| 词汇 | ex-directory |
| 释义 | ex-directoryTelephone, telegraph ˌex-diˈrectory adjectiveadj British EnglishBrE TCTa person or telephone number that is ex-directory is not in the public telephone book 〔人或电话号码〕未列入电话号码簿的 SYN American English unlisted The number is ex-directory. 该号码未列入电话号码簿。 After several threatening calls, we decided to go ex-directory. 接到几个恐吓电话后，我们决定不再将号码列入电话号码簿了。 Examples from the Corpus ex-directory• Hopefully, he looked first for Rose Hilaire in the telephone book; no such name, so she must be ex-directory.• It's a well-known fact that in Knutsford the Fire-Brigade is ex-directory.• Luce tore it open and read: When I tried to ring you I was told that the Diomede number is ex-directory.• Through telephone enquiries he discovered that there were plenty of Carrows and Tremaynes in the county and not a few who were ex-directory.• Repeatedly she found he had rung the private, ex-directory line at Camilla's home Middlewich House.• Better still, if you live alone, have an ex-directory number.• The main focus will be on ex-directory numbers, which mean that published directories are incomplete as listings of telephone-owning households.• They are constantly changing their numbers, or going ex-directory to stave off threatening calls. go ex-directory• They are constantly changing their numbers, or going ex-directory to stave off threatening calls. From Longman Business Dictionary ex-directoryˌex-diˈrectory adjectiveadj British EnglishBrE an ex-directory telephone number is deliberately not given in a public telephone bookSYN AmE unlisted You can change your number and go ex-directory (=no longer have your number in the phone book). |
| 随便看 |
|
时代网英语在线翻译词典收录了323754条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。