telegraph
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TOEFL高考四级六级考研B1
释义
n.
A 19th-century system for sending messages over long distances using electrical signals or wires.
电报（机），19 世纪用电信号或线路远距离传递信息的系统。
v.
To send a message by telegraph.
用电报发送（信息）。
v.
To reveal a move or intention unintentionally and in advance.
（无意中）提前透露动作或意图。
词根拆分
词根派生tele-（远）+ graph（写）= "远距离书写"。电报能把文字在几秒内传到几百英里外。引申义——telegraph a punch（出拳前先露了意图）——来自同一逻辑：动作还没到，意图先"发送"出去了。
词根 graph 还连着 34 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
Before the telephone, the telegraph was the fastest way to send news.
在电话出现之前，电报是传递消息最快的方式。
- 2.
She telegraphed the family as soon as the ship reached port.
船一靠港，她就给家里发了电报。
- 3.
A good boxer never telegraphs his next move.
优秀的拳手从不提前露出下一步动作。