switchboard
/ˈswɪtʃbɔːd/ (bre, ipa) · [swˈɪtʃbˌɔrd] /ˈswɪtʃbɔːrd/ (ame, ipa) · [swˈɪtʃbˌɔrd] /ˈswich-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce switchboard (audio)/ (ame, mw)
switchboard — 名詞
- switchboardsingular
- switchboardsplural
1. a central telephone panel or desk in a building where calls are received and con
總機
接聽並轉接來電的電話設備
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.
Amira 坐在飯店總機前，把深夜來電轉到 814 號房。
work at the switchboard / connect a call
When the clinic switchboard failed, nurses carried messages between departments by hand.
診所總機故障時，護理師只好在各部門之間來回傳話。
the switchboard failed
The school keeps its old switchboard in the lobby as part of a history display.
學校把舊總機放在大廳，作為歷史展示的一部分。
Daichi learned to work the switchboard before he started his first office job.
Daichi 在開始第一份辦公室工作前，先學會操作總機。
A crackling sound on the switchboard told Lakshmi that one line was loose.
總機傳來沙沙雜音時，Lakshmi 就知道有一條線鬆了。
- 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.