"operator" in Chinese (Traditional)
操作員接線生
Definition
指負責操作或控制機器、系統或設備的人。它也可以指接通電話的人,尤其是在較舊或較正式的語境中。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這個詞最常指操作機器的人,如 'machine operator'、'camera operator'、'forklift operator'。電話相關的意思常見於 'call the operator',在很多日常情境裡聽起來比較老派。非正式用法中,'operator' 也可能帶有貶義,指很會耍手段或不太誠實的人。
Examples
The operator started the machine at 8 a.m.
**操作員**在早上8點啟動了機器。
The phone operator helped me make the call.
電話**接線生**幫我接通了電話。
She works as a camera operator for a news station.
她在一家新聞臺當攝影機**操作員**。
You need a trained operator for this equipment—it's not something you can just guess your way through.
這套設備需要受過訓練的**操作員**——不是你隨便猜著就能用的。
Back then, if the line failed, you had to ask the operator for help.
那時候,如果線路出了問題,你得找**接線生**幫忙。
He looks friendly, but he's a smooth operator when it comes to getting what he wants.
他看起來很友善,但一到達成自己目的時,就是個老練的**高手**。