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telephone exchange

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Telephone, telegraph
ˈtelephone exˌchange noun [countable]  TCTan office where telephone calls are connected 电话交换台,电话局,总机室
Examples from the Corpus
telephone exchangeIt is as vital as the plastic insulation in a telephone exchange.Kodachrome was developed by two musicians and the original automatic telephone exchange by an undertaker.The train has its own telephone exchange and electricity generating car, plus office accommodations and restaurant cars for the royal entourage.The telephone exchange was all plugs and manual dialling-not a computer in sight.
From Longman Business Dictionarytelephone exchangeˈtelephone exˌchange noun [countable] a central building or office where telephone calls are connected to other telephones, or the equipment that is useda digital telephone exchangeIndonesia’s telephone exchange system
ˈtelephone exˌchange nounChineseSyllable
connected an calls Corpus where telephone are Business office


telephone exchange
ˈtelephone exˌchange noun [countable]
an office where telephone calls are connected


telephone exchangeBrE /ˈtelɪfəʊn ɪkstʃeɪndʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtelɪfoʊn ɪkstʃeɪndʒ/ 🔊 (also exchange) nouna place where telephone calls are connected so that people can speak to each other 电话交换台;总机;电话局