A small radio you hold in your hand and carry around, used to talk to someone holding a matching one. They come in pairs or sets, and everyone on the same channel hears everything — so it is not private like a phone call.

A small radio一種小型無線電 you hold in your hand and carry around握在手上、可以帶著走 used to talk to someone holding a matching one用來跟拿著同一種設備的人講話 They come in pairs or sets通常是一對或一組一起賣 and everyone on the same channel hears everything而且同一個頻道上的人都聽得到彼此講的話 so it is not private like a phone call所以不像講電話那樣私密。

You press a button on the side to speak, let go to listen, and because of that only one person can talk at a time; this is why people say over to mean I have finished, your turn.

You press a button on the side to speak講話時要按住側邊的按鈕 let go to listen放開才能聽對方說話 and because of that只能有一個人講話 only one person can talk at a time也因為這樣 this is why people say over這就是為什麼大家會說 over to mean I have finished, your turn意思是「我講完了，換你」。

Police, security guards, building sites, mountain rescue teams, film crews and hotel staff all use them, and they are sold as toys for children too. The reason they still exist in the age of mobile phones is that they need no phone signal at all, so they work up a mountain or deep inside a building.

Police, security guards, building sites, mountain rescue teams, film crews and hotel staff all use them警察、保全、工地、山難救援隊、拍片劇組和飯店員工都會用 and they are sold as toys for children too也有賣給小孩當玩具的版本 The reason they still exist in the age of mobile phones它在手機時代還存在的原因 is that they need no phone signal at all是完全不需要手機訊號 so they work up a mountain or deep inside a building所以在山上或建築物深處也能用。

The word is informal and slightly playful in sound; the technical name is a two-way radio or a handheld transceiver, which is what you would write in a report. The plural is walkie-talkies, and it is normally written with the hyphen.

The word is informal and slightly playful in sound這個詞聽起來隨性又帶點俏皮 the technical name is a two-way radio or a handheld transceiver正式名稱是 two-way radio 或 handheld transceiver which is what you would write in a report寫報告時會用這個說法 The plural is walkie-talkies複數是 walkie-talkies and it is normally written with the hyphen通常會加連字號來寫。