switchboard

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

switch·board [switchboard switchboards] BrE [ˈswɪtʃbɔːd] NAmE [ˈswɪtʃbɔːrd] noun
the central part of a telephone system used by a company, etc, where telephone calls are answered and put through (= connected) to the appropriate person or department; the people who work this equipment
•a switchboard operator
•Call the switchboard and ask for extension 410.
•Hundreds of fans jammed the switchboard for over an hour.

Example Bank:
•The BBC switchboard was jammed with furious calls.
•the girl on the switchboard

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  patchboard, plugboard