directory assistance

US /dəˈrektəri əˈsɪstəns/
UK /dəˈrektəri əˈsɪstəns/
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查号台, 电话号码查询服务

a telephone service that provides subscribers with telephone numbers

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I called directory assistance to get the number for the local pizza place.
我打电话给查号台,询问当地披萨店的电话号码。
Before the internet, directory assistance was a common way to find phone numbers.
在互联网出现之前,查号台是查找电话号码的常用方式。