telegraph
🇺🇸
/ˈtelɪɡræf/
🇬🇧
/ˈtelɪɡrɑːf/
noun
R
A way to send messages over long distances using wires and electrical signals.
The telegraph was used to send important news quickly across the country.
电报被用来快速在全国范围内发送重要新闻。
verb
R
To send a message using a telegraph.
He telegraphed the urgent news to headquarters.
他用电报将紧急消息发送到总部。
R
To show what you plan to do, often without meaning to.
Her expression telegraphed her surprise before she spoke.
她的表情在她说话之前就显露了她的惊讶。
translation
电报
发电报, 无意中透露
词形变化
3rd Present
telegraphs
Past
telegraphed
Perfect
telegraphed
Progressive
telegraphing
Plural
telegraphs