collect call

• 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]

  例：

  "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]