"operator" in Chinese (Simplified)
操作员接线员
Definition
指负责操作或控制机器、系统或设备的人。它也可以指接通电话的人,尤其是在较老或较正式的语境中。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这个词最常指操作机器的人,如 'machine operator'、'camera operator'、'forklift operator'。电话相关的意思常见于 'call the operator',在很多日常场景里听起来比较老派。非正式用法中,'operator' 也可能带贬义,指很会耍手段或不太诚实的人。
Examples
The operator started the machine at 8 a.m.
**操作员**在早上8点启动了机器。
The phone operator helped me make the call.
电话**接线员**帮我接通了电话。
She works as a camera operator for a news station.
她在一家新闻台当摄影机**操作员**。
You need a trained operator for this equipment—it's not something you can just guess your way through.
这套设备需要受过训练的**操作员**——不是你随便猜着就能用的。
Back then, if the line failed, you had to ask the operator for help.
那时候,如果线路出了问题,你得找**接线员**帮忙。
He looks friendly, but he's a smooth operator when it comes to getting what he wants.
他看起来很友好,但一到达成自己的目的时,就是个老练的**高手**。