telegram
英 /ˈtelɪɡræm/ 美 /ˈtelɪɡræm/
- n. 电报a message sent by telegraph and delivered in written form
Grandmother kept the telegram announcing her brother's safe arrival.
祖母保存着那封告知她哥哥平安抵达的电报。
Before telephone services became widely available, sending a telegram was an important way to communicate urgent news.
在电话服务广泛普及之前，发电报是传递紧急消息的重要方式。
搭配
send a telegram 发电报receive a telegram 收到电报deliver a telegram 递送电报
辨析提示
telegram是电报消息；telegraph指电报通信系统。
词族
telegraph (n.)、telegraphic (adj.)
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