| 单词 | telegraph |
| 释义 | telegraph n. & v. --n 1. a a system of or device for transmitting messages or signals to a distance esp. by making and breaking an electrical connection. b (attrib.) used in this system (telegraph pole; telegraph wire). 2. (in full telegraph board) a board displaying scores or other information at a match, race meeting, etc. --v 1. tr. send a message by telegraph to. 2. tr. send by telegraph. 3. tr. give an advance indication of. 4. intr. make signals (telegraphed to me to come up). Phrases and idioms telegraph key a device for making and breaking the electric circuit of a telegraph system. telegraph plant an E. Indian plant, Desmodium gyrans, whose leaves have a spontaneous jerking motion. Derivatives telegrapher n. Etymology: F t{eacute}l{eacute}graphe (as TELE-, -GRAPH) |
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