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telegram

🇬🇧 UK/'teli^ræm/🇺🇸 US
B1

Definitions

n.

A message transmitted by telegraph.

电报

v.

To send a telegram or send a message by telegram.

发电报

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
telefar, distant
+
gramletter, writing, record
=telegram

Common Collocations

  • 1.send a telegram发电报
  • 2.receive a telegram收到电报
  • 3.urgent telegram加急电报
  • 4.congratulatory telegram贺电

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She received a telegram announcing her father's safe arrival overseas.

  • 2.

    In the early 20th century, sending a telegram was the fastest way to deliver urgent news.

  • 3.

    The general sent a telegram to headquarters requesting immediate reinforcements.

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