| 词汇 | switchboard |
| 释义 | switchboard noun[ C ] uk /ˈswɪtʃ.bɔːd/ us /ˈswɪtʃ.bɔːrd/ a piece of equipment, used especially in the past, for directing all the phone calls made to and from a particular building or area: 电话总机，电话交换台 Tearful fans jammed the radio station's switchboard after the singer's death (= so many people called that all the phones were busy).歌手去世之后，伤心哭泣的歌迷纷纷打电话到电台，使总机忙得不可开交。 Ask the switchboard operator for the extension number you require.让总机把你转到你要找的分机号。 Education Images/Universal Images Group/GettyImages Electrical switches & connections clicker coaxial corded dimmer dimmer switch junction box national grid outlet overload override patch patch someone through pause plug plug (something) in/plug (something) into something plug-in powerbank push-button spark plug wire You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Communications - telephone equipment switchboard | American Dictionaryswitchboard noun[ C ] us/ˈswɪtʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/ a piece of equipment that is used to direct all the telephone calls esp. in an office or hotel switchboard | Business Englishswitchboard noun[ C ] uk /ˈswɪtʃbɔːd/us COMMUNICATIONS, WORKPLACE a piece of equipment used to direct telephone calls to the right department or person in an organization: jam/man/ring the switchboardViewers jammed the switchboard with complaints. She worked as a switchboard operator at a hotel. Examples of switchboardswitchboard The switchboard is in a self-contained space (borrowing light from the street), to provide some acoustic privacy, as is the photocopy room. No-one operating the switchboard knows the origin of the melody or its original words. Pavlov likened conditional reflexes to flexible temporary connections between telephone users through a switchboard. Switchboard corpus also resulted in a reasonable performance, but the problem is that it resulted in a very big language model, slowing down the recognition. There is an inadequate lighting system and switchboard, insufficient wing space on stage, insufficient rehearsal rooms, and storage space for only two or three productions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If that proposal were implemented, there would be an immediate impact on the staffing of switchboards by telephone operators. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The telephone switchboard is manned on a 24-hour basis and embassy staff are always available on call. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The switchboard has been completely renovated and extended, and constant attention is given to the working of the junction lines to other exchanges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Again, modern versions of the popular sizes of small switchboards are now on the market and new designs of the larger switchboards are being developed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The general manager of eastern region suggests that people should telephone the main headquarters switchboard and ask for the assistant station manager. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be rather difficult to have a telephone system without a switchboard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am aware of these delays, which are primarily due to the use of manual switchboards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was considered too expensive to change the whole switchboard system to accommodate someone with limited sight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many business managers have had the utmost difficulty in getting their switchboards extended or adapted to meet the change in or growth of business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With the advent of a new switchboard in 1991 a single number—0171 925 5555—was established to handle public inquiries. 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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