telegraph
🇺🇸
/ˈtelɪɡræf/
🇬🇧
/ˈtelɪɡrɑːf/
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.
電報被用來快速在全國範圍內發送重要新聞。
To send a message using a telegraph.
He telegraphed the urgent news to headquarters.
他用電報將緊急消息發送到總部。
To show what you plan to do, often without meaning to.
Her expression telegraphed her surprise before she spoke.
她的表情在她說話之前就顯露了她的驚訝。