共用电话 meaning in English

public phone telephone

Could you tell me where the nearest public telephone is
请问，离这儿最近的共用电话在什么地方？
As example , the optimal configuration methods proposed in this thesis are applied to the large - scale telephone line expander system . the application has verified that the multi - channel sharing system for limited users has reached the design requirements at aspect of the call congestion ratio and the channel utilization ratio
作为实例，本文将所研究的系统优化配置方法应用于一个有限用户多信道共用电话系统：大规模电话线路扩容系统，实际应用证明系统的呼损率和信道利用率等指标均已达到了设计要求。