telegram

noun

1. 电报（用电信号传递的信息）
   a message sent by telegraph and then printed and given to sb

1. N-COUNT 电报
   A telegram is a message that is sent by telegraph and then printed and delivered to someone's home or office.
   1. Scores of congratulatory telegrams and letters greeted Franklin on his return...
      富兰克林一回来，就收到了好几十封贺电和贺信。
   2. The President received a briefing by telegram.
      总统收到用电报发来的一份简报。

1. The victory inspired him to dispatch a gleeful telegram to Roosevelt
   胜利促使他给罗斯福发了封喜报。
2. A few days earlier he had received a telegram from Lord Lloyd.
   几天前，他收到劳埃德勋爵发来的一封电报。
3. Scores of congratulatory telegrams and letters greeted Franklin on his return
   富兰克林一回来，就收到了好几十封贺电和贺信。
4. The President received a briefing by telegram.
   总统收到用电报发来的一份简报。
5. A telegram from Uncle Fred arrived
   弗雷德舅舅发的一封电报来了。
6. 'I want to send a telegram.' — 'Fine, to whom?'
   “我想发份电报。”——“好的，发给谁？”
7. He was not alarmed at receiving the telegram.
   他接到这封电报时并不心慌。
8. The telegram will intercep him at Paris.
   这封电报将把他截在巴黎。
9. He sent his mother a telegram upon his arrival in Beijing.
   他一抵达北京就给母亲发了电报。
10. Your telegram received.
    来电收到。
11. How much did the telegram cost?
    拍那份电报花了多少钱？
12. That telegram was authorized for dispatch by the vice-minister.
    那份电报是由副部长批发的。
13. Please inform me by telegram.
    请来电告知。
14. Just before I left beijing, I sent them a telegram collect.
    在离开北京之前，我给他们发了一个由他们付费的电报。
15. A telegram has been sent in reply to the one received.
    复电已发。
16. Hurry up the dispatch of this telegram.
    火速将此电报发出。
17. My telegram must have crossed your letter.
    我的电报和你的信一定是互相错过了。
18. I sent an express telegram to my husband.
    我给丈夫发了急电。
19. A telegram came after you had gone.
    你走之后来了一份电报。
20. I have reserved a room by mail by phone, by telegram.
    我通过信件预订了一个房间。
21. I sent him a telegram, congratulating him on his success.
    我给他发去了电报，祝贺他取得成功。
22. I suppose you got my telegram.
    我想，你接到我的电报了吧。
23. B I assume that she has received my telegram.
    我猜测她已经接到了我的电报。
24. At last they got the telegram they had been expecting.
    最后他们收到了他们盼望的电报。
25. They sent us a telegram.
    他们给我们拍了电报。
26. Just before I left Zhengzhou I sent a telegram home.
    在我离开郑州的前一会儿，我给家里打了个电报。
27. We have a telegram for you.
    我们有你一封电报。
28. Have you received the telegram about our arrival?
    您收到关于我们船抵达的电报了吗？
29. I sent a telegram to my mother.
    我给我妈妈发了份电报。
30. We have dispatched a telegram.
    我们已发出了电报。

  telegram cable telegraph wire【导航词义：电报】

  telegram n. 电报，电文

〔辨析〕普通用词，指通过电报系统发出的信息，强调具体的一份份电报。

  cable n. 电报

〔辨析〕通常指通过海底电缆传输的电报；也可指普通的电报，此时常可与telegram换用。

  telegraph n. 电报

〔辨析〕不可数名词，强调电报的通信方式或电报业务。

  wire n. 〈美〉电报

〔辨析〕与 telegram 同义，但多用于非正式场合。

noun

1. a message transmitted by telegraph

   Synonym:    wire