telegraph['teliɡrɑ:f; -ɡræf]n.1.■【电信学】电报机;电报(指通信系统)2.■信号机3.■[T-](用作报纸名)电讯报4.■= telegram5.■=telegraph board6.■【航海学】(船上驾驶台与轮机间的)传令钟vt.1.■用电报发送(信息);电告…;打电报给…:She has telegraphed the message to her parents.她已给父母打电报了。He telegraphed me to go to the party.他发电报要我去参加那个聚会。2.■电汇(钱等);用电报定购送(花等):She telegraphs money to her parents regularly.她定期把钱电汇给父母。Martin telegraphed flowers to his girlfriend.马丁打电报定购鲜花送给女朋友。3.■无意中流露,泄露:He threw me a smile that telegraphed consent.他朝我微笑,流露出同意的神情。4.■在揭示板上显示(比分等)vi.1.■打电报:Telegraph to her parents at once.立即给她父母打电报。I telegraphed to my mother to post me a dictionary.我给妈妈打电报,要她给我寄本词典。grape-vine (或 grapevine) telegraph秘密通讯的方法提供内幕者,不可透露姓名的提供消息者,消息的秘密来源谣言,流言蜚语
telegraphtelegraph[ˈteliɡrɑ:f]n.1.■电报; 电信; 电讯2.■电报机; 通信器3.■(竞技比赛结果)大揭示板, 报分牌4.■信号机5.■【航海】驾驶台与机舱之间的传令钟6.■显示, 表示telegraph board揭示板; 报分牌