1 N-UNCOUNT [oft the NOUN] 电报(指通信系统) Telegraph is a system of sending messages over long distances, either by means of electricity or by radio signals. Telegraph was used more often before the invention of telephones. 电报(指通信系统)
SYN cable, wire [informal] , telegram, telex
2 VERB 给…发电报;用电报发送(信息) To telegraph someone means to send them a message by telegraph. 给…发电报;用电报发送(信息) [Also V n, V]
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Churchill telegraphed an urgent message to Wavell. [VERB noun + to]
丘吉尔给韦维尔发了封紧急电报。
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'Please,' he telegraphed, 'just leave it alone.'. [VERB with quote]
“拜托,”他在电报中说,“别管它了。”
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He telegraphed to me asking me to do something. [VERB to noun]
他给我发来电报,叫我做点什么。
3 VERB 流露,透露(计划或意图) If someone telegraphs something that they are planning or intending to do, they make it obvious, either deliberately or accidentally, that they are going to do it. 流露,透露(计划或意图)
| Word Link | tele ≈ distance : telegraph, telepathy, telephone |
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