cable
- n.电缆;(系船用的)缆绳;电报;(支撑桥梁等用的)钢索
- v.(给…)发电报
复数： cables 过去式： cabled 现在分词： cabling 过去分词： cabled 第三人称单数： cables
cab- 抓 + -le 名词后缀
cablenoun
（系船用的）缆绳；（支撑桥梁等用的）钢索
thick strong metal rope used on ships, for supporting bridges, etc.
电缆
a set of wires, covered in plastic or rubber, that carries electricity, telephone signals, etc.
overhead/underground cables
高架 / 地下电缆
a 10 000 volt cable
1万伏特高压电缆
fibre-optic cable
光缆
We can receive up to 500 cable channels.
我们可以接收多达500个有线电视频道。
电报
a message sent by electrical signals and printed out
verb
V VN（给…）发电报
to send sb a cable n.(4)
cable
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N-VAR 电线;电缆
A cable is a thick wire, or a group of wires inside a rubber or plastic covering, which is used to carry electricity or electronic signals....overhead power cables.
高架电缆
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N-VAR 钢缆;缆绳
A cable is a kind of very strong, thick rope, made of wires twisted together....the heavy anchor cable...
沉重的锚链
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N-UNCOUNT 有线电视
Cable is used to refer to television systems in which the signals are sent along underground wires rather than by radio waves.They ran commercials on cable systems across the country...
他们在全国的有线电视网上投放商业广告。
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N-COUNT 同 telegram
A cable is the same as a telegram .She sent a cable to her mother.
她给母亲发了封电报。
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VERB 给…发电报
If you cable someone, you send them a message in the form of a telegram.'Don't do it again,' Franklin cabled her when he got her letter...
富兰克林收到她的信后给她拍了封电报,说:“别再那么做了。”
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VERB 给…安装有线电视
If a country, a city, or someone's home is cabled, cables and other equipment are put in place so that the people there can receive cable television.In France, 27 major cities are soon to be cabled...
法国有27座大城市不久将安装有线电视。
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See also:cabling
noun
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- a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
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- a television system that transmits over cables
- Synonym: cable television cable system cable television service
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- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- Synonym: line transmission line
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- a telegram sent abroad
- Synonym: cablegram overseas telegram
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- television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
- Synonym: cable television
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- a nautical unit of depth
- Synonym: cable length cable's length
verb
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- send cables, wires, or telegrams
- Synonym: telegraph wire
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- fasten with a cable
- cable trees
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The weights are moved via a cable and pulley system .
重物通过缆绳和滑轮系统运送。
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A mouse in time may bite in two a cable .
一只老鼠也能咬断一股缆绳。
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The electricity line is fed with power through an underground cable .
这条电线的电源是通过地下电缆传输的。
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Power is fed into the electricity line through an underground cable .
电力通过地下电缆传输给这条电线。
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Is the cable long enough to reach the socket ?
电线够得着插座吗？
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We ran a cable from the lights to the stage .
我们从电灯那里拉了一条电缆通到舞台。
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The cables are buried one metre below ground level .
电缆埋在地平面下一米深的地方。
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We can receive up to 500 cable channels .
我们可以接收多达500个有线电视频道。
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The end of the cable was left poking out of the wall .
电缆头从墙里露出来了。
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Connect a cable to the output .
把连线接到输出端上。
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Someone will trip over that cable .
有人会让那条电缆绊倒的。
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The telephone cable has got twisted .
电话线缠绕在一起了。
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Use the crocodile clips to attach the cables to the battery .
用鳄鱼嘴夹把电缆接到蓄电池上。
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They tied him to a chair with cable .
他们用电缆把他绑在一把椅子上。
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Rats had gnawed through the cable .
老鼠把电缆咬断了。
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The cable has a 140kg breaking strain .
这种缆索的断裂应变力为140公斤。
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He accidentally sawed through a cable .
他不小心锯断了电缆。
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A thin cable carries the signal to a computer
一根细电缆将信号传送给一台计算机。
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China has almost 15 million subscribers to satellite and cable television .
中国有将近1,500万卫星电视和有线电视用户。
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He had found a drum of electric cable .
他发现了一卷电缆。
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Air ducts and electrical cables were threaded through the complex structure
通风管和电缆在这幢结构复杂的建筑物中穿过。
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Repairs to the cable did not take too long
电缆的维修没有花太长的时间。
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They follow minutely the news from abroad on Cable News Network .
他们密切追踪有线电视新闻网上的国外新闻。
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The channel is only available on cable .
这个频道只有有线电视才能收看。
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Steel cable will be used to replace worn ropes .
将用钢缆替换磨损的绳索。
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Audio signals can be transmitted along cables without distortion .
声音信号可以通过电缆传送而不失真。
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They ran commercials on cable systems across the country
他们在全国的有线电视网上投放商业广告。
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She sent a cable to her mother .
她给母亲发了封电报。
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Each of the homes has a security system and is wired for cable television .
各户都有安防系统，还装了有线电视。
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In France , 27 major cities are soon to be cabled
法国有27座大城市不久将安装有线电视。
普通用词，指通过电报系统发出的信息，强调具体的一份份电报。
This telegram must be sent at once.
这封电报必须立即发出。
He received an urgent telegram from his father.
他收到父亲的一封加急电报。
What do you mean by a government telegram?
请问什么是政务电报?
通常指通过海底电缆传输的电报；也可指普通的电报，此时常可与telegram换用。
When will this cable arrive in Paris?
这封海底电报何时会到巴黎？
He received a transoceanic cable from Boston.
他收到了一封从波士顿来的越洋电报。
To be more exact, it is a commercial cable/telegram.
更确切地说，这是一封商业电报。
May I have a form for sending a cable/telegram?
请给我一张发电报的电报纸好吗?
不可数名词，强调电报的通信方式或电报业务。
These islands are connected by telegraph.
这些岛屿用电报联系。
The telegraph between the two regions has been cut.
这两个地区之间的电报业务已经中断。
Telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse in 1844.
1844年塞缪尔·莫尔斯发明了电报。
与 telegram 同义，但多用于非正式场合。
Don't worry, I'll send him a wire.
别担心，我会给他发电报的。
I sent a wire to my wife this morning.
今天上午我给妻子发了电报。