telegraph

/ˈtelɪɡræf/ n. / v.
一句话记住

电报;电报机;发电报;电告

释义与例句

n. 电报;电报机
a system or device that sends messages along wires
  1. He sent the news by telegraph.
    他用电报把这个消息发了出去。
v. 发电报;电告
to send a message by telegraph
  1. She telegraphed the news to her family.
    她发电报把消息告诉了家人。

词源与构词

tele-(远)+ graphein(写),把写好的字传到远方,就是“电报”。

记忆钩子 tele(远)+ graph(写):让字迹跨过山海,就是电报。

词族与关联词

同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
  • biography 传记
    She is writing a biography of Einstein. 她正在写一部爱因斯坦传记。
  • geography 地理;地理学
    Geography was my favorite subject at school. 地理是我上学时最喜欢的科目。
  • graphic 图文的;图形的
    She works as a graphic designer. 她是一名平面设计师。
  • paragraph 段落
    Read the first paragraph and answer the questions. 读第一段并回答问题。
  • photograph 照片;相片
    She showed me a photograph of her hometown. 她给我看了一张她家乡的照片。
  • telecommute 远程办公
    More staff now telecommute three days a week. 现在更多员工每周远程办公三天。
  • telephone 电话;电话机
    She answered the telephone on the first ring. 电话一响她就接了。
  • telescope 望远镜
    They looked at the moon through a telescope. 他们用望远镜看月亮。
  • television 电视;电视机
    We watched the match on television. 我们在电视上看了那场比赛。
词族(同一词根的不同词性)
telegraphytelegraphictelegraphist
同义词
  • wire
  • cable
反义词
暂无
易混词
常见搭配
  • by telegraph
  • telegraph line
  • telegraph office