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- a thick rope of wire or hemp, typically used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles（尤指用于建筑、系船或拖曳车辆的）钢索, 缆绳。
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- the chain of a ship's anchor锚链。
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- Nautical a length of 200 yards (182.9 m) or (in the US) 240 yards (219.4 m)【航海】链长（200码, 即182.9米; 美国为240码, 即219.4米）。
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- short for CABLE STITCH.CABLE STITCH的简称。
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- （亦作cable moulding）Architecture a moulding resembling twisted rope【建筑】缆绳状装饰线脚。
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- an insulated wire or wires having a protective casing and used for transmitting electricity or telecommunication signals电缆：
an underground cable
一条地下电缆
mass noun transatlantic phone calls went by cable.跨大西洋电话通过电缆传输。
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- a cablegram海底电报, 电报。
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- short for CABLE TELEVISION.CABLE TELEVISION的简称。
with obj.
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- contact or send a message to (someone) by cablegram给…发海底电报。
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- transmit (a message) by cablegram用海底电报拍发（消息）。
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- no obj. send a cablegram发海底电报：
have you got drugs I cabled for?
你有我发电报索要的那些药吗？
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- （常作be cabled）provide (an area or community) with power lines or with the equipment necessary for cable television为（某地区或社区）铺设电缆线, 提供有线电视所需设备。
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- Architecture decorate (a structure) with rope-shaped mouldings【建筑】用缆绳状装饰线脚装饰（建筑物）。
词源
Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French chable, from late Latin capulum 'halter'.