单词 | boiler room |
释义 | boiler room —boiler-room, adj. 1. a room in a building, ship, etc., that houses one or more steam boilers. 2. Slang. a. a place where illicit brokers engage in high-pressure selling, over the telephone, of securities of a highly speculative nature or of dubious value. b. any room or business where salespeople, bill collectors, solicitors for charitable donations, etc., conduct an intensive telephone campaign, esp. in a fast-talking or intimidating manner. |
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