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单词 robocall
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Definition of robocall in English:

robocall

nounˈrəʊbəʊkɔːlˈrōbōˌkôl
US
  • An automated telephone call which delivers a recorded message, typically on behalf of a political party or telemarketing company.

    〈美〉自动语音电话(通常代表政党或电话销售公司自动拨打预先录制好内容的电话)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The robocalls are reported to be part of a $70 m get-out-the-vote campaign being waged by the Republican party and the McCain campaign in key battleground states.
    • Luntz is thinking in terms of 1990's hard-right campaigning - blast-faxing, talk radio, direct mail, robocalls.
    • You've probably gotten the repeated robo calls telling you that your car's warranty is about to expire.
    • Zain had to pull his robo call.
    • Asked if she would approve the use of robocalls if she were running the campaign, Mrs Palin told the reporter she'd try to do things differently.
    • What's the difference between annoying robo calls and voter suppression?
    • Telemarketing recorded 'robocalls ' are now illegal, so if you get one, please report the company to the relevant authorities.
    • Republicans are blanketing key Congressional districts with annoying robo calls.
    • The campaign is now running some of their robocalls in the home state of Arizona.
    • The so-called " robocall ", in fact, is now a staple of dirty campaigning.
    • He seized on her complaints that voters are getting irritated by nasty campaign tactics like the robocalls that have been coming from her own campaign.
    • For all the preparation cajoling, nose counting, bulk mailing, and robo calling the delegates the convention came down to a couple of hours of controlled chaos.
    • The growing number of "robocalls" has alarmed privacy lovers, people who need their phones constantly and those who resist the onslaught of commercialism.
    • I get endless robocalls every day.
    • The group will not be running ads in any form and will not be making any robocalls.
    • I think robocalls are a nuisance and annoying.
    • These calls are nothing but political spam, and since it is possible to thwart computer-spam transmissions, surely the technology exists, or can be devised, to block robocalls.
    • Republicans have been placing robocalls and sending direct mailings in Wisconsin and other states.
    • The content of the robocalls is accurate but senior Republicans privately describe them as petty and ineffective at a time when a strong economic message is needed.
    • Experts in the call-center industry said that no one tracks the number of robocalls.

Origin

1990s: blend of robot and call.

Definition of robocall in US English:

robocall

nounˈrōbōˌkôl
US
  • An automated telephone call which delivers a recorded message, typically on behalf of a political party or telemarketing company.

    〈美〉自动语音电话(通常代表政党或电话销售公司自动拨打预先录制好内容的电话)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You've probably gotten the repeated robo calls telling you that your car's warranty is about to expire.
    • Republicans are blanketing key Congressional districts with annoying robo calls.
    • He seized on her complaints that voters are getting irritated by nasty campaign tactics like the robocalls that have been coming from her own campaign.
    • I get endless robocalls every day.
    • The growing number of "robocalls" has alarmed privacy lovers, people who need their phones constantly and those who resist the onslaught of commercialism.
    • The campaign is now running some of their robocalls in the home state of Arizona.
    • The robocalls are reported to be part of a $70 m get-out-the-vote campaign being waged by the Republican party and the McCain campaign in key battleground states.
    • Asked if she would approve the use of robocalls if she were running the campaign, Mrs Palin told the reporter she'd try to do things differently.
    • The content of the robocalls is accurate but senior Republicans privately describe them as petty and ineffective at a time when a strong economic message is needed.
    • Zain had to pull his robo call.
    • Telemarketing recorded 'robocalls ' are now illegal, so if you get one, please report the company to the relevant authorities.
    • The group will not be running ads in any form and will not be making any robocalls.
    • Experts in the call-center industry said that no one tracks the number of robocalls.
    • What's the difference between annoying robo calls and voter suppression?
    • For all the preparation cajoling, nose counting, bulk mailing, and robo calling the delegates the convention came down to a couple of hours of controlled chaos.
    • The so-called " robocall ", in fact, is now a staple of dirty campaigning.
    • Republicans have been placing robocalls and sending direct mailings in Wisconsin and other states.
    • These calls are nothing but political spam, and since it is possible to thwart computer-spam transmissions, surely the technology exists, or can be devised, to block robocalls.
    • Luntz is thinking in terms of 1990's hard-right campaigning - blast-faxing, talk radio, direct mail, robocalls.
    • I think robocalls are a nuisance and annoying.

Origin

1990s: blend of robot and call.

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