"telegraph" in Chinese (Simplified)
电报机电报(通信方式)
Definition
一种过去用来通过电信号(通常用莫尔斯码)发送远距离消息的设备或系统。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
主要指过去的通信系统,现今一般只在历史或技术语境中使用。既可作名词(指设备或系统),也可作动词(如“发电报”),但作名词最常见。
Examples
The telegraph was invented in the 19th century.
**电报机**是在19世纪发明的。
People used the telegraph to send messages far away.
人们用**电报机**发送远距离信息。
My grandfather learned how to use a telegraph in his youth.
我祖父年轻时学会了用**电报机**。
News used to travel much slower before the telegraph came along.
在有**电报机**之前,消息传播非常慢。
He sent a telegraph from London to New York in just a few minutes.
他几分钟内就从伦敦发了一封**电报**到纽约。
These days, nobody uses the telegraph; we all text or email instead.
现在没人用**电报**了,我们都发短信或发邮件。