telegraph
US /ˈtel.ə.ɡræf/
UK /ˈtel.ə.ɡræf/

名詞
1.
電報, 電報機
an apparatus, system, or process for transmitting messages or signals to a distant place, especially by means of an electric current or radio waves.
範例:
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The news was sent by telegraph.
消息是通過電報發送的。
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The invention of the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication.
電報的發明徹底改變了長途通信。
動詞
1.
發電報
send a message by telegraph.
範例:
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He decided to telegraph his resignation.
他決定發電報辭職。
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The general telegraphed orders to his troops.
將軍發電報給他的部隊下達命令。
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