4N-COUNT [usually adjective NOUN]精明圆滑的人;善于取巧的人 If you call someone a good operator, you mean that they are skilful at achieving what they want, often in a slightly dishonest way. 精明圆滑的人;善于取巧的人 [informal]
He was a smart operator. Don't underestimate him.
他这个人精明圆滑,可别小瞧了他。
...one of the shrewdest political operators in the Arab World. [+ in]
1person who connects telephone calls電話接線員ADJECTIVE | OPERATOR + VERBADJECTIVE➤switchboard, telephone電話總機/接線員OPERATOR + VERB➤connect sb, put sb through為某人接通電話◇I asked the operator to put me through to her office.我讓接線員把我的電話接到她的辦公室。operator
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2person who works a machine, etc.機器操作者ADJECTIVE➤experienced, skilled有經驗的/熟練的操作員➤machine, plant機器/設備操作員▸➤camera, computer, lathe, radio, etc.相機、電腦、車牀、無線電等操作員operator
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3person/company that does particular business經營者ADJECTIVE➤big, large大運營商▸➤small小運營商▸➤private私人經營者▸➤independent獨立經營者▸➤holiday, tour, travel (especially BrE) 經營旅遊業者➤cable, cable-television有線電視運營商▸➤cellular, mobile, mobile-phone, network移動電話運營商;網絡服務運營商➤satellite, telecommunications衞星/電信運營商▸➤airline, bus, charter, coach, ferry, rail, train (BrE) 航空/公交/租賃客運/長途客運/輪渡/軌道交通/鐵路公司◇a train operator that runs services between London and Scotland經營倫敦和蘇格蘭之間鐵路運輸服務的公司◇The Transport Minister has issued two new licences to private bus operators in the Dublin area.交通部長給都柏林地區兩家私營公交公司頒發了營運許可。operator
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4sb who is good at getting what they want善於耍手段者ADJECTIVE➤shrewd, smooth精明圓滑的人;油嘴滑舌的取巧者