| 单词 | cable |
| 释义 | cable n. & v. --n 1. a thick rope of wire or hemp. 2. an encased group of insulated wires for transmitting electricity or electrical signals. 3. a cablegram. 4. a Naut. the chain of an anchor. b a measure of 200 yards. 5. (in full cable stitch) a knitted stitch resembling twisted rope. 6. Archit. a rope-shaped ornament. --v 1. a tr. transmit (a message) by cablegram. b tr. inform (a person) by cablegram. c intr. send a cablegram. 2. tr. furnish or fasten with a cable or cables. 3. Archit. tr. furnish with cables. Phrases and idioms cable-car 1. a small cabin (often one of a series) suspended on an endless cable and drawn up and down a mountainside etc. by an engine at one end. 2. a carriage drawn along a cable railway. cable-laid (of rope) having three triple strands. cable railway a railway along which carriages are drawn by an endless cable. cable television a broadcasting system with signals transmitted by cable to subscribers' sets. Etymology: ME f. OF chable, ult. f. LL capulum halter f. Arab. habl |
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