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hotline

/hot-lahyn/US // ˈhɒtˌlaɪn //UK // (ˈhɒtˌlaɪn) //

热线,热线电话

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : hot line.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Chiefly Canadian. of or relating to a radio program that receives telephone calls from listeners on the air.

Examples

  • A Scranton news station has a hotline where people call in with random comments and then it airs them.

  • The recommended method is to visit a local hospital website or call a hotline.

  • For people without computers, some local health authorities are offering phone hotlines to schedule vaccine appointments.

  • Eligible residents must log on to a city website or call a hotline to reserve an appointment — and all available spots are generally snagged within minutes.

  • When the pandemic closed schools in the spring, the district set up a hotline for students, teachers and parents who were having trouble at home and needed help.

  • Every shift at LLGS, a counseling hotline which celebrated its 40th birthday earlier this year, was three hours long.

  • Hotline shows you something very moving about watching a teacher patiently explaining a math problem down the phone.

  • The web page for that episode does include a link to a suicide hotline number.

  • Roberta Valente, a consultant who works with the Hotline, said laws are struggling to keep up with the changing digital landscape.

  • His hotline settles the question about where shame belongs in religious communities.