switchboard
/ˈswɪtʃbɔːd/ (bre, ipa) · [swˈɪtʃbˌɔrd] /ˈswɪtʃbɔːrd/ (ame, ipa) · [swˈɪtʃbˌɔrd] /ˈswich-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce switchboard (audio)/ (ame, mw)
switchboard — noun
- switchboardsingular
- switchboardsplural
1. a central telephone panel or desk in a building where calls are received and con
a central telephone panel or desk in a building where calls are received and connected to the right room, line, or person.
Amira sat at the hotel switchboard and connected a late-night call to room 814.
work at the switchboard / connect a call
When the clinic switchboard failed, nurses carried messages between departments by hand.
the switchboard failed
The school keeps its old switchboard in the lobby as part of a history display.
Daichi learned to work the switchboard before he started his first office job.
A crackling sound on the switchboard told Lakshmi that one line was loose.
- telephone exchange
broader and often used for a larger call-routing system, not just one building's desk
- PBX
technical term for a private office phone-routing system
- console
focuses on the control unit an operator uses, not the whole service
文法句型
hotel switchboard
work the switchboard
the switchboard failed
用法筆記
Common in hotels, hospitals, and older offices where one central system handled many lines. In modern workplaces, people often say phone system, reception desk, or PBX instead unless manual call routing is part of the meaning.