Word · Frequency #4974
telegraphs
电报机；电报设备
telegraphs is the plural of telegraph.
核心释义
an apparatus for communicating over a wire using Morse code
- 1.
向对手暗示角色即将采取行动的可见或可听线索。
A visible or audible cue that indicates to an opponent the action that a character is about to take.
- 2.
利用电线远距离通信的设备(通常使用莫尔斯电码)
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
暴露意图的信号；预兆；向对手暗示角色即将采取行动的可见或可听线索。；利用电线远距离通信的设备(通常使用莫尔斯电码)；电报；电报机
用法In use
Before the telephone, the telegraph was the fastest way to send a message across the country.
用法提示：telegraph 作可数名词，指电报机或电报设备。
The museum displays an old telegraph that was used in the railway station.
用法提示：telegraph 是名词，指具体的电报设备。
Messages sent by telegraph often had to be short to save money.
用法提示：telegraph 作名词，指电报通信方式或设备。
send a telegraph
telegraph 作名词时，常用搭配 send a telegraph。
He sent a telegraph to his family.
他给家人发了一封电报。
by telegraph
by telegraph 表示通过电报方式。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- send a telegraph
- 发电报
- He sent a telegraph to his family.他给家里发了一封电报。
- receive a telegraph
- 收电报
- She received a telegraph from her boss.她收到了老板的电报。
- telegraph line
- 电报线路
- The telegraph line was cut during the storm.风暴中电报线路被切断了。
- telegraph operator
- 电报员
- The telegraph operator transmitted the message quickly.电报员迅速发送了信息。
- by telegraph
- 通过电报
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
tele（远）+ graph（写）= 远距离书写，电报就是用来传递远方文字的工具。
语境与语域Context & Register
现代日常口语中极少使用，多出现在历史叙述或科技史讨论中。
语法说明Grammar Note
复数形式为telegraphs
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-graph' with the stressed syllable /ɡræf/ (as in 'telegraph') are genuine rhymes. However, beware of lookalikes like 'telegraphy' (/təˈlɛɡrəfi/) and 'graphic' (/ˈɡræfɪk/), which have different endings and do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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