dispatcher
/dɪˈspætʃə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈspætʃər/ (ame, ipa)
dispatcher — 名詞
- dispatchersingular
- dispatchersplural
1. a worker who tells drivers, crews, or emergency vehicles where to go and sends t
調度員
負責派車或派人到現場的人
a worker who tells drivers, crews, or emergency vehicles where to go and sends them there.
The dispatcher sent two ambulances to the apartment building on King Street.
調度員派了兩輛救護車到 King Street 的公寓大樓。
dispatcher + send emergency vehicles
After the bridge closed, Roya, the dispatcher, called every driver with a new route.
橋封閉後，調度員 Roya 打電話給每位司機，通知新的路線。
At midnight, the police dispatcher radioed two officers to the school gate.
半夜時，警局調度員用無線電叫兩名員警到學校門口。
Eli became a flight dispatcher after three years doing airport work.
Eli 做了三年機場工作後，成了飛航調度員。
When the storm started, the bus dispatcher delayed buses on the mountain route.
暴風雨開始時，公車調度員延後了山區路線上的班次。
- controller
often more technical and system-focused
- coordinator
broader; often about arranging people or schedules inside an organization
- operator
broader job label; does not always imply assigning routes or responses
文法句型
police dispatcher
bus dispatcher
flight dispatcher
用法筆記
Usually follows another noun that names the service, such as police dispatcher, flight dispatcher, or bus dispatcher. The word suggests giving routes or assignments, not driving the vehicle yourself.