Wordiyotelegraph
🇬🇧 UK/'teligrɑ:f/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
An electrical device or system for transmitting messages over long distances, typically using Morse code.
电报机；电报系统
v.
To send a message by telegraph; to unintentionally signal one's intentions to others.
发电报；无意中透露意图
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.telegraph line电报线路
- 2.telegraph operator电报员
- 3.electric telegraph有线电报
- 4.telegraph message电报信息
Example Sentences
- 1.
The invention of the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication in the 19th century.
- 2.
Operators used Morse code to transmit messages through the telegraph.
- 3.
The telegraph line stretched thousands of miles across the continent.