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- operator [ 'ɑpə .retɚ] [ 'ɔpəreɪtə]
Collins English-English Dictionary
- operator ['ɒpə"reɪtə]
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n
a person who operates a machine, instrument, etc, esp, a person who makes connections on a telephone switchboard or at an exchange
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2.
n
a person who owns or operates an industrial or commercial establishment
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3.
n
a speculator, esp one who operates on currency or stock markets
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4.
n
[informal]
a person who manipulates affairs and other people
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5.
n
[maths]
any symbol, term, letter, etc, used to indicate or express a specific operation or process, such as Δ (the differential operator)
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1.
n
a person who operates a machine, instrument, etc, esp, a person who makes connections on a telephone switchboard or at an exchange
Examples
- a telephone operator
- 电话接线员 → operator
- When placing a toll call you can ask the operator to tell you the length of time you talked and how much it cost.
- 打完长途电话，你可以向接线员询问，她会告诉你通话时间及资费。
- a stock-exchange operator → stock exchange
- 电梯司机
- lift operator; elevator runner → 电梯
- 雷达兵
- radar operator; radarman → 雷达
- 管收发报
- be in charge of transmitting and receiving telegrams; be a telegraph operator → 收发报
- 输入员
- data operator → 输入
- 微分算子
- differential operator → 算子
- 油锯手
- chain-saw operator → 油锯
- “喂！这里是长途台, 请问您要接哪里？”
- "Hello! This is the long-distance operator. Please tell me where you want dial?" → 长途台
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