vt. & vi. 给(某人)发电报,打电报告诉(某人) send (sth) or tell (sb) by telegram
词汇搭配
~+介词
cable for immediate delivery 打电报要求立即发货
cable in reply 用电报答复
句型例句
▲S+~(+A)
Please cable or write.请来电或来函。
用作及物动词
▲S+~+n./pron. I'll cable you as soon as I arrive.我一到就给你发电报。
用作双宾动词
▲S+~+pron./n.+n./pron. She cabled him some money.她电汇给他一笔钱。
▲S+~+n./pron.+to pron./n. We cabled the news to London.我们把消息用电报发往伦敦。
◇ 用于be ~ed结构
The news was cabled to his family.这一消息已电告其家属了。
补充资料
[同义词] n. cablegram, wire line
[词源]<拉丁语capere(抓牢)
cable
n. ['keɪbl] ( cables )
双解释义
U C 1. (船只、桥梁等上的)巨缆,钢索 thick strong usually metal rope used on ships to support bridges
C 2. 电缆 a set of wires which carry telephone messages, television signals, etc.
The truck used a cable to tow the automobile.卡车用缆索拖曳汽车。
The telephone company laid their cables beneath the streets.电话公司把电缆铺设在街道下面。
Send a cable to our overseas office.给我们的海外办事处发个电报。