telegraph
/ˈtelɪɡræf/
n. / v.
一句话记住
电报;电报机;发电报;电告
释义与例句
n.
电报;电报机
a system or device that sends messages along wires
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He sent the news by telegraph.
他用电报把这个消息发了出去。
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In the past, people relied on the telegraph to send urgent messages.
过去,人们依靠电报发送紧急消息。
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The telegraph office closed down years ago.
电报局多年前就关闭了。
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News of the victory reached the capital by telegraph.
胜利的消息通过电报传到了首都。
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The museum still keeps an old telegraph from the 19th century.
博物馆里还保存着一台19世纪的老式电报机。
v.
发电报;电告
to send a message by telegraph
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She telegraphed the news to her family.
她发电报把消息告诉了家人。
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He telegraphed his parents to say he had arrived safely.
他给父母发电报说已平安抵达。
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They telegraphed the money to the branch office.
他们把款电汇到了分公司。
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The captain telegraphed for help when the storm hit.
暴风雨来袭时,船长发电报求援。
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Please telegraph the results as soon as they are announced.
结果一公布就请电告我们。
词源与构词
tele-(远)+ graphein(写),把写好的字传到远方,就是“电报”。
记忆钩子
tele(远)+ graph(写):让字迹跨过山海,就是电报。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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In her autobiography, the actress describes growing up in a small village. 在这部自传中,这位女演员讲述了自己在小村庄长大的经历。
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bibliography 参考书目;文献目录Every essay must end with a bibliography. 每篇文章末尾都必须附上参考书目。
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biography 传记She is writing a biography of Einstein. 她正在写一部爱因斯坦传记。
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calligraphy 书法;书法艺术She has studied Chinese calligraphy since she was a child. 她从小就学习中国书法。
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choreography 编舞;舞蹈设计The ballet is famous for its graceful choreography. 这部芭蕾以优雅的编舞著称。
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demographic 人口统计的;人口结构的The country is facing a serious demographic problem. 这个国家正面临严重的人口结构问题。
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geography 地理;地理学Geography was my favorite subject at school. 地理是我上学时最喜欢的科目。
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graphic 图文的;图形的She works as a graphic designer. 她是一名平面设计师。
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graphite 石墨The pencil is filled with graphite instead of lead. 铅笔芯装的是石墨而不是铅。
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paragraph 段落Read the first paragraph and answer the questions. 读第一段并回答问题。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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telegraphy 电报术;电报通信telegraph + -y,指发电报的技术或业务,是抽象名词。
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telegraphic 电报的;电文式的-ic 形容词词尾,如 telegraphic style 指像电文一样简短的文体。
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telegraphist 报务员-ist 表示人,指操作电报机的报务员,英国用法。
同义词
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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telegram 电报(一份)telegraph 指电报系统或电报机,是不可数的设备概念;telegram 指具体的一封电报,可数,如 send a telegram。She received a telegram announcing his arrival. 她收到一封电报,通知他即将抵达。
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photograph 照片都含 graph(写、记录):tele- 是“远”,把文字传到远方;photo- 是“光”,用光把影像记录下来,故为照片。He took a photograph of the old station. 他给那座老车站拍了一张照片。
常见搭配
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by telegraph 用电报The order was sent by telegraph. 这道命令是用电报发出的。
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telegraph line 电报线Workers repaired the damaged telegraph line. 工人修复了受损的电报线。
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telegraph office 电报局He queued at the telegraph office to send his message. 他在电报局排队发电报。