| 单词 | telegram |
| 释义 | telegram (once / 417 pages) n A telegram is a message sent by a telegraph, which is also called a wire. Over time, there have been many means of communicating, such as messenger pigeon, telephone, text message, letter, and email. Another is the telegram, which is a message sent by a telegraph. People often said a telegram was sent "by wire" because the sender and receiver of telegrams were connected by a wire. The electric telegraph has been around since the late 1800's. In the Civil War, important information was sent by telegram, which was the speediest means of communication. WORD FAMILYtelegram: telegrams USAGE EXAMPLESThe ministry said during questioning, the nephew said he was in contact with Amri via Telegram’s encrypted communications to avoid detection. Time(Dec 24, 2016) “Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Years Day is very soon,” began a Dec. 6 posting on one of the terrorist group’s usual Telegram bulletin boards. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) IS released the video through a number of its online accounts and through the messaging app Telegram. BBC(Dec 22, 2016) n a message transmitted by telegraph Syn|Hypo|Hyper wire cable, cablegram, overseas telegram a telegram sent abroad letter telegrama cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day night lettera cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day message a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled |
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