operator
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT An operator is a person who connects telephone calls at a telephone exchange or in a place such as an office or hotel. 电话接线员
He dialled the operator and put in a call to Rome. 他拨通了接线员,往罗马打了一个电话。
2. N-COUNT An operator is a person who is employed to operate or control a machine. 操作员
...computer operators. …电脑操作员。
3. N-COUNT An operator is a person or a company that runs a business. 经营者[商业]
...the nation's largest cable TV operator. …全国最大的有线电视运营商。
4. N-COUNT If you call someone a smooth or shrewd operator, you mean that they are skilful at achieving what they want, often in a slightly dishonest way. 精明圆滑的人[非正式]
He is a smooth operator. Don't underestimate him. 他是个精明圆滑的人,别低估他。
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operator /ˈɒpəˌreɪtə/ (operators)
剑桥词典
- We rationalized the production system so that one operator could control all three machines .
- The tour operator will arrange transport and plan your itinerary .
- Radar operators plotted the course of the incoming missile .
- At the twiddle of a knob the operators can focus on a tiny amount of airspace or scan the whole area .
- Beach operators do not have a legal obligation to provide against injury or drowning . 返回 operator
operator noun [C] (PERSON OR BUSINESS)
someone whose job is to use and control a machine or vehicle操作员,业务员;驾驶员
a computer operator 计算机操作员
a company that does a particular type of business
经营公司;专业公司
a tour operator 旅行社
a person who helps to connect people on a phone system
(电话)接线员
a smooth, clever, etc. operator
someone who is skilled at dealing with people and getting what he or she wants from a situation
圆滑的/精明的人等(尤指善于牟取私利的人)
He has shown himself to be a canny operator in wage negotiations . 他在薪酬谈判过程中表现得精明老练。
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