telegraph
/ˈtɛləˌgræf/
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n./v. 電報；電報機
- Before telephones were common, important news traveled across countries by telegraph within hours. 在電話普及以前，重要的新聞是靠電報在幾小時內傳到各國的。
其他意思
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n. 電報
Telegraph is a system of sending messages over long distances, either by means of electricity or by radio signals. Telegraph was more often used before the invention of telephones.
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v. 打電報
To telegraph someone means to send them a message by telegraph.
- Churchill telegraphed an urgent message to Wavell
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