got a prank call last night asking me whether I was single or not.
Many friends of mine say that they receive sales calls almost every day.
【语音精讲】
【精讲部分】
我们平时说的“骚扰电话”其实包括真的以骚扰/恶搞为目的的电话，以及推销电话。
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crank call
n.骚扰电话
v.打骚扰电话
也可说：
make a crank call
打骚扰电话
crank /kræŋk/ n.怪人
【解释】
a phone call made to disturb, annoy, or trick someone, often anonymously
【例句】
She had been getting a lot of crank calls, so she wasn't answering her phone.
她当时一直接到很多骚扰电话，所以她就不接电话了。
I don't know if it was a crank call or a real threat.
我不知道那是一个骚扰电话还是真的威胁。
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prank call
n.恶搞电话
v.打恶搞电话
也可以说：
make a prank call
打恶搞电话
【解释】
a telephone call in which the caller lies to or tricks the person they called
【辨析】
Both crank calls and prank calls refer to fake phone calls meant to irritate people.
“骚扰电话”和“恶搞电话”都是指为了惹别人而打的假电话。
The distinction between the two is the extent to which they may be harmful.
两者之间的区别在于它们可能伤害值。
Prank calls are connected with childish behavior, but crank calls are related to harassment.
恶搞电话与幼稚行为有关，但骚扰电话与骚扰有关。
【例句】
I got a prank call last night asking me I was single or not.
我昨晚接到一个恶搞电话，问我是不是单身。
On April Fools' Day, those kids prank called the police.
在愚人节的时候，那帮孩子给警察打了恶搞电话。
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我们平时接到的以销售为目的“骚扰电话”，可以说：
sales call
n.销售/推销电话
make a sales call
打销售/推销电话
receive a sales call
接到销售/推销电话
telemarket /ˈtelimɑːrkɪt/
v.电话销售/推销
telemarketing /ˈtelimɑːrkɪtɪŋ/
n.电话销售/推销行为
telemarketer /ˌtelɪˈmɑːrkɪtər/
n.电话销售/推销人员
还有一个表达：
telesales /ˈteliseɪlz/ n.电话销售/推销
【解释】
Telemarketing is a method of selling in which someone employed by a company telephones people to try and persuade them to buy the company's products or services.
【例句】
Many friends of mine say that they receive sales calls almost every day.
我的很多朋友说他们几乎每天都接到推销电话。
He’s been working as a telemarketer for five years.
他当电话销售员已经5年了。
Many people start their careers in telesales.
很多人从电话销售开始他们的职业生涯。
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