send a telegram
He sent a telegram to his family.
他给家人发了一封电报。
电报
telegrams — plural of telegram
Telegram 频道；通过电报发送的消息。；Telegram 频道。；通过电报传送的信息；一封电报；[计] 电报
A message sent by telegraph.
通过电报发送的消息。
A message transmitted by telegraph.
Telegram 频道。
A Telegram channel.
通过电报传送的信息
a message transmitted by telegraph
My grandfather received a telegram announcing his brother's arrival.
我祖父收到了一封电报，通知他兄弟到达了。
用法提示：telegram 在此为名词，意为“电报”，作 received 的宾语。
She sent a telegram to confirm the meeting time.
她发了一封电报以确认会议时间。
用法提示：telegram 为名词，指“电报”，作 sent 的宾语。
Back then, urgent news was often delivered by telegram.
那时候，紧急消息常通过电报发送。
用法提示：telegram 为名词，在 by telegram 中表示“用电报（传送）”。
He sent a telegram to his family.
他给家人发了一封电报。
She received a telegram with good news.
她收到了一封带来好消息的电报。
The order was confirmed by telegram.
订单通过电报确认了。
A telegram from the president arrived.
一封来自总统的电报到了。
grammar · medium
易错句子I sent a telegraph to my family.
正确表达I sent a telegram to my family.
电报在英语中，“telegraph”指电报系统或设备，而“telegram”指具体的电报消息。中文“电报”可涵盖两者，因此学习者常混淆。
grammar · medium
易错句子She received many telegram from abroad.
正确表达She received many telegrams from abroad.
“telegram”是可数名词，表示多个消息时需用复数形式“telegrams”。中文名词无单复数变化，学习者易忽略变复数。
电报（telegram）指消息，电报机（telegraph）指设备。
cable通常指通过海底电缆发送的telegram，而telegram泛指电报消息。
wire在口语中可表示telegram，但更常见的意思是金属线，需根据语境判断。
发一封电报
We sent a telegram to confirm the reservation.
我们发了一封电报确认预订。
收到一封电报
She received a telegram with good news.
她收到了一封带来好消息的电报。
通过电报
The message was sent by telegram.
消息是通过电报发送的。
紧急电报
He sent an urgent telegram to his family.
他给家人发了一封紧急电报。
来自...的电报
There was a telegram from the head office.
有一封来自总部的电报。
发给...的电报
I wrote a telegram to my friend abroad.
我给国外的朋友写了一封电报。
tele- (远距离) + -gram (写/画的东西)
tele- (远距离) + -phone (声音)
dia- (通过) + -gram (写/画的东西)
电报是传递消息的一种方式
电报通过电报机发送
电报是一种早期的通信手段
电报依赖电线传输信号
电报常通过海底电缆传输
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