[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)
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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。
(亦作
(运动比赛得分或其他信息的)显示板。
send (someone) a message by telegraph
打电报给
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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)
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she would rush off to telegraph news to her magazine .她要赶紧去发电报,把新闻报道传给她的杂志。
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)。
"early 18th cent.: from French