| 词汇 | ex-directory |
| 释义 | ex-directory adjective UKuk /ˌeks.dɪˈrek.tər.i/ us /ˌeks.dɪˈrek.tɔːr.i/(USunlisted) used to refer to a phone number that is not made public by the phone company: （电话号码）不在电话簿上的 go ex-directoryWe've gone ex-directory because we were receiving so many unwanted calls.我们已经把我们的号码从电话号码簿中取消了，因为老是接到打错的电话。 Communications - by telephone 0800 number 3G 4G 5G access code aeroplane mode airplane mode area code buzz caller ID Freephone ISDN nomophobia patch someone through phone in phone mast pick speakerphone telephone unlisted ex-directory | Business Englishex-directory adjective COMMUNICATIONS UKukus(USunlisted) used for describing a telephone number that is not in the public telephone directory (= book that lists numbers) and is not given by the telephone company to people who ask for it: an ex-directory number If you wish to go ex-directory, contact your phone company to find out your options. Examples of ex-directoryex-directory A disadvantage is that the list does not contain households with ex-directory telephone numbers. Addresses of potential controls where a telephone number was unavailable (because the household was ex-directory) were discarded. It is important to note that being an ex-directory customer does not guarantee that unsolicited calls will never be received. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An example here is that unless my telephone number is ex-directory, anyone can get my telephone number and address. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The present number is ex-directory and only after a considerable amount of research and pressure was it possible to make contact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not the cure for that the provision of a number of ex-directory lines to which the clerks of councils have access? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They can act as collecting centres for information about local supplies and conditions and can quickly phone the ex-directory numbers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Police had to be posted and the victim's telephone made indefinitely ex-directory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She even went to the additional trouble of going ex-directory, but continued to receive such calls. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People who are ex-directory would already be excluded from such lists, if they were to be sold. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Despite the fact that she changed her telephone number and went ex-directory, and changed the number of her workplace telephone, the calls persisted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question of her going ex-directory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are problems for those who are ex-directory for security and other reasons, but they can have their numbers excluded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Similarly, some people prefer their telephone numbers to be ex-directory, partly because they are unhappy about their names and addresses appearing in a public document. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that most people would be surprised to find out that registering one's number as ex-directory does not provide protection against calls from direct marketers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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