telegraph

telegraph
noun
  1. [mass noun]a system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection
    电报（指通信方式）
    news came from the outside world by telegraph.
    消息用电报从外面发来。
    ■[count noun]a device for transmitting messages in such a way
    电报机
  2. (亦作telegraph board)a board displaying scores or other information at a sports match or race meeting
    （运动比赛得分或其他信息的）显示板
verb
  1. [with obj.]send (someone) a message by telegraph
    打电报给
    I must go and telegraph Mama.
    我得去给妈妈发个电报。
    ■send (a message) by telegraph
    用电报发送（信息）
    she would rush off to telegraph news to her magazine.
    她要赶紧去发电报，把新闻稿传给她的杂志。
    ■convey (an intentional or unconscious message), especially with facial expression or body language
    流露；暴露（有意或无意的信息，尤指通过面部表情或身体语言）
派生
telegrapher
[ˈtɛlɪˌgrɑːfə, tɪˈlɛgrəfə]
noun
语源
  1. early 18th cent.: from French télégraphe, from télé- 'at a distance' + -graphe (see -graph)
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