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Telegram Message 电报 Received Wire Means Telegraph 英

英语单词 telegram
英美音标 英 ['telɪɡræm] 美 ['telɪɡræm]
中文释义 n. 电报
vt. 向 ... 发电报
英语例句 (1) The telegram asked for an instant reply.
(2) I received a telegram from my father.
(3) How much will the telegram cost?
(4) We'd send a telegram to order the correspondent bank to advise and pay the money to the remittee.
中文例句 (1) 这封电报要求立即回覆。
(2) 我收到父亲的一封电报。
(3) 发电报要多少钱?
(4) 我们要发电报给那儿的代理行,经它去通知收款人,并付给收款人汇款金额。
vocabulary简明 A telegram is a message sent by a telegraph, which is also called a wire.
vocabulary扩展 Over time, there have been many means of communicating, such as messenger pigeon, telephone, text message, letter, and email. Another is the telegram, which is a message sent by a telegraph. People often said a telegram was sent "by wire" because the sender and receiver of telegrams were connected by a wire. The electric telegraph has been around since the late 1800's. In the Civil War, important information was sent by telegram, which was the speediest means of communication.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]电报 A telegram is a message that is sent by telegraph and then printed and delivered to someone's home or office.
  [also by N]
  • Scores of congratulatory telegrams and letters greeted Franklin on his return...

    富兰克林一回来,就收到了好几十封贺电和贺信。

  • The President received a briefing by telegram.

    总统收到用电报发来的一份简报。

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