English Dictionary

phone in

動詞

慣用表現

To deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by communication in person.

日本語の意味

本来は直接会って伝えるべき内容や感謝の意を、電話を通じて伝える行為 / 対面でのコミュニケーションが望ましい状況において、電話でメッセージを届けること

Although she couldn't attend the memorial, she chose to phone in her condolences to honor the family's loss.

彼女は追悼式に出席できなかったが、家族の喪失を敬うために電話で弔意を伝えることを選んだ。

意味（1）

To deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by communication in person.

意味（2）

To make a telephone call to a broadcasting station, especially to participate in a program being aired.

意味（3）

(idiomatic) To fulfill a responsibility with a minimum effort rather than the appropriate level of effort.

But here was someone who could have been paid regally for just phoning it in for another year or two willing instead to throw that all away

意味（4）

To make an unseemly, timid performance; to be restrained and timid when bold action is called for.

phones in （ present singular third-person ）

phoning in （ participle present ）

phoned in （ participle past ）

phoned in （ past ）