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单词 telegraphed
释义

telegraph

1 of 2

noun

tele·​graph ˈte-lə-ˌgraf How to pronounce telegraph (audio)
1
: an apparatus for communication at a distance by coded signals
especially : an apparatus, system, or process for communication at a distance by electric transmission over wire
2
: telegram

telegraph

2 of 2

verb

telegraphed; telegraphing; telegraphs

transitive verb

1
a
: to send or communicate by or as if by telegraph
b
: to send a telegram to
c
: to send by means of a telegraphic order
2
: to make known by signs especially unknowingly and in advance
telegrapher
tə-ˈle-grə-fər How to pronounce telegraph (audio)
noun
telegraphist
tə-ˈle-grə-fist How to pronounce telegraph (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

Noun I sent the message by telegraph. Verb He telegraphed a message to her. Please telegraph when you get there. Please telegraph me when you get there. The look on her face telegraphed bad news. He lost the boxing match because he was telegraphing his punches. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Donnelly is unlikely to grant a new trial to Kelly, but the issues being argued before her telegraph what will eventually be presented to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2022 Theodore was a cousin of Alfred Vail, co-inventor of the telegraph. Yaakov Stein, Forbes, 15 July 2022 Thomas Edison, working as a telegraph operator in Cincinnati, often visited the institute's library in Greenwood Hall at Sixth and Vine in 1867 to study books on electricity. Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2022 People played chess using the telegraph 150 years ago; those virtual chessboards weren’t located on either end of the wire. Tom Boellstorff, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2022 This was prompted by the growing audacity of the scandal press, but also by the impact of new technologies, such as the telegraph and the telephone (and with it, the potential for wiretapping). Sarah E. Igo, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2022 Eventually, several telegraph stations operated on what became known as Telegraph Hill, announcing arrival of ships in Boston Harbor. Johanna Seltz, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2022 Newspapers printed telegraph dispatches with the latest running beneath previous reports. Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2022 In 1859 a solar storm whacked the Earth with a pulse of electromagnetic energy powerful enough to set telegraph stations on fire in Britain. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 July 2022
Verb
Spritzing on perfume is an olfactory outfit for Burch, another way to telegraph her mood. Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Aug. 2022 Holding a high-profile Washington summit is one way to telegraph the importance of Asean to Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy, especially at a time when the war in Ukraine dominates Washington politics. Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 16 May 2022 In the wake of those problems and in apparent anticipation of greater control, Wu had recently begun to telegraph her preferred plans for the troubled system. Emma Platoff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 The Ukrainian military has been honest about the shortfalls — something an army would not typically telegraph to the enemy in a war — perhaps because doing so adds a sense of urgency to appeals for more powerful Western weaponry. New York Times, 10 June 2022 The Fed's probably going to telegraph larger rate increases in the future. CBS News, 17 July 2022 Leave the top button undone, à la Elvis, to telegraph a confident nonchalance. Todd Plummer, WSJ, 16 June 2022 Tactically, a 75 basis-point increase would be a communication shift for Powell who has preferred to telegraph moves in advance and embrace gradualism. Molly Smith, Fortune, 13 June 2022 Tonally, the game goes through multiple shifts in its relatively breezy run time, using its musical score as a way to not heighten tension but to telegraph emptiness. Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French télégraphe, from télé- tele- (from Greek tēle-) + -graphe -graph

First Known Use

Noun

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

telegraph 1 of 2

noun

tele·​graph ˈte-lə-ˌgraf How to pronounce telegraph (audio)
: an electric device or system for sending messages by a code over connecting wires

telegraph

2 of 2

verb

telegraphed; telegraphing
1
: to send by code over connecting wires
2
: to send a telegram to

telegraphed

verb

past tense of telegraph
as in airmailed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • airmailed
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  • wrote
  • replied
  • answered
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