cable
n
1 [C, U] (length of) thick strong rope made of fibre or wire, used esp for tying up ships 繩纜, 繩索(尤指系船用的).
2 [C] rope or chain of an anchor 錨索; 錨鏈.
3 [C] (as a nautical measure) one tenth of a nautical mile, about 200 yards 鏈(海上測距單位, 等於十分之一海里, 約200碼). =>App 5 見附錄5.
4 [C]
(a) set of insulated wires (esp one laid underground or on the bottom of the sea) for carrying messages by telegraph (用以通電報的)絕緣導線; (尤指)地下電纜, 海底電纜.
(b) (also cablegram) message sent abroad in this way 電報
send sb/receive a cable 拍給某人[接收]電報. Cf 參看 telegram.
5 [C] set of insulated wires for carrying electricity overhead 架空電纜. cable, v
(a) [I, Ipr] ~ (to sb) (from...) send a cable to sb abroad 給海外某人拍發電報
Please write or cable. 請來信或來電.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tf]
inform (sb) by cable 給(某人)拍發電報
Don't forget to cable us as soon as you arrive. 別忘了一到就給我們打個電報.
(c) [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr]
~ sth (to sb) send (money, a message, etc) by cable 用電報匯(款); 打電報傳送(信息)
News of his death was cabled to his family. 他的死訊已電告其家屬.