cable

['keibl]

n.电缆, 缆, 索, 电报
v.发电报, (通过电缆)交流, (用缆绳)固定

n.

1. 缆; 索; 钢索[C][U]

The truck used a cable to tow the car.

卡车用缆索拖曳汽车。

2. 电缆[C]

3. 越洋电报[C]

I received a cable from New York.

我收到一封从纽约来的电报。

4. 有线电视[U]

5. 锚链

vt.

1. 给……拍越洋电报; 用越洋电报发(消息等)[O1][O2]

She cabled her aunt in San Francisco.

她发电报给旧金山的姑妈。

2. (用缆绳等)缚住

vi.

发越洋电报

Father told me to cable when I arrived.

父亲嘱我到达后发个电报。

词形变化

名词: cabler | 动词过去式: cabled | 动词过去分词: cabled | 动词现在分词: cabling | 动词第三人称单数: cables |

词义辨析

同义:

n.电缆; 电报

telegraph  wire

n.缆; 索

cord  wire  rope  

同义参见:

telegram  flash  greeting  thread  

英英释义

名词 cable:

a telegram sent abroad

同义词：cablegram, overseas telegram

a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

同义词：line, transmission line

a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire

a nautical unit of depth

同义词：cable length, cable's length

television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver

同义词：cable television

a television system that transmits over cables

同义词：cable television, cable system, cable television service

动词 cable:

send cables, wires, or telegrams

同义词：telegraph, wire

fasten with a cable

补充

cablecable英:[ˈkeibl] 美:[ˈkebəl]n.1.(船只、桥梁等上的)巨缆, 钢索2.电缆vt. & vi.1.给(某人)发电报, 打电报告诉(某人)Please write or cable.请来信或来电。Don't forget to cable us as soon as you arrive.别忘了一到就给我发个电报。She cabled him some money.她电汇给他一笔钱。

例句

1. Steel cable will be used to replace worn ropes.将用钢缆替换磨损的绳索。 2. the suspension cables of the bridge桥的悬索 3. overhead power cables高架电缆 4. We can't have cable installed.我们不能装有线电视。 5. pay-per-view cable付费点播的有线电视 6. The channel is only available on cable.只有在有线电视上才能收看这个频道。 7. the heavy anchor cable沉重的锚索 8. She sent a cable to her mother.她给母亲发过一封电报。 9. He had already cabled a thousand dollars to Mrs Ruiz.他早已给鲁伊斯夫人电汇1,000美元。 10. She had to decide whether or not to cable the news to Louis.她当时必须决定要不要将这个消息电发电报告诉路易斯。 11. In France, 27 major cities are soon to be cabled.法国27座大城市不久就要安装有线电视。 12. Their fishing boats were cabled together before the storm came.暴风雨降临前，他们的渔船都用缆绳系在一起。 13. They cabled the news to her family.他们把这个消息电告她的家属。 14. We cabled him to return immediately.我们给他拍电报叫他马上回来。 15. Please write or cable as soon as you arrive.请一到就给我们来封信或打个电报。 16. an underground cable.一条地下电缆。 17. [mass noun]transatlantic phone calls went by cable.跨大西洋电话通过电缆传输。 18. have you got drugs I cabled for?.你有我发电报索要的那些药吗？。 19. underground/overhead cables地下╱架空电缆 20. a telephone cable电话电缆 21. two metres of cable两公尺电缆 22. The bridge is held up by cables.这座桥由钢索支撑。 23. Their company supplied cable for the project.他们的公司为这个项目提供缆索 24. a brake cable制动拉索 25. battery cables电池导线 26. computer cables计算机连接线 27. a fiber-optic cable光缆 28. We need more cable to hook up the computers.要连接这些计算机，我们需要有更多的连接线。 29. Does our hotel room have cable?我们旅馆的房间有有线电视吗？ 30. The game will be shown on cable.这场比赛将在有线电视上播出。 31. cable news有线电视新闻 32. the big cable networks/companies大型有线电视网/公司 33. a cable box [=a box that sends television signals from a cable into the television]电视机顶盒 34. She cabled the news to the United States.她用电报把这条新闻发往美国。 35. She cabled her parents for money.她发电报向父母要钱。 36. The soldiers cabled back to headquarters.士兵给司令部发回了电报。