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telegraph

/tel-i-graf, -grahf/US // ˈtɛl ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf //UK // (ˈtɛlɪˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf) //

电报,电报机,电讯报,电报社

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an apparatus, system, or process for transmitting messages or signals to a distant place, especially by means of an electric device consisting essentially of a sending instrument and a distant receiving instrument connected by a conducting wire or other communications channel.
    • : Nautical. an apparatus, usually mechanical, for transmitting and receiving orders between the bridge of a ship and the engine room or some other part of the engineering department.
    • : a message sent by telegraph; a telegram.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to transmit or send by telegraph.
    • : to send a message to by telegraph.
    • : Informal. to divulge or indicate unwittingly, as to an opponent or to an audience; broadcast: The fighter telegraphed his punch and his opponent was able to parry it. If you act nervous too early in the scene, you'll telegraph the character's guilt.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to send a message by telegraph.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inpredict
Forms: telegraphed, telegraphing
Synonyms
anticipate预计,预期,预测,预见call呼叫,称呼,调用,打电话给conclude总结,结论,达成共识,归纳envision设想,预想,预见,想象forecast预测,预告,预报,预计foresee预知,预见,预测,预见的think认为,觉得,想,想到adumbrate润饰,润物细无声,润色,润饰的augur蛟龙出海,蛟龙号,蛟龙,蛟龙出没conjecture猜测,猜想,推测,臆测croak呱呱叫,呱呱坠地,呱呱叫声,呱呱乱叫figure数字,图,人物,形象forebode预示着,预示,预测,预感foretell预示着,预示,预言gather收集,聚集,集合,聚会guess猜测,猜到了,猜猜看,猜想infer推论,推断,推断出,推论出judge法官,判断,审判员,评审omen先兆,前兆,预兆,兆头portend预示着,预报,预告,预示presage预言,预示着,预见,预示presume推测,推定,推断,假定prognosticate预测,预言,预示着,预示prophesy预言,预测,预言家,预言家们read阅读,读,读取,看suppose假设,假定,估计,推测surmise推测,臆测,猜测,臆想vaticinate梵蒂冈,梵蒂冈语,梵蒂冈的,梵帝冈be afraid害怕,惧怕,恐惧,畏惧call it称之为,称其为,称呼它,称呼它为crystal-ball divinefigure out想出,算出,弄明白,计算出forespeak预言,预言家,预先声明,预言家们have a hunch有预感,预感,直觉,预感到hazard a guess猜猜看,猜测一下,瞎猜,猜测make book做书,做书的,做本书,做書psych out精神病学,精神病患者,精神病治疗,精神病院see coming请看即将到来的,请看即将来临的,请看即将到来,请看即将推出的see handwriting on wall见字如面,墙上的字迹,墙上有字,墙上的字size up加大尺寸,增大尺寸,大号,加大码soothsay嗽叭,嗽叭说,嗽叭人,嗽叭网

Examples

  • In May 1861, federal agents descended on Northern telegraph offices and seized transcribed messages in bulk.

  • The tech fight dates to the days of telegraph lines, undersea cables and “wireless” — that is, radio.

  • The Daily Telegraph's Lisa Armstrong called the show a "stupendously vacuous enterprise."

  • Obama said, through laughter, according to an eyewitness report of the meeting in The Telegraph.

  • Mr Obama said, through laughter, according to an eyewitness report of the meeting in The Telegraph.

  • The Telegraph reports that he is fluent in Swahili and a keen zoologist.

  • “Unlike Turkey or Egypt, we have no art-historical tradition,” he told The Telegraph in 2002.

  • In the telegraph office a young signaler was sending a thrilling message to Umballa, Lahore and the north.

  • As there were no telegraph lines, another way had to be provided by which messages might be quickly sent.

  • Flocks of birds seemed to sing through the air, striking against the telegraph wires.

  • Suppose he should receive an acceptance by letter or telegraph but deny it, and insist that no contract had been made.

  • He proceeded to the tall telegraph pole and swarmed quickly up it.