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-derivedCommon 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.