| 释义 |
check-in, a. and n.
Brit. |ˈtʃɛkɪn|, U.S. |ˈtʃɛkˌɪn|
[‹ to check in at check v.1 16e.]
A. adj. Of or relating to the action of checking in at an airport, hotel, etc.; designating or relating to the area or facility where this takes place.
1947Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 25 Mar. 5/5 (advt.) For later evening trains from terminals, sleeping car tickets will be delivered at the ‘check-in’ desk. 1959OR 10 69 It was possible to obtain an estimate of the total number of check-in staff required. 1965Internat. Sci. & Technol. Oct. 30/1 The advantages of high-speed transport were piddled away at the nodes or interfaces: from bus to train, train to train, city terminal to airport terminal, check-in counter to loading gate, and so on. 2005N. Laird Utterly Monkey 164 Each of the other check-in queues for British Midland was inching forward.
B. n. The action of checking in; the area or facility where this takes place.
1959OR 10 69 One clerk would be required even if completely restricted check-in were in force. 1969Time 6 June 56 At an airport, Fielding's baggage check-in is a laugh-in. 2004Scouting Mag. Mar. 66/1 Arriving at Heathrow at 4am, we settled in at check-in to wait for it to open. |