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单词 switchboard
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switchboardnoun [ 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:

Tearful fans jammed the radio station's switchboard after the singer's death (= so many people called that all the phones were busy).
Ask the switchboard operator for the extension number you require.

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Communications - telephone equipment

switchboardnoun [ C ]

us/ˈswɪtʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

a piece of equipment that is used to direct all the telephone calls esp. in an office or hotel

switchboardnoun [ 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 switchboard Viewers jammed the switchboard with complaints.
She worked as a switchboard operator at a hotel.
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