| 单词 | boiler room |
| 释义 | boiler room in British Englishnoun 1. any room in a building (often in the basement) that contains a boiler for central heating, etc 2. the part of a steam ship that houses the boilers and furnaces 3. the room or department in which the real work of an organization goes on unseen 4. mainly US an office used by a team of telephone salespeople, esp of stocks and shares, operating under high pressure 5. a. a fraudulent scheme in which investors are encouraged to buy non-existent, worthless, or overpriced shares b. (as modifier) a boiler-room scam boiler room in American English1. a room where a boiler is located 2. a room with telephones in which high-pressure and often deceptive sales, solicitations, etc. are conducted Derived forms boiler-room (ˈboilˌer-room) adjective Examples of 'boiler room' in a sentence |
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