"telegram" in Chinese (Simplified)
电报
Definition
telegram 指一种通过电报系统快速远距离发送、再以书面形式递送的信息,尤其常见于电话和电子邮件普及之前。现在这个词主要用于历史语境。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常是可数名词,如 'a telegram'、'send a telegram'。这个词带有明显的年代感,常让人想到过去的世纪、战争消息、紧急家事通知或正式公告。不要和现代通讯应用 'Telegram' 混淆。
Examples
He sent a telegram to his family.
他给家人发了一封**电报**。
The telegram arrived this morning.
这封**电报**今天早上到了。
She read the telegram twice.
她把这封**电报**读了两遍。
Back then, a telegram was often the fastest way to deliver urgent news.
那时候,**电报**通常是传递紧急消息最快的方式。
In old movies, someone always shows up at the door with a telegram.
在老电影里,总会有人拿着一封**电报**来到门口。
I thought it was some kind of formal letter, but it turned out to be a telegram.
我还以为那是某种正式信件,结果却是一封**电报**。