| 单词 | cable |
| 释义 | cable (once / 226 pages) 1nv 2n 3nv 4n A cable can be a strong and thick hemp or steel rope, or a conductor for sending electrical or optical signals. Cable has a bunch of meanings — ranging from communication cables to steel cables. With new online services that stream your favorite show on demand, cable television may become a thing of the past. If your adventurous kids have convinced you to install a zip line, then you better find a steel cable. In the age of email, chances are you'll never have a reason to send someone an overseas cable. WORD FAMILYcable: cabled, cables, cabling USAGE EXAMPLESShe also recommends selling what you don’t need and cutting unnecessary expenses, such as premium cable. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The fall campaign was an unending national nightmare, broadcast relentlessly on cable TV. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) In 1985, two people died at Keystone Resort after the welding on the large wheel used to pull the cable failed. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire Hypo|Hyper ground cable a mooring cable; runs from a buoy to a mooring anchor rope a strong line 2v fasten with a cable 2cable trees Hyper fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached 1n a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power Syn|Hypo|Hyper line, transmission line coax, coax cable, coaxial cable a transmission line for high-frequency signals electrical cablea cable that provides an electrical connection for telephone or television or power stations fiber optic cable, fibre optic cablea cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light power cable, power linecable used to distribute electricity printer cablea cable between a computer and a printer ethernet cableany of several types of coaxial cable used in ethernets conductor a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. 2n a television system that transmits over cables Syn|Hyper cable system, cable television, cable television service television, television system a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points 3n television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver 3Syn|Hyper cable television TV, telecasting, television, video broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects 1n a telegram sent abroad Syn|Hyper cablegram, overseas telegram telegram, wire a message transmitted by telegraph 2v send cables, wires, or telegrams 4Syn|Hyper telegraph, wire telecommunicate communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail n a nautical unit of depth Syn|Hyper cable length, cable's length linear measure, linear unit a unit of measurement of length |
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